Nick Hays Quotations

I don't want to go into any speculation. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

We are an agency created by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, not Philadelphia. There is no communication between our office and the city government.

The lawsuit is pending and we cannot comment.

When we realized that the original hearing schedule wouldn't accommodate all these people, we added the dates to give them the opportunity to speak.

We don't know who all of them are yet. We're working on it.

We consider these applications works in progress. It is our job to help make sure each of these applicants has a complete application. We're going to have questions, and we're going to give them the opportunity to update their information.

This is the most important thing that needs to get done in the short term.

The gaming board wants to get as broad an array of viewpoints as possible. The hearings are as much for the public as they are for the board. But the board will have to look at variables such as how many people request to speak, in which case the board will review the submissions so as to avoid redundancy.

Yes, it does come down to them, but it has to be after careful consideration of all the information that's provided to them.

If all the ducks are lined in a row, these casinos can open the doors as soon as the conditional license is received.