This privacy policy applies to the following websites operated by the American Gaming Association (AGA): www.americangaming.org, www.havegameplan.org, www.gettoknowgaming.org, www.sportsbettinginamerica.com, www.stopillegalgambling.org, and www.agastore.com (collectively, the “Sites”).  This privacy policy advises our visitors and members of the types of personal information that may be collected on the Sites and the practices that the AGA follows with respect to the use and dissemination of such information.  Your use of the Sites indicates your consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding this privacy policy, please contact us via e-mail at , fax at 202-637-2676 or mail to American Gaming Association, 799 9th St NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001.

Information we collect

The Sites collect personally identifiable information when you voluntarily complete a registration form, make a purchase through our e-store or complete other forms or surveys. Depending upon the point of collection, this personally identifiable information includes contact data (such as your name, address, phone number and e-mail address) and financial data (such as a credit card profile), as well as any other types of information you voluntarily provide us as you interact with our Sites.

In addition, our web servers may automatically collect and log web usage data and other information from you when you visit the Site.  This information, including the Internet Protocol address of the device you use to access the Sites, referring site, pages viewed and length of visit, informs us about how visitors use and navigate our Sites.  We may also use a third party service to track trends and Site usage.

How we use and share information collected

We use personally identifiable information collected through the Sites to verify membership status; to provide products, information or services requested; and to improve the content and effectiveness of the Sites. In addition to the purpose for which you originally submitted the information, we may use the information you provide to make you aware of other AGA benefits, products or events.

We also use your contact information to provide you with information about our industry trade show, the Global Gaming Expo (G2E).

Except as set forth in this privacy policy, we do not sell or share the personally identifiable information we collect on the Sites with non-affiliated third parties for their own use.  However, we will provide personally identifiable information to non-affiliated third parties in response to subpoenas, court orders, or to otherwise comply with law, to protect our interests or when we believe in good faith the law requires it.

We may also use third-party suppliers and service providers to fulfill the services offered on our Sites and may make personal information (including financial data) available to them to the extent necessary for them to provide services to us (for example, to process a credit card payment or ship you a product).  We do not store credit card data on our Sites.

In addition, we may use and share with others aggregated and/or anonymous (not personally identifiable) information that we have collected based on our users’ use of the Sites.

Use of Cookies

Like most websites, we may employ cookies to help visitors and members more efficiently use the Sites. A cookie is a string of information that is sent by a website and stored on a user’s hard drive.  Cookies can enhance your experience by storing your preferences and customizing content for you.  If you do not want your browser to accept cookies, you can modify the cookie option in your browser’s settings.  You can also set your browser to notify you when a site sends you a cookie.  However, some Site features or services may not function properly without cookies.

Our Sites do not honor Do Not Track signals from browsers.

Choice/Opt-Out

If you would prefer to opt-out of receiving future marketing communications or publications from the AGA, please notify us of your preferences by e-mail at , and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to fulfill your request. However, we cannot guarantee that the information you provide us has not been already shared with G2E.

Security

Our Sites use industry standard SSL technology (indicated by https: in the URL) when receiving credit card information, and we review and update our security measures as appropriate.  While we have measures in place to help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security and make proper use of the information that we collect, no transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure; and we cannot guarantee the security of any information you provide to us.

Reviewing your Information

If you want to ask about the personally identifiable information we have collected about you, you may contact us via e-mail at .  To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity before we disclose or make any corrections to such information.

Links

As a convenience to you, we provide links to affiliated and other third-party websites on the Sites. Please be aware that other than the Sites specified identified in the first paragraph of this Policy, the websites to which we provide links are not subject to this AGA privacy policy, and we thus recommend that you review the privacy policy of each such website to determine how that website protects your privacy.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information on the Site from children under the age of 13.  If we learn that we have personally identifiable information on a child under the age of 13 we will delete that information.

Non-U.S. Visitors to the Site

Please note that the Site is directed towards users who reside in the United States.  It is not our intent to gather personally identifiable information from individuals residing outside of the United States.  If you are located outside of the United States, the information you provide to the AGA will be transferred to the United States whose laws may not provide the same level of protection for personal information as your home country.  By using the Site, you consent to this transfer.

Policy Modifications

The AGA reserves the right to change this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business practices. Any changes to the AGA privacy policy, including information collected and the use and disclosure of information, will be posted here. Following any modification, we will revise the “last updated” date at the top of this privacy policy, so be sure to check back periodically for the most current version of our privacy policy.

This privacy policy applies to the following websites operated by the American Gaming Association (AGA): www.havegameplan.org, www.gettoknowgaming.org, www.sportsbettinginamerica.com, www.stopillegalgambling.org, and www.agastore.com (collectively, the “Sites”).  This privacy policy advises our visitors and members of the types of personal information that may be collected on the Sites and the practices that the AGA follows with respect to the use and dissemination of such information.  Your use of the Sites indicates your consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding this privacy policy, please contact us via e-mail at , fax at 202-637-2676 or mail to American Gaming Association, 799 9th St NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001.

Information we collect

The Sites collect personally identifiable information when you voluntarily complete a registration form, make a purchase through our e-store or complete other forms or surveys. Depending upon the point of collection, this personally identifiable information includes contact data (such as your name, address, phone number and e-mail address) and financial data (such as a credit card profile), as well as any other types of information you voluntarily provide us as you interact with our Sites.

In addition, our web servers may automatically collect and log web usage data and other information from you when you visit the Site.  This information, including the Internet Protocol address of the device you use to access the Sites, referring site, pages viewed and length of visit, informs us about how visitors use and navigate our Sites.  We may also use a third party service to track trends and Site usage.

How we use and share information collected

We use personally identifiable information collected through the Sites to verify membership status; to provide products, information or services requested; and to improve the content and effectiveness of the Sites. In addition to the purpose for which you originally submitted the information, we may use the information you provide to make you aware of other AGA benefits, products or events.

We also use your contact information to provide you with information about our industry trade show, the Global Gaming Expo (G2E).

Except as set forth in this privacy policy, we do not sell or share the personally identifiable information we collect on the Sites with non-affiliated third parties for their own use.  However, we will provide personally identifiable information to non-affiliated third parties in response to subpoenas, court orders, or to otherwise comply with law, to protect our interests or when we believe in good faith the law requires it.

We may also use third-party suppliers and service providers to fulfill the services offered on our Sites and may make personal information (including financial data) available to them to the extent necessary for them to provide services to us (for example, to process a credit card payment or ship you a product).  We do not store credit card data on our Sites.

In addition, we may use and share with others aggregated and/or anonymous (not personally identifiable) information that we have collected based on our users’ use of the Sites.

Use of Cookies

Like most websites, we may employ cookies to help visitors and members more efficiently use the Sites. A cookie is a string of information that is sent by a website and stored on a user’s hard drive.  Cookies can enhance your experience by storing your preferences and customizing content for you.  If you do not want your browser to accept cookies, you can modify the cookie option in your browser’s settings.  You can also set your browser to notify you when a site sends you a cookie.  However, some Site features or services may not function properly without cookies.

Our Sites do not honor Do Not Track signals from browsers.

Choice/Opt-Out

If you would prefer to opt-out of receiving future marketing communications or publications from the AGA, please notify us of your preferences by e-mail at , and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to fulfill your request. However, we cannot guarantee that the information you provide us has not been already shared with G2E.

Security

Our Sites use industry standard SSL technology (indicated by https: in the URL) when receiving credit card information, and we review and update our security measures as appropriate.  While we have measures in place to help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security and make proper use of the information that we collect, no transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure; and we cannot guarantee the security of any information you provide to us.

Reviewing your Information

If you want to ask about the personally identifiable information we have collected about you, you may contact us via e-mail at .  To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity before we disclose or make any corrections to such information.

Links

As a convenience to you, we provide links to affiliated and other third-party websites on the Sites. Please be aware that other than the Sites specified identified in the first paragraph of this Policy, the websites to which we provide links are not subject to this AGA privacy policy, and we thus recommend that you review the privacy policy of each such website to determine how that website protects your privacy.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information on the Site from children under the age of 13.  If we learn that we have personally identifiable information on a child under the age of 13 we will delete that information.

Non-U.S. Visitors to the Site

Please note that the Site is directed towards users who reside in the United States.  It is not our intent to gather personally identifiable information from individuals residing outside of the United States.  If you are located outside of the United States, the information you provide to the AGA will be transferred to the United States whose laws may not provide the same level of protection for personal information as your home country.  By using the Site, you consent to this transfer.

Policy Modifications

The AGA reserves the right to change this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business practices. Any changes to the AGA privacy policy, including information collected and the use and disclosure of information, will be posted here. Following any modification, we will revise the “last updated” date at the top of this privacy policy, so be sure to check back periodically for the most current version of our privacy policy.

WASHINGTON – The executive committee of the American Gaming Association (AGA) is pleased to announce the formation of a seven-member search committee to select the next chief executive of the gaming industry. The new CEO will replace Geoff Freeman, who will be departing the AGA as of the end of July to become president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association. Freeman has been president and chief executive officer of the AGA since May 2013.

The committee will be led by Tim Wilmott, CEO of Penn National Gaming and chairman of board. Its members will include:

• Greg Carlin, co-founder and CEO of Rush Street Gaming;
• Trevor Croker, CEO and managing director of Aristocrat;
• Mark Frissora, president and CEO of Caesars Entertainment;
• Bill Lance, Jr., secretary of commerce of Chickasaw Nation;
• Jim Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International; and
• Ron Reese, SVP, global communications and corporate affairs of Las Vegas Sands Corporation.

“The gaming industry is widely recognized as among the most popular of consumer entertainment experiences and we take seriously our role in providing this experience safely and responsibly,” said Wilmott. “We are also proud to support the creation of strong jobs and tremendous economic value for the communities in which we operate across the United States.  The growing impact of our industry, including the opportunity for states to offer legal sports betting, makes this an especially exciting time to lead our membership toward a vibrant future.”

Stacy Papadopoulos, general counsel and SVP of industry services at the AGA, has been appointed as interim CEO until a candidate is named.

“We are grateful to Geoff for his leadership over the last five years and we wish to thank Stacy for taking the helm of the AGA while we identify its next CEO,” said Wilmott.

The search will be supported by Spencer Stuart, one of the world’s leading executive search consulting firms. Leslie Hortum, managing director, will lead the search.

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About AGA: The American Gaming Association is the premier national trade group representing the $261 billion U.S. casino industry, which supports 1.8 million jobs in 40 states. AGA members include commercial and Tribal casino operators, suppliers and other entities affiliated with the gaming industry. It is the mission of the AGA to achieve sound policies and regulations consistent with casino gaming’s modern appeal and vast economic contributions.

These Terms of Use are entered into by and between you and the American Gaming Association (“AGA”, “we,” or “us”). By using this website or attempting to interact with or use any part of this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following non-negotiable terms and conditions of use. Please review these terms and conditions carefully. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you should not use this website.

1. Agreement. This Term of Use agreement (“the “Agreement”) specifies the terms and conditions for access to and use of www.americangaming.org and www.haveagameplan.org (collectively, the “Sites” and each a “Site”) and describe the terms and conditions applicable to your access of and use of the Sites. This Agreement may be updated at any time by AGA, in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately upon posting of the modified Agreement. Any such modifications shall be effective immediately. You can view the most recent version of these terms at any time at https://www.americangaming.org/terms-of-use. Your continued use of the Sites after any changes have been made to the Agreement signifies and confirms your acceptance of any such changes to the Agreement.
2. Accessing the Website and Account Security. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Sites, and any service or material we provide on the Sites, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Sites is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of a Site, or all of a Site, to users, including registered users.You are responsible for both:
   Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Sites.
   Ensuring that all persons who access the Sites through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.To access the Sites or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Sites that all the information you provide on the Sites is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with the Sites or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy which can be found at , and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to the Sites or portions of it using your user name, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
3. Ownership. Each Site and each Site’s entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by AGA, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. Under no circumstances will you acquire any ownership rights or other interest in any content by or through your use of the Sites.
4. Intended Audience. AGA’s sites are not directed to children under the age of 18. AGA does not knowingly collect or store personal information about children under the age of 18.
5. Site Use. The AGA grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive license to use the Sites solely for your own personal use and not for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Sites or any services or materials available through the Sites. You agree not to copy materials on the Sites, reverse engineer or break into the Sites, or use materials, products or services in violation of any law. You agree not to (i) violate the security of the Sites or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Sites, data, materials, information, computer systems or networks connected to any server associated with the Sites, through hacking, password timing or any other means; (ii) take or attempt any action that, in the sole discretion of the AGA, imposes or may impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large burden on the Sites or their infrastructure; (iii) use or attempt to use any “scraper,” “robot,” “bot,” “spider,” “data mining,” “computer code,” or any other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, process or methodology to access, acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of the Sites, any data or content found on or accessed through the Sites without the prior written consent of the AGA; (iv) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any other content. The use of the Sites are at the discretion of the AGA and the AGA may terminate your use of any of the Sites at any time.
6. Compliance with Laws. You agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding your use of the Sites and agree not to take any action that would compromise the security or viability of the Sites.
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8. Disclaimer. You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Sites will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE SITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITES OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.YOUR USE OF THE SITES, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SITES, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SITES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE SITES, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITES WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE SITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITES WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW
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10. Use of Your Information. The AGA reserves the right, and you authorize us, to use and assign all information regarding site uses by you and all information provided by you in any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy.
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12. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect.
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17. Intellectual Property. Each Site’s entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the AGA, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.The AGA name and all related names, logos, product, and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the AGA. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the AGA. All other names, logos, product, and service names, designs, and slogans on the Sites are the trademarks of their respective owners.
18. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the AGA and governs the terms and conditions of your use of the Sites, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and the AGA with respect to the Sites. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may also be subject to additional terms and conditions, posted policies (including but not limited to the Privacy Policy), guidelines, or rules that may apply when you use the Sites.
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Responsible gaming programs are a critical part of everyday business practices in the U.S. casino gaming industry. The central goal of these programs is to ensure that patrons responsibly enjoy casino games as a form of entertainment.

The American Gaming Association’s (AGA) Responsible Gaming Statutes and Regulations Guide is a centralized collection of the statutes and regulations addressing responsible gaming in the 34 states and the District of Columbia with commercial casinos, sports betting or internet gaming as of August 31, 2022. It is intended as a reference guide for industry stakeholders, researchers, lawmakers and regulators.

Importantly, the gaming industry’s full efforts to promote responsible gaming and address problem gambling go well beyond the legal requirements identified in this resource. Industry responsible gaming programs operate in compliance and parallel with state laws and regulations on responsible gaming. The majority of gaming operators and suppliers voluntarily implement responsible gaming programs with measures that expand upon what is formally mandated by law or regulation.

Since the Responsible Gaming Statutes and Regulations Guide was last updated in September 2019, 16 states have adopted legislation and regulations for sports betting that include various responsible gaming provisions. Similarly, land-based commercial
casino gaming has been approved in Nebraska and Virginia, while internet gaming has been legalized in Connecticut and Michigan. Beyond the expansion of new states, this guide provides insight into the changes and evolution of responsible gaming since 2019.

Although responsible gaming laws and regulations vary greatly between the 35 commercial gaming jurisdictions, many fit into the following broad categories:

• Responsible gaming plan required – 21 jurisdictions mandate that land-based and online gaming operators prepare and submit for approval a wide-ranging plan for addressing responsible gaming issues. Required elements of the plan often include employee training and public awareness efforts. For jurisdictions that require an overall plan, readers should examine the specific elements that must be included in each plan.
• Self-exclusion program – 34 jurisdictions require gaming or sports betting operators to adopt self-exclusion programs that enable patrons to exclude themselves from a casino or online/mobile gaming site and operators to expel self-excluded patrons if they are found gambling or wagering. The length of the self-exclusion periods available and the procedures for reversing self-exclusions vary by jurisdiction. A majority of jurisdictions establish a central self-exclusion register that includes enlisted patrons from all gaming venues and platforms. Some state laws specify that casinos and online operators must also eliminate direct promotional outreach to self-excluded individuals and deny them complimentaries – commonly known as “comps” – or access to credit.
• Property signage and responsible gaming disclosure – 31 jurisdictions have requirements around on property signage and/or disclosures related to responsible gaming. In some cases, that includes mandating the availability of brochures identifying the risks of problem gambling, requiring disclosure of toll-free helpline numbers and other resources for counseling and assistance, or that gaming advertising (print, billboards or electronic media) include responsible gaming messaging or a toll-free helpline number.
• Advertising restrictions – 30 jurisdictions establish specific restrictions on the types of, or content of, advertising that is permitted. Many jurisdictions require that gaming advertising not be deceptive or target minors.
• Wager/time limits – 25 jurisdictions with account-based online gaming, sports betting or digital wallet wagering in casinos require operators to provide a mechanism through which patrons may self-limit deposits, losses, wagering amounts and/or time spent gambling.
• Restrictions on extension of house credit – 28 jurisdictions block or limit the use of house credit in land-based and/or online casino gaming and sports betting. This may include outright bans on credit advances from gaming operators to patrons.
• Financial instruments restrictions – 17 jurisdictions restrict the ability of casinos or online gaming operators to accept credit card deposits, government issued checks or stored-value cards that represent public benefits, among other things.
• Treatment and research funding – 28 jurisdictions
• have codified commitments to support treatment for individuals with a gambling problem, education services concerning disordered or problem gambling, or research related to problem gambling. Most of those states earmark certain state revenues from gaming for these programs.
• Employee training – 20 jurisdictions specify that casino employees who work on the gaming floor or those who otherwise interact with customers must receive responsible gaming training. Some states require the training to include instruction on how to identify players demonstrating problematic or risky behavior on the gaming floor.
• Alcoholic beverage restrictions – 18 jurisdictions require casinos to limit alcoholic beverage service on the gaming floor or to limit access to gambling services for patrons who are visibly intoxicated.
• Beyond the overarching categories outlined above, states regularly implement other laws or regulations related to responsible gaming. These may include the creation of statewide responsible gaming programs, mandating research on the effectiveness of responsible gaming provisions, or requirements that operators verify gambling winners do not owe child support.

About the Guide
AGA’s Responsible Gaming Regulations and Statutes Guide, developed in partnership with VIXIO GamblingCompliance, details the commercial gaming industry’s financial performance, including analyses of each of the 35 jurisdictions with commercial gaming operations in 2021.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans are increasingly embracing casino gaming and sports betting as acceptable forms of entertainment and responsible industries, according to new consumer survey results from the American Gaming Association (AGA). The new data comes ahead of Responsible Gaming Education Month this September and on the eve of the seventh NFL season with widespread legal wagering.

Among new high-water marks in consumer sentiment, 75% of Americans believe the gaming industry behaves responsibly in the communities where it operates, 9 in 10 Americans view sports betting as an acceptable form of entertainment, and 75% of Americans support legal sports betting in their home state.

“These latest survey results highlight a consistent trend over the years: as gaming expands to new audiences, Americans increasingly see the benefits of a legal, regulated gaming marketplace that contributes to communities, prioritizes responsibility and provides unmatched entertainment,” said Joe Maloney, AGA Senior Vice President, Strategic Communications.

The study reveals particular increases in favorable views toward the industry’s commitments to responsible gaming, with 65% of Americans now saying the gaming industry is committed to encouraging responsible gaming and combating problem gambling—a notable rise from 55% last year. This confidence is even stronger among those who engage with the industry directly, with 81% of physical casino players and 88% of sports bettors agreeing with this sentiment, up from 70% and 78%, respectively last year.

This sentiment is driven by increased perceptions across several areas:

Responsible Marketing and Advertising
Americans are taking notice of the legal industry’s efforts around responsible marketing and advertising marketing, with 65% of respondents saying they believe the industry is truthful in its marketing and advertising, up from 58% last year. Additionally, 73% view the industry as responsible in its marketing efforts, up from 68% in 2022.

Effectiveness of Responsible Gaming Programs
Data shows 66% of Americans believe the gaming industry’s responsible gaming programs are effective, up from 59% last year. Among those who participate in gaming, 79% of physical casino players and 85% of sports bettors agree that these programs are effective.

Increased Awareness of Responsible Gaming Messages
The study shows a significant rise in the number of Americans exposed to responsible gaming information. Specifically, 46% of land-based casino players and 57% of sports bettors noted an increase in responsible gaming messaging. Notably, 66% of all Americans say they have encountered responsible gaming messaging in the past year, up from 56% in 2022.

Familiarity with Responsible Gaming Resources
Awareness of responsible gaming resources has grown, with 76% of Americans familiar with at least one responsible gaming resource, an increase from 65% in 2022. Awareness is particularly high among industry participants, with 92% of land-based players and 96% of sports bettors familiar with at least one responsible gaming resource.

“The gaming industry’s responsibility efforts are stronger than ever, and consumers are noticing,” continued Maloney. “As we embark on another Responsible Gaming Education Month, we’re more energized than ever to continue our work to give consumers the legal, safe and fun gaming experiences that they want and deserve.”

For more information on the AGA’s responsible gaming programs and to view the full report, visit www.americangaming.org.

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Methodology
Kantar, on behalf of the AGA, conducted an online survey July 31 – August 9, 2024 among a nationally representative sample of 2,000 registered voters aged 21 and over related to responsible gaming and industry perceptions. The margin of error is +/- 2 percent and greater among subgroups.