Las Vegas – Global Gaming Expo 2016 (G2E), the world’s premier international gaming trade show and conference presented by the American Gaming Association (AGA), returns to Las Vegas September 27 – 29 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. From the impact of the 2016 election on gaming to casinos’ opportunity to invest in eSports […]
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 Sherri Welch Just days before a federal legislative hearing to consider the legal status of sports betting and related topics, the American Gaming Association was in Detroit on Wednesday as part of a tour of casino cities across the U.S. to talk about contributions casinos make in their home communities. Last year, Detroit’s three casinos contributed […]
Washington, DC – American Gaming Association (AGA) President and CEO Geoff Freeman released the following statement in response to comments by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell this morning about sports betting’s impact on the integrity of sports: “Nothing threatens the integrity of sports more than a thriving and opaque sports betting black market where the bettors […]
By Mark Belko April 5, 2016 Pennsylvania casinos could be taxed for the “free play” they award to customers under Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget — a plan that a top gambling industry executive decried Monday as comparable to taxing grocery store coupons. Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, an industry […]
Philadelphia – The American Gaming Association (AGA) today convened a roundtable forum at SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia, bringing together gaming executives, Philadelphia-area business and community leaders, federal, state and local elected officials to discuss the significant contributions of gaming to the city. WATCH THE VIDEO: Roundtable discussion Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos are responsible for over $6 billion in […]
By Megan R. Wilson Feb. 17, 2016 Advocates of sports betting are playing the outside game, hoping that pressure from the states will push Washington toward legalization. Rather than seeking action on Capitol Hill, proponents of sports betting are hoping that growing acceptance of betting in the states — driven in part by the popularity […]
January 21, 2016 By Brett Wolf More than two thirds of casinos that participated in a study commissioned by theAmerican Gaming Association reported their anti-money laundering compliance budgets grew during the past five years, according to a report the trade group will make public later today. The added money has been spent on new hires, training, […]
Washington, DC – An important tool used by regulators, media and gaming industry professionals to better understand the complex gaming regulatory landscape has received a major update with the addition of Tribal gaming policies and regulations that cover 28 states. The American Gaming Association’s (AGA) By the Book, a first-of-its kind resource that allows stakeholders to easily compare […]