WASHINGTON – Top executives from the commercial gaming industry will meet with Capitol Hill lawmakers and administration officials today to push for a federal ban on Internet casino games of chance, federal regulatory guidelines for online poker, comprehensive immigration reform and smarter tax policy. The meetings are part of the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) annual […]

The American Gaming Association today applauded United States Senate attention to the need for effective regulation of online gambling. Reports suggest that an alarming number of Americans spend billions of dollars annually on illegal Internet gambling made possible by foreign companies that fail to verify age and offer basic consumer protections.  To address current illegal […]

Statement by Geoff Freeman, AGA president and CEO, on the Introduction of the Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013 The American Gaming Association is pleased that Rep. Barton continues to understand and support the pressing need for a federal legislative solution that would allow for legal, regulated online poker in this country, while still providing […]

Statement by Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA) and Geoff Freeman, incoming AGA president and CEO, on the Senate’s Passage of Immigration Reform Legislation The American Gaming Association (AGA) applauds this first major achievement toward reforming the U.S. immigration system.  As an industry that supports more than 800,000 […]

In 2012, the national commercial casino industry saw its second-largest gross gaming revenues ever, according to a national economic impact study released today by the American Gaming Association (AGA). The annual State of the States: The AGA Survey of Casino Entertainment shows an industry that has now seen three consecutive years of escalating growth—reaching its […]

WASHINGTON –In recognition of National Volunteer Week, which runs April 21-27, commercial gaming companies nationwide are taking part in dozens of organized community service activities and the American Gaming Association released new research quantifying industry philanthropic contributions. The activities are part of the “All In for Giving & Volunteering” campaign coordinated by the AGA. “Year […]