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Our Impact

Bringing Gaming Together to lead gaming forward

As the premier national trade group for the U.S. casino industry, the AGA fosters a policy and business environment where legal, regulated gaming thrives.

Our Strategic Pillars

AGA leads a rigorous, inclusive process to define our industry’s positions on all significant issues. We support policies that promote industry reinvestment and innovation. We prioritize issues that provide our industry and members the most leverage and greatest business value.

Foster Industry Growth

To remove barriers inhibiting gaming’s growth and help unlock new opportunities, we will strengthen our industry’s positioning as a major economic contributor, community partner, and strong supporter of consumer protections.

Strengthen Financial Positioning

To sustain AGA’s role as gaming’s leading advocate, we will maintain a high-performing organization that creates and delivers member value by ensuring the financial stability and deploying the necessary resources to advance industry and association priorities.

Drive Effective Regulation

We will build on the casino gaming industry’s long track record of exemplary compliance and effective partnerships with regulatory agencies by providing regulators with the industry’s perspective on smart steps that protect consumers, serve the public interest, and support industry growth and investment.

Bolster Commitment to Responsibility

The AGA will help our members meet public expectations for transparency and societal contributions by elevating leading practices and identifying key issues for collaborative industry action.

Foster Industry Growth

To remove barriers inhibiting gaming’s growth and help unlock new opportunities, we will strengthen our industry’s positioning as a major economic contributor, community partner, and strong supporter of consumer protections.

Strengthen Financial Positioning

To sustain AGA’s role as gaming’s leading advocate, we will maintain a high-performing organization that creates and delivers member value by ensuring the financial stability and deploying the necessary resources to advance industry and association priorities.

Drive Effective Regulation

We will build on the casino gaming industry’s long track record of exemplary compliance and effective partnerships with regulatory agencies by providing regulators with the industry’s perspective on smart steps that protect consumers, serve the public interest, and support industry growth and investment.

Bolster Commitment to Responsibility

The AGA will help our members meet public expectations for transparency and societal contributions by elevating leading practices and identifying key issues for collaborative industry action.

See our 2025 Strategic Priorities

Gaming by the Numbers

America’s gaming industry is an economic powerhouse that improves communities across the country by providing new job opportunities,
a diversified tax base, and a broad set of entertainment options.

$329B in annual economic impact

$53B in tax revenue generated annually

46 States with legal casino gaming

1.8M jobs supported by the U.S. gaming industry

Did you know?

Gaming provides more direct jobs than the air transportation, postal service, or motion picture and video sectors.

Did you know?

The $53 million in taxes generated by the gaming industry provides critical funding for local public programs and services, including education, infrastructure, and economic development, as well as supplemental revenue for state general funds.

Did you know?

102 million American adults visited a casino for gambling or other purposes in the past year.

Did you know?

The gaming industry invests $472 million annually in responsible gaming education efforts.