“At the end of the day this is a missed opportunity for Brockton. I don’t think in my lifetime there will ever be another private investment of that size offered to the city of Brockton.”
—Bill Carpenter, mayor of Brockton, reacting to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s decision to reject a license bid for a casino in the city
“The city of Brockton needs the work so bad, and the city needs the money so bad, but I know in my own mind we did everything we could to win it. The city needs it, but that’s life, we’ll figure something out.”
—George Carney, owner of the Brockton fairgrounds, reacting to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s vote not to grant a license to the Brockton casino proposal
“It’s just a missed opportunity. I’m a little disappointed about the news and saddened. The economic revitalization at the fairgrounds would have been a big boost for Brockton. We’ve been on the mat a few times with this whole proposal and we always bounce back.”
—Rep. Gerard Cassidy, who represents Brockton, lamenting the loss of the $667 million casino that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission rejected for the town last week
“I really do not want to be the public face of anything,” he added. “I would rather not do it. I want to work, I want to keep doing what I want to do. I don’t want money. I don’t want fame. I don’t want adoration. I just want to be left alone.”
— Craig Wright, an Australian man who this week claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin, an online exchange medium
“Do we want to risk the displeasure of God for $395,000 a year?”
—Pastor Wayne Porter of Ridgecrest, California, who opposes an off-reservation casino proposed by the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, which has its reservation 160 miles away in Death Valley
“They invested in Draft Kings, but it’s not gambling? What the hell is it?”
—Baseball legend Pete Rose to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, attacking what he called the hypocrisy of Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred after Manfred rejected his application for reinstatement from a lifetime ban from baseball imposed because Rose gambled on his own team
“We all believe sports betting is a viable option. It’s something that will come to fruition in the next year, and I’m just making sure that when it does happen, we’re ready to implement it as soon as possible.”
—Pennsylvania state Rep. John Payne, chairman of the state House Gaming Oversight Committee
