GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 43 - February 2019

QUOTABLES Q U O T A B L E S “Unregulated gambling has taken over and gambling is used in criminal activities. It is 14 years since the first of a line of gambling inquiries was appointed. It is now time for us to move fromwords to action and regain control of the Swedish gamblingmarket.” — Ardalan Shekarabi , Minister for Public Administration, in regards to the Swedish parliament officially adopting a bill that introduced an online gambling licensing regime on 1 January. “I went absolutely crazy . . . It felt like I had been kicked and hadmy insides ripped out.” — Andrew Green of England, after learning that a £1.7 million jackpot he won playing blackjack at Betfred would be voided due to a “software malfunction.” “I hope today’s announcementwillmake all online casinooperators sit upandpayattention, as our investigations found that a largenumber of operators and their seniormanagementwerenot meeting their obligations.We expect operators toknowtheir customers and toask the right questions tomake sure theymeet their anti–money laundering and social responsibilityobligations.” — Neil McArthur , chief executive of the U.K. Gambling Commission, after the announcement that three online casino companies – Daub Alderney, Casumo and Videoslots – will pay penalties totaling £14 million. “We are waging a frontal war with the evil entrenched deeply in our society over the years.” —Prime Minister Edi Rama to the parliament of Albania, referring to its ban on sports betting and other forms of gambling, which took effect 1 January 2019. G P W A t i m e s . o r g 8