Recent casino failures in Atlantic City may influence Massachusetts residents when they vote this fall on whether to repeal a law allowing casinos in their state. But if they look beyond New Jersey, they will find casinos thriving in almost every other area of the country. In fact, it’s the burgeoning growth of “regional” casinos […]
Ken and Diane Glozer visit a casino about once a month, gassing up the car for the two-hour drive, eating a couple of meals out and staying overnight in a hotel. Carl King of Mt. Pleasant, who turned 90 on Oct. 11, recalls frequent trips to Meadows Casino in Washington County with his brother, now […]
Las Vegas, NV– For the first time ever, a new study conducted by Oxford Economics examines the broad economic impact the gaming industry as a whole has on the U.S. economy. The American Gaming Association released the first-of-its-kind study, which measures the economic impact of every facet of the casino gaming industry–commercial casinos and manufacturers and […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. casinos and the makers of the games found inside had a $240 billion economic impact and employed 1.7 million people in 2013, a study shows. That includes $38 billion in local, state and federal taxes the industry said it paid last year in gambling fees, property taxes, income taxes and […]
The U.S. commercial and tribal gaming industries generated more than $240 billion in economic impact and employed some 1.7 million people in 2013, according to a new report from the American Gaming Association. The sum includes the $38 billion that the gaming sector said it paid last year in local, state and federal taxes, the Associated Press […]
A casino gaming trade group released a report this week highlighting some of the positive financial impacts that the gambling industry has had across the country, including approximately $38 billion in annual tax payments to local, state and the federal governments. The report, produced for the American Gaming Association by the United Kingdom-based Oxford Economics, points to some of the […]
Las Vegas is rebounding. Atlantic City struggles. Casino companies have been vying for licenses in Massachusetts. Native American operations are expanding. There are a lot of moving pieces in the U.S. gambling industries, and it has been hard to know whether the house is winning. For the first time, the American Gaming Association commissioned an […]
LAS VEGAS – The 14th annual American Gaming Association (AGA) communications awards recognized 10 different gaming companies, casino properties and equipment manufacturers for communications excellence in 15 categories. The awards program honored outstanding advertising, public relations, marketing, financial and corporate communications and were presented at a ceremony held today at the Sands Expo and Convention […]
Industry supports 1.7 million American jobs – more than airline industry – and drives nearly quarter trillion dollars in economic activity AGA’s Geoff Freeman to policymakers: “Work with us as partners so that gaming can innovate, reinvest and create even more jobs” Las Vegas, NV– For the first time ever, a new study conducted by Oxford […]
Oxford’s study is the first-ever to analyze data from U.S. commercial casinos, tribal casinos and gaming equipment manufacturers, presenting the most comprehensive assessment undertaken of the gaming industry’s economic impact. The study was released by the American Gaming Association as part of its Get to Know Gaming campaign. The gaming industry is a critical component […]