Washington, DC – American sports fans are poised to wager $36.5 billion on Major League Baseball (MLB) this year, according to an estimate by the American Gaming Association (AGA) released just days before opening day. Of the $36.5 billion that will be wagered, $35.4 billion – or 97% – will be placed illegally through illicit offshore websites and sports […]
By Alex Evans March 30, 2017 Sports gambling is a major industry and the numbers from the American Gaming Association just further prove that point. Sports fans in the United States are expected to wager $36.5 billion on Major League Baseball this season, according to an estimate by the American Gaming Association (AGA). Of the […]
Washington, D.C. – American Gaming Association (AGA) President and CEO Geoff Freeman released the following statement after NFL owners approved the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas today: “We congratulate the Raiders and the National Football League on today’s historic decision to place a team in Las Vegas. The second announcement of a major sports franchise to […]
March 21, 2017 By Dustin Gouker If you want to know what the rest of the US is missing on the sports betting front, spend some time in a Las Vegas sportsbook on the first weekend of March Madness. What happens in Vegas for March Madness… I’ve been to Vegas plenty of times before, but never for the opening weekend of […]
March 17, 2017 By Daniel Roberts If you had a hard time choosing a champion when you filled out your March Madness bracket this year, don’t worry—the oddsmakers in Las Vegas weren’t sure either. At the time this year’s tournament tipped off, Vegas sportsbooks still had no clear consensus ‘favorite’ to win it all, ESPN reported. MGM Grand […]
March 14, 2017 By Luke Kerr-Dineen The subject of sports betting in the U.S. is a rather strange phenomenon. Because of an outdated rule based on a premise that people are less and less concerned by, the country is stuck in this strange, hypocritical middle ground: Sports betting is illegal, yet millions of people do it anyway. […]
March 17, 2017 By Allison Torres Burtka Americans will wager $10.4 billion on March Madness this year, the American Gaming Association estimates. That’s 13 percent more than last year’s estimated $9.2 billion. The problem, according to AGA? Ninety-seven percent of that betting is illegal under the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. PASPA, a federal law […]
Washington, D.C. – American Gaming Association (AGA) Vice President of Government Relations Whit Askew released the following statement after President Donald Trump included in his budget proposal $120 million to restore the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository: “AGA opposes any effort to revive Yucca Mountain as a repository and will work tirelessly with the many concerned citizens, […]
March 16, 2017 By Nathan O’Neal LAS VEGAS (KSNV NEWS3LV) — President Trump’s budget proposal includes $120 million in nuclear waste funding, part of which could be used toward the licensing of Yucca Mountain as a storage site in Nevada. A bipartisan coalition of Nevada lawmakers is organizing to stop it. An underground storage facility for […]
March 14, 2017 By Karen Farkas CLEVELAND, Ohio – The office bracket pool has gotten underway as the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament approaches. While many will throw in a few dollars with their entries, big money – about $10.4 billion – will be wagered on college games, says the American Gaming Association. That number marks […]