“We just need to educate folks more, I think.”
— Office of Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Frankel, on the shelving of an amended bill to ban smoking in state casinos
“Parx Casino is thriving and saving money on health care premiums while operating smoke-free.”
— Traci Kennedy , Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, disputing claims that other Pennsylvania casinos will lose financially if the state bans smoking sections
“This country has around 70 million people, and I am sure at least half of them are gambling.”
— Somporn, a 73-year-old Thai Buddhist who declined to give her full name to reporters, because she gambles illegally. Thailand is now considering legal casinos
“To only have one is very difficult for us and the process. It’s hard to get anything done. Tribal gaming is a fast-moving process and we all have these background checks and land acquisitions. We’re in a funk, because it holds the process up.”
— Ernie Stevens, Jr, chairman of the Indian Gaming Association, criticizing the Biden administration for not appointing a new chairman to the National Indian Gaming Commission since the post became vacant in February
“By signing this bill into law, New Hampshire is ensuring that charities retain valuable earnings that serve to benefit the good work they do across the Granite State; a win for charity gaming, the charities it benefits, and the people they serve!”
— Chris Sununu , governor of New Hampshire, on signing a bill that prevents casino operators in the Granite State from charging rent for facilities or equipment to the charities that benefit from charitable gaming
“Look at any of our local malls. Look at our empty storefronts. When the younger generation becomes accustomed to online shopping, online this, online that, retail suffers.”
— Dan Reinhard , of Jack Entertainment, warning against legalizing online gaming in Ohio, because it will, he says, cannibalize existing businesses
