“I would push the question back on Taylor Swift. Do you know [Crown] was found to have the worst predatory gambling practices of anywhere in Australia, it had massive money laundering? … Taylor, do you really want to be identified with it?”
—Tim Costello, Australian anti-gambling activist, criticizing a partnership between the pop singer and Crown Resorts in support of an upcoming tour.
“If a super soccer star endorses a gambling product, then young people and other impressionable people will think, ‘Oh it must be good,’ because they love their hero.”
—Charles Livingstone, associate professor, Monash University of Australia, on gambling companies’ alliances with sports and entertainment stars as a way to appeal to their fans.
“It’s literally just a pure, free-to-play platform.”
—Evan Fisher, Sparket COO and President talking about the success of free to play sports contests.
“Needless to say, this is an exciting time for the commonwealth.”
—Jonathan Rabinowitz, Chairman of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, speaking about preparing regulations to get sports betting underway. said commission reps have received tips from various
“By collaborating and working together with other jurisdictions, we ensure a level playing field for operators and suppliers. All of this is done with the goal of safeguarding players’ interests and preserving the integrity of the entire gambling industry.”
—Javier Silvania, minister of finance of Curaçao, speaking on the country’s new gambling regulations, which it hopes will bring it into line with international standards.
“We have to have an operating system that can warn us of possible fraudulent bets in some in-game scout and compare it with the behavior of the athlete, and as soon as we notice a certain level of probability of fraud, warn the operator to remove this bet.”
—José Manssur, special adviser to Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, on how new sports betting regulations will help ensure the integrity of games like soccer.
“This Act gives control to First Nations over the conduct and management, which is very important. We believe that First Nations are the best casino operators in the country.”
—Reginald Bellerose, special adviser to Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, on how new sports betting regulations will help ensure the integrity of games like soccer.
