American Gaming Association Acknowledged For Education On Sports Betting Contribution

The American Gaming Association’s efforts on promoting and educating on multiple benefits of sports wagering legalization seem to be paying off. The organization received a significant acknowledgment - TRENDS’ Silver Award for the Best Advocacy Campaign Of 2018. Their mission is to…

…point out all the economic and social benefits of a sports betting regulation.

Fighting For Legislation

The AGA itself is a premier national trade group representing the gigantic US casino industry, which is worth $261bn. The industry itself supports 1.8 million jobs worldwide. As for its membership, AGA gathers commercial and tribal casino operators, gaming suppliers as well as…

…other entities affiliated with this fast-growing industry.

The Association’s main idea is to create consistency between policies, regulations and vast economic contributions. The industry has a great potential in general, and AGA is knowledgeable on ways it can make the most of its potential. Despite certain clashes with DoJ over reconsideration of the Wire Act…

… there are no worries that AGA’s persistent effort will have numerous positive outcomes.

PASPA Out, AGA In

Ever since the overturn of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 in May 2018, AGA has been working aggressively to point out all its failures. The main accent was on the education of sports stakeholders, policymakers and public in general. That lead to the organization being…

…the preeminent resource on the subject of sports betting at the time being.

AGA effectively pointed out the enormous amount of existing illegal markets adding that their legalization would bring a great number of financial and legal perks. This would predominantly be reflected in sports leagues, states as well as in sovereign tribal nations.

As the analysts say, the USA market was the number one gambling market last year in terms of revenue generated. The number of factors played an important role in that, and sports wagering legislation is certainly one of the most crucial.

Success Seen All Over The State

As AGA’s CEO and president, Bill Miller, looks at it, the award is a strong proof that the team’s tireless efforts are indeed recognized. Regulated sports wagering has multiple social and economic benefits and those can be spread to a multitude of communities across the country.

“The results of our campaign’s sweeping success can be seen all across America today, with more than two-thirds of states have taken steps to legalize sports betting. We are honored to receive this distinction, and we share it with everyone who helped to make legal sports betting in America a reality.”

Source:

“American Gaming Association Wins Association TRENDS’ Advocacy Campaign of the Year”, europeangaming.eu, March 26, 2019.