Frank Fahrenkopf Quotes (13 Quotes)

Obviously the primary focus will be on what happens to all the people employed by the casino industry, hotels and other support services in the area and how to take care of them,

What you have is illegal student bookies on every major college campus in this country taking illegal bets from students on those campuses on NCAA sanctioned events.

I think the general feeling about putting gaming on barges over water is not really the way to go, ... If Katrina has taught us anything, I think that's it.

There is no question that a number of our board members think the technology is there to effectively regulate Internet gambling.

The governor committed to getting the Gulf Coast cleaned up, and we think its important for the industry to make a strong return to the area,

From the governors to state legislators to mayors and city council members, every individual political leader tasked with rebuilding their state and communities will tell you the Gulf Coast's recovery is directly linked with the full recovery of the gambling industry,

It's a very large industry in America today, and it pays billions and billions of dollars in taxes.

There is no integrity, because of a lack of law enforcement and regulatory control,

There are about 17,000 gaming employees in that region and we estimate that about 10,000 may have lost their homes and have no place to live,

Anytime we can have a Nevadan on Ways and Means, it's very important because that committee is very critical for the state of Nevada and the gaming industry.

We are the engine of the economy there, ... If the goal of creating an economic opportunity zone is to get businesses running and people back to work, it's counterintuitive that they are not going to include the largest employer.

The primary focus has been with the employees, and that's where it should be at this time, ... The gaming companies affected by Katrina have gone above and beyond in taking care of their employees.

We don't control the feed, so we don't know what the networks are going to show. That's not within our purview.