No bill that authorizes slot machines or casinos will pass my desk.
The pendulum swings back and forth in America regarding gaming. Right now the climate is favorable for Indian gaming so the tribes had better make hay while the sun shines so to speak.
For the same reason we don't allow kids to buy pornography, for the same reason we don't allow kids to buy cigarettes, for the same reason we don't allow kids to buy alcohol, we shouldn't allow them to go to stores and buy video games.
People who don't gamble aren't worth talking to.
Donald Trump he wanted casino gambling in Florida. Yes, you did.
In my address last year, I spoke on the issue of gaming. My preference then is my preference now: to keep gaming within its existing contours, but to explore a better deal for all Minnesotans.
Gambling is the only addiction that the government promotes.
The 2006 federal Internet gaming statute is not ambiguous. It does not prohibit gambling on fantasy sports.
I am willing to spend whatever it takes … My moral standard compels me to speak out on this issue because I am the largest company by far in the industry and I am willing to speak out. I don’t see any compelling reason for the government to allow people to gamble on the Internet and nobody has ever explained except for the two companies whose special interest is going to be served if there is gaming on the Internet, Caesars and MGM.
Allowing casinos to operate without having races could result in the end of dog racing in Florida as we know it. Right now, greyhound racing is in many cases a money-losing proposition, but the dog tracks are forced to continue it because they have to have races in order to operate the lucrative casinos.
A lot of people try to control how you access gaming. You know, they're trying to prevent people from buying games.
