responsible gaming

WASHINGTON – If a blackjack dealer in a casino senses that a customer is no longer enjoying the game, what should the dealer do? If a lottery retailer notices a customer regularly cashes his paycheck to play the lottery, how should the retailer intervene? Dilemmas such as these demand the attention of those experienced in diagnosing and treating addictive disorders.

WASHINGTON - The American Gaming Association (AGA) is marking its fifth annual Responsible Gaming Education Week (Aug. 5-9) by launching its first-ever interactive quiz on the AGA Web site to test employee as well as public awareness of responsible gaming and disordered gambling.

WASHINGTON—Commercial casinos nationwide will launch a new campaign next week asking patrons to join in the industrywide effort to promote responsible gaming and “keep it fun.” This effort, part of the sixth annual Responsible Gaming Education Week (Aug. 4-8) organized by the American Gaming Association (AGA), is intended to heighten awareness of disordered gambling among employees, patrons and the general public.

WASHINGTON—The American Gaming Association (AGA) today announced the adoption of the AGA Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming, which commits AGA members to a comprehensive, industrywide approach to promoting responsible gaming.

WASHINGTON—Gaming operators and equipment manufacturers nationwide are promoting the AGA Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming among their employees and customers this week as part of a campaign surrounding the seventh annual Responsible Gaming Education Week beginning today.

LAS VEGAS— Proudly displaying new “Keep it Fun” responsible gaming awareness wristbands, gaming industry executives and employees today declared “We’re Banding Together to Keep it Fun,” to kick off the eighth annual Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW). Representatives from the American Gaming Association (AGA) and the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) launched the “Keep it Fun” wristband campaign at a kick-off event hosted by the Bellagio Hotel & Casino. Casinos nationwide will observe RGEW Aug. 1-5.

WASHINGTON? In conjunction with Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW), the American Gaming Association (AGA) today announced the launch of its first-ever television public service announcement (PSA) focused on responsible gaming.

WASHINGTON—More than $288,000 will be donated to the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) this fall as a result of a trio of programs spearheaded by the American Gaming Association (AGA). Netting the largest donation of the three, the 17th annual Gaming Hall of Fame Charity Dinner and Induction Ceremony, held Sept. 15 at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, raised nearly $150,000 in support of the NCRG’s responsible gaming outreach initiatives. 

WASHINGTON— The American Gaming Association (AGA) today released the third white paper in its 10th Anniversary Research Series, focusing on the impact of the industry’s collaborative responsible gaming initiatives as seen through the eyes of prominent figures throughout the gaming industry and scientific research and treatment communities.

WASHINGTON – This year’s JCM/AGA Golf Classic, an annual gaming industry fundraising event, raised $75,000 for the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) to help fund future gambling research and responsible gaming programs. Since its debut eight years ago, the event has raised more than $500,000 for the NCRG.

The tournament, held last month at Anthem Country Club in Henderson, Nev., was sponsored by JCM American and the American Gaming Association (AGA).