American Gaming Association News

1 Oct 2019
Elaine Hodgson, co-founder, president and CEO of Incredible Technologies; Stanley Mallin, real estate, hotel and casino developer; and Ernie Moody, president of Action Gaming and creator of Triple Play Poker were inducted.
1 Oct 2019
The assets acquired include Z Casino in Black Hawk, CO; Grand Z Casino Hotel in Central City, CO; Johnny Z's Casino in Central City, CO; and the Z Stop Convenience Store and Gas in Golden, CO.
24 Sep 2019
On 16 October at G2E Gary Bettman will kick off a discussion of sports and betting with industry leaders Joe Asher, CEO of William Hill U.S.; Greg Carlin, co-founder and CEO of Rush Street Gaming; and Matt King, CEO of FanDuel.
12 Sep 2019
The program, which focuses on having positive, transparent and proactive conversations about how to gamble responsibly, just surpassed 1 million customer interactions at its U.S. properties.
4 Sep 2019
According to a new survey by the American Gaming Association, 15% of the U.S. adult population are planning to bet on National Football League games this season.
29 Jul 2019
On Friday, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law a bill that will exclusively allow Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel and Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort to offer sports betting, but no mobile or online wagering provision was included.
28 Jun 2019
Earlier today, Governor Pritzker signed a bill to legalize sports wagering in The Prairie State.
11 Jun 2019
Gaming revenue industry reached an all-time high of $41.7 billion in 2018, up 3.5% from the previous year, according to data released in American Gaming Association's State of the States.
20 May 2019
Last week, the inaugural ICE North America took place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, with an emphasis on sports betting in the U.S. and esports.
17 May 2019
This week we reached a major milestone in the sports betting world. Legal sports betting in the U.S. celebrated its one-year anniversary on Tuesday.
14 May 2019
The new "Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering" was released on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court striking down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.
13 May 2019
Calling the U.S. Supreme Court's May 2018 decision to abolish the federal ban on sports betting the "industry's biggest victory in a generation," American Gaming Association Senior Vice President Sara Slane discusses the progress that has been made over the last 12 months and what we can expect in the future.
20 Mar 2019
The new service enables sportsbook bettors to wager on any player’s statistical performance, such as Zion Williamson from Duke finishing the game with 20+ Points or over 10.5 Rebounds.
18 Mar 2019
The survey released by the American Gaming Association also showed that $4.6 billion will be wagered on a collective 149 million brackets by more than 40 million people.
1 Mar 2019
Increased access to legal, regulated sports betting resulted in 50.2% of all legal bets being placed in the U.S. that have legalized sports betting since the Supreme Court overturned the federal ban.
27 Feb 2019
The first-of-its-kind research reported that gaming industry respondents reported $367 million in charitable giving last year.