“It’s like the most extreme form of (gambling). It’s opening a casino right in your bedroom so you can sit there in your pajamas and lose everything.”
— Les Bernal, , executive director, Stop Predatory Gambling, in comments cited by Maryland lawmakers who oppose iGaming in the state
“So the biggest difficulty was to break that initial momentum, once we gained that confidence, things flowed much better.”
— José Manssur, , former advisor to the Brazilian Ministry of Finance, talking about how challenging it was to legalize online gaming and betting in that country
“The synergy between the hospitality industry and academic institutions is indispensable. It’s a symbiotic relationship that has sometimes been underestimated. The potential for collaboration is vast.”
— Robert Ambrose, , who teaches a slot operations and analysis course at the nearly minted Stockton University’s Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism in Atlantic City
“But the casinos do? That is our money.”
— Dennis Levinson, Atlantic County executive, responding to the county’s lower tax rates and the state’s mischaracterization that the county doesn’t need the extra PILOT money.
“I’m not sure these are waters we’re prepared to go through.”
— Megan Jones, , an Iowa State Representative, speaking about an unusual rule being pushed for casinos to maintain a list of staff at colleges barred from sports betting.
“We have a lot of work to do on this measure.”
— Chuck Martin, Georgia State Representative, on the House hearings on the State Senate sports betting bill.
