GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 42 - October 2018

QUOTABLES Q U O T A B L E S “So, when the anti-gambling activists drive off down the pokies- funded road to drop their kids at the pokies-funded school and when they have to visit the pokies-funded hospital, I hope that they remember that government revenue fromgambling benefits all Australians, whether they like poker machines or not.” —Gaming Technologies Association CEO Ross Ferrar on the pokie machine industry, which contributes $8.32 billion to Australia’s economy. “A banwill pushmore consumers to unregulatedwebsites that do not protect them. Without advertising, blackmarket gambling will only increase. It will increase because Italian consumers will not be informed or directed to those websites that are licensed in Italy and away from those that are not.” —A statement from the League of Gambling Operators on Online Channel in Italy after a complete gambling ad ban was announced by the Italian government. “I amexcited to begin this new chapter in our story by officially launching what I believe to be themost innovative, mobile sports betting product in the U.S.” — Jason Robins , CEO and co-founder of DraftKings, after becoming the first company to offer legal online and mobile sports betting in New Jersey. “Swiss casinos have won the jackpot.” — Isabelle Chevalley of the Green Party in Switzerland, after Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved blocking foreign-based betting sites as part of a new gambling law designed to prevent addiction. “I think we are at a tipping point in terms of the relationship between professional sports and gambling. We have a generation of fans who believe you have to bet on football to enjoy it, and that is disturbing and concerning.” — Marc Etches , chief executive of GambleAware, after The Guardian reported nearly 60% of the clubs in England’s top two divisions have gambling company ads on their shirts. G P W A t i m e s . o r g 8