“One of your former colleagues was telling me that he’s going to Chicago this weekend for the Bears vs. Commanders game. What a glutton for punishment.”
– Joe Asher, president of sports betting, IGT
“I appreciate that. And I’m going to jump back and say of course Wynn is my favorite casino in Las Vegas,”
– Derek Stevens, CEO, Circa Resort & Casino, after being complimented by Wynn Resorts CEO Craig Billings, who said no one is doing it better in downtown Las Vegas than Stevens
“I enjoy the fact that we have a quiet period, and that we’re not publicly traded. We have been here a little while and things have worked out. We have learned from everyone in Las Vegas. When you see the history of how Caesars evolved and MGM evolved and sports betting evolved, we adhere to the history of Las Vegas and history of gaming.”
– Derek Stevens, responding to CNBC’s Contessa Brewer calling him the “sole mogul” in a town that used to be full of them
“We don’t have a problem with telling you what we want. We have a problem with no one listening to what we ask for.”
– Liz Huey, member of the Women’s Poker Association board, at the G2E Panel “The Players Speak”
