QUOTABLES QUOTABLES “We have always been confident in our model and are pleased that the court has ruled in our favor, and that Ontarians can continue to play with confidence in our regulated iGaming market.” —Martha Otton, Executive Director of iGaming Ontario, after the Ontario Superior Court upheld the province’s online gambling model as constitutional, dismissing a legal challenge from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke. “Military personnel have been away from their families for the third year, in stressful conditions and without the possibility of full rest, so they are especially psychologically vulnerable. For many of them, gambling becomes the only way to cope with stress, and therefore, quickly causes dopamine addiction and weakens their self-control.” —Pavlo Petrychenko, Ukraine serviceman from the 59th Brigade, in a petition that eventually led to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordering advertising limits and banning soldiers from gambling during wartime. “Protecting players and in particular vulnerable players, such as young adults, is our top priority. Online gambling providers with a license have an important responsibility to prevent and identify risk or problem games as much as possible. Taking a gamble should be fun and not lead to problems.” —Helma Lodders, President of Vergunde Nederlandse Online Kansspelaanbieder, regarding the theory that stricter gambling laws are pushing Dutch players to illegal gambling sites. “This is the first time that the judge has ordered online casinos to refund the bets made to players. The conduct of online casinos has often led to great personal suffering for players . . . With the rulings made, the court has shown that the behavior of the online casinos was unacceptable and that the damage (the losses) must now be reimbursed.” —Attorney Benzi Loonstein after the Overijssel District Court in the Netherlands ruled in favor of players who sued bwin and PokerStars for losses incurred before online gambling was legal in the country. GPWAtimes.org 10
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