The American Gaming Association (AGA) is pressuring Massachusetts lawmakers to give a ban on betting on college sports that is the cornerstone of a new bill that would bring regulated sports betting to the state. The influential trade group stated its case in a letter that was delivered to the State House recently ahead of…
Since the rise of the rise of regulated sports betting in the United States, American operators have been operating in a Gold Rush environment. Nearly every month brings news that one regulated market or another have not just broken, but shattered, their monthly revenue or handle record. Now, according to the American Gaming Association (AGA),…
With the lockdowns of 2020 in the rear view mirror and a booming regulated sports betting industry, American gaming CEOs are extremely bullish on the future of gambling in America. That's the main takeaway of a recent survey of casino executives conducted by the American Gaming Association (AGA). The survey was conducted over the past…
One of the biggest challenges for operators in emerging online gambling markets, like the USA, is competing with offshore, black market gaming sites. Black market sites are free to operate without the restraint of regulations, offer players tax-free winnings, and generally take a bite out of the licensed operators' business. So it wasn't particularly surprising…
Unregulated gambling devices are a threat both to consumers and critical state tax revenues. That's the main takeaway from a recent report by the American Gaming Association (AGA) titled, Skilled at Deception: How Unregulated Gaming Machines Endanger Consumers and Dilute Investments in Local Economies. Though the title is a mouthful, the white paper is blunt…
The American Gaming Association (AGA) and FanDuel are joining forces in a campaign aimed at promoting responsible gambling and curbing problem gambling. It's the first time a sportsbook has worked directly with the AGA on their existing efforts to educate the American betting public. According to a press release from the AGA, the campaign will…
There's no question that 2020 was a lousy year for American gambling operators but a recent report from the American Gaming Association (AGA) bears out the misery in excruciating detail. All told, the US gambling business pulled in around $20 billion in 2020; which is down 30 percent over 2019. The report utilized data drawn…
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is working to beef up its voluntary guidelines meant to thwart money laundering in casinos of all kinds. It's an effort whose importance was inadvertently underscored by a recent case in which the Hawaiian Gardens card room in California was fined $3.1 million for failing to catch exactly that kind…
When you cut past all the hype and legal arguments surrounding regulated sports betting in the United States, you really only have the opinion of the American people. Does the average American think regulated sports betting is going to cause chaos in professional sports? Does the average American care if his or her home state…
The American Gaming Association held its annual meeting last week and the result was a beefed up Code of Conduct for its members. At the meeting, a constellation of gambling industry all-stars including, David Rebuck, Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement; Dean Hestermann, Corporate Director for Issue Management at Caesars Entertainment; Patrick…
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