Frank Fahrenkopf
Frank Fahrenkopf
Frank Fahrenkopf, Jr., is a U.S. lawyer, politician, and lobbyist, and was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1983 to 1989. Fahrenkopf is co-creator, and currently co-chairman, of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which conducts the United States general election presidential and vice presidential debates in presidential election years. In the private sector, Fahrenkopf most recently served as the American Gaming Association's first president, and retired from the position in 2013...
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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.
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If they go out there and do their work and appeal to the American people, 15 percent is reachable. There's no attempt here to lock anyone out. They've just got to do their work.
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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.
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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,
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It's a very large industry in America today, and it pays billions and billions of dollars in taxes.
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There is no question that a number of our board members think the technology is there to effectively regulate Internet gambling.
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If you put up temporary facilities how are you going to get people there?
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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,
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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,
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The real battle is not the federal level. It's going to be at the state level.
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It appears that Barbour will support change in legislation to allow land-based casinos.
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There is a hard core - about 10 or 15 percent of the public - who are totally opposed to all forms of gambling on moral grounds. Usually they are the Methodists and the Presbyterians. Nothing is going to change their minds, God bless them.