“I’m hopeful that we will be in a smoke-free environment in the near future. It would have been a nice present this year.”
— Nicole Vitola, Borgata dealer and leader of Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects, on legislative failures in 2023 to close the loophole allowing smoking in casinos, and hopes that efforts will succeed this year
“Players must be aware of this and be protected against it. This is not happening enough now. Research shows that providers encourage players to bet more money than they can afford to lose.”
— Franc Weerwind, Netherlands Minister for Legal Protection proposing new measures to fight gambling addiction
“These improvements cannot come a moment too soon and it is precisely why the industry is urging the government to keep its foot to the floor in delivering their response to the land-based consultation, laying the necessary statutory instruments and getting the legislation delivered in the first half of 2024.”
— David Williams , of the Rank Group, in an op-ed, urging the U.K. government to modernize regulations before it imposes most changes that hurt the gambling sector
