Every spring, March Madness sweeps the nation, and in offices and bars around the country people start working on their brackets hoping to predict the winner of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. More people than ever are now picking brackets – including even the President. According to the American Gaming Association (AGA), 40 million people filled […]
By Richard N. Velotta When the doors open to the world’s largest gaming convention in September in Las Vegas, it should come as no surprise that politics will be high on people’s minds. The three-day Global Gaming Expo, known in the industry as G2E, begins at the Sands Expo and Convention Center on Sept. 27, about three weeks […]
By Will Green Organizers of an American Gaming Association conference on June 30 advocated for the legalization and regulation of sports betting in the United States, for which the association said it will formally lobby Congress as early as the beginning of 2017. The rationale for such a legal framework, which everyone from the U.S. Conference of Mayors to NBA commissioner Adam Silver has called for, […]
Washington, DC – The American Gaming Association’s (AGA) Gaming Experts Forum at Hotel Monaco today featured panelists and speakers who discussed the most pressing issues in the gaming world, including sports betting, the reinvention of the Las Vegas Strip and the 2016 election. Below is a recap of several panels: Reinventing the Las Vegas Strip Recap […]
By David Purdum Pennsylvania and the United States Conference of Mayors each adopted resolutions this week in support of taking a new look at how the country approaches the massive underground sports-betting market. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Resolution 619 that urges Congress to lift the federal ban on sports betting. […]
By Geoff Freeman The American Gaming Association has never been stronger or more inclusive than it is today. Continuing to represent the totality of the casino gaming industry, AGA recently announced the addition of eight new members, marking an increase in membership by more than 50 percent in the last year. Three of the eight […]
Washington, DC – More than 30 law enforcement leaders from across the country gathered today at the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) first-ever Law Enforcement Summit to better understand the massive illegal sports betting market in the U.S and what steps can be taken to address it. In a robust town hall discussion, law enforcement spoke of […]
By Nick Martin After the Associated Press recently revealed the NHL’s plans to expand its Western Conference with the league’s 31st franchise in Las Vegas, the conversation quickly turned to how the NHL, along with the other major American sports leagues, will handle the city’s legalized sports betting market. In a press conference via telephone […]
By Nicole Raz Having the NHL poised to expand to Las Vegas sends a strong signal that the gaming industry has gone mainstream, the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association said on Wednesday, adding that the concerns about sports betting are “antiquated.” “Somebody had to break the dam here and be the first […]
By Evan Grossman He’s the last guy in the world you’d think would endorse the legalization of something that ruined his life. But the most moving piece of tonight’s Vice World of Sports special on sports betting comes when a New York gambling addict who has lost $5 million, as well as most of his […]