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There is some irony in the fact that after the state of New Jersey has battled unsuccessfully for the last three years to secure intrastate legalised sports betting, the American Gaming Association is now pushing hard for changes to federal law. In terms of the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act 1992 just four …
The US land casino trade body, the American Gaming Association has boosted its year-long “Stop Illegal Gambling – Play it Safe” campaign with the launch late last week of a new website titled stopillegalgambling.org/. The AGA has also announced a partnership that will look at training law enforcement, reviewing laws and communicating concerns, claiming that …
Inspired’s Virtual Sports games will be made available to the North American region in a deal with Spin Games that will include the full suite of virtual sports including Rush Horse Racing and Rush Football. Inspired’s Virtual Sports content will be deployed using Spin’s HTML5 RGS, The Roc, which provides gaming content for digital gaming …
Notable gaming journalist Steve Ruddock flagged some interesting inconsistencies – and perhaps even hypocrisy – in the American Gaming Association’s comments on daily fantasy sports at the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee meeting Monday (see previous report). In an article titled “American Gaming Association Is On Wrong Side Of History Regarding Online Gambling,” Ruddock notes that …
Sports betting software supplier SBTech has signed exclusive agreements to provide two of Latin America’s biggest regulated operators with its award-winning omni-channel sports betting solution. The first will see Promotora Latinoamericana de Entretenimiento (PLE) equipped with the supplier’s retail products through its Mexican licence. Founded in 2005, PLE runs sports betting facilities in land-based casinos, …
SBTech has entered into exclusive agreements with two of Latin America’s biggest regulated operators for the provision of its omni-channel sports betting solution. The first will see Promotora Latinoamericana de Entretenimiento (PLE), who currently enjoys a share of around 30 percent of the market, equipped with SBTech retail products through its Mexican licence. In the …
Two former online gambling execs who worked for Ladbrokes and 32Red in the past have partnered up to launch Casino Apuestas En Linea, a Latin American-facing internet gambling information website serving online punters in the region. Dave Sawyer, a former Ladbrokes manager, and Graham Campbell, formerly a founding shareholder and director of the respected 32Red …
The American Gaming Association’s (AGA) Board of Directors weighed in on the issue of daily fantasy sports (DFS) regulation and the industry’s approach to sports betting with a set of recommendations it says will mark a major shift in the industry’s approach. Recommendations include the building of a broad coalition to determine whether a rational …
The American Gaming Association is cooperating with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as part of its “Stop Illegal Gambling – Play it Safe” initiative. The partnership involves the adoption and marketing of the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centre (C3) tool allowing the public to relay tips and complaints relating to online criminology. “Our …
Making the headlines in Australia is a statement by the trade association Clubs Australia that it is to partner with the American Gaming Association to “tackle illegal gambling websites”, which Clubs executive director Anthony Ball claims have created a scenario analogous with the Wild West. Ball doesn’t stop there in making broad and unsubstantiated accusations, …
Slot machine supplier American Gaming Systems’ interactive division (AGSi) has partnered the Hostess brand with the launch of social slot game “Twinkie 7’s” on its play-for-fun Lucky Play Casino app for iOS. As the title suggests, the game features some of Hostess’ most popular treats, Ho Hos®, Sno Balls®, and the iconic Twinkies snack cake, …
Online gambling companies developing products compatible with the “wearable technology” trend are on the right track, judging by a Forrester Research report released today (Monday). The results of the research firm’s latest study on wearables make encouraging reading for developers, manufacturers and enthusiasts alike, with 21 percent of the US online population buying a wearable …
Addressing an enforcement conference in the United States this week, American Gaming Association CEO Geoff Freeman sought to distance the legal and licensed American gaming industry in 40 states from the illegal activity in gambling across the nation, which he claimed was often associated with organised crime. Freeman revealed that distinguishing itself from illicit activity …
MGM Resorts chief and American Gaming Association chair Jim Murren continued to make the media columns this week as further quotes from his News3LV interview surfaced. After suggesting that daily fantasy sports is undoubtedly gambling and should consequently be regulated (see previous report) Murren went on to tackle the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, a …
Gaming developer, manufacturer and supplier of casino games, systems and technology, American Gaming Systems (AGS), has announced the acquisition for an undisclosed consideration of social games provider PocketPlay. The social gaming company has offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv, and operates the Lucky Play Casino social gaming site. AGS CEO David Lopez said the …
Geoff Freeman, CEO of the American Gaming Association, told a hearing on new IRS tax proposals Wednesday that his membership was not in favour of the taxman’s plan to use player loyalty cards in electronic tracking for tax reporting purposes. Freeman said that such a project would create very significant challenges because the complex marketing …
A hearing on proposals by the US Internal Revenue Service regarding the introduction of player management and tracking systems for mandatory tax reporting, along with new winning reportage thresholds (see previous reports) will hear testimony from the chief executive of the American Gaming Association, Geoff Freeman, Wednesday. The Association represents the interests of American land …
The National Football League’s arbitrary cancellation of a fantasy football convention in Las Vegas last week has prompted the land gambling trade body American Gaming Association to publicly criticise the League for its inconsistent policies against partnerships with casinos, which the Association claims is reflective of an “outdated view of gaming.” Firing off the AGA …
Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul Jockey Club will launch a totalising system allowing the simultaneous transmission of horse racing in Brazil and Uruguay with real-time interaction. Customers situated in Brazil and Uruguay will be able to bet into the new common betting system which will link wagering from races taking place in the Cristal Race …
In a wide-ranging press conference this week Jim Murren, chairman of the American Gaming Association and chief executive officer of Las Vegas gambling group MGM Resorts International, opined that the Internet is here to stay, but that if a Sheldon Adelson-inspired federal ban on internet gambling were to succeed, it would not cripple his company. …
In an address to a summit meeting of state attorneys general in Biloxi, Mississippi Monday the CEO of the American Gaming Association, Geoff Freeman, unveiled a new initiative designed to assist enforcement organisations in cracking down hard on illegal gambling. The trade body’s plan embraces four key areas – illegal sports betting, black market machines, …
Frank Fahrenkopf, the former CEO of the American Gaming Association, is back in the business, having been engaged as a strategic advisor by San Jose CA-based mobile gambling solutions provider Joingo. Fahrenkopf spent nearly two decades with the AGA and is respected for not only successfully representing the land casino industry in Washington DC, but …
CNBC’s new Primetime show “American Vice”, due to premiere late evening on March 4, is unlikely to do much for the image of online, mobile and land illegal sportsbetting and poker, judging by the pre-release hype the company is publishing and a short preview that can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=840731359321697 and here: http://www.cnbcprime.com/american-vice/ “Take an …
The American Gaming Association, trade body for the nation’s land gambling operators, is gearing up for a PR campaign designed to coincide with the 2016 presidential elections and ensure that candidates fully understand the importance of gambling to the US economy. Unveiling its “Gaming Votes” campaign this week, the Association claimed that the industry has …