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AGA is betting on Reid

4 Sep 2010

The respected industry publication Las Vegas Review Journal reported Friday that the American Gaming Association, a trade body comprised of most of America’s top terrestrial gambling giants, is backing the re-election of Democrat and veteran Nevada politician Harry Reid in the November mid-terms.

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AGA spent $360 000 on US lobbying in Q2

11 Aug 2010

The American Gaming Association spent $360 000 – an increase over the $326 000 it spent last year in the same period – in Q2/2010 lobbying, mandatory disclosure filings have revealed.

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More operators changing American online action to new US software

20 May 2010

Two more Microgaming licensees have notified affiliates that they will be switching US players to an independent software platform servicing the US market.

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Tough times for American gamblers

7 May 2010

The impact of the US recession on gamblers has been noted by the American Gaming Association, which reported this week that revenue from casino gambling fell 5.5 percent overall in 2009, with the take falling $1.8 billion from the $32.5 billion of revenue in 2008.

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Oddsmatrix to supply Latin American white label sports book

7 Apr 2010

The Latin American online gambling operator Vision Media has become the first company in the region to order a white label sports book from OddsMatrix.

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AGA confirms it is open to the concept of internet gambling regulation

27 Mar 2010

The CardPlayer magazine interview with Frank Fahrenkopf, chief executive of the American Gaming Association, has been followed by a position statement from the trade association, which represents major land gambling operators.

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AGA spent $345000 lobbying in Q4 2009

14 Mar 2010

The American Gaming Association, a trade association that represents the interests of the main land gambling firms in the United States, spent $345 000 in the fourth quarter 2009 to lobby on issues such as online gambling and health care reform, according to a recent mandatory disclosure report.

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US legalisation unlikely?

27 Nov 2009

Casting the shadow of pessimism over the prospect of US legalisation as the week ended was an article in the Las Vegas Sun, which reported on a survey of 17 Internet gambling experts carried out by the American Gaming Association, which itself is maintaining a neutral stance on the issue.

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AGA chief gives the latest on land casinos

18 Nov 2009

When Frank Fahrenkopf, chief of the American Gaming Association, speaks at the annual Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, both the online and land branches of the gambling industry look for indicators on the health of the business and the direction it is taking.

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Central American online competition

13 Oct 2009

Beneficial Holdings Inc., a Nicaraguan-based gaming company that has pushed out an extraordinary number of press releases on its land activities this year, has announced progress in finding a white label online casino provider, narrowing its search down to two companies.

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Is Rome Casino in trouble with Amex?

27 Aug 2009

What appears to be a premature announcement from Top Game-powered online casino Rome Casino.com has triggered a tough response from the US card giant American Express.

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Religious right writes to Congress

13 Jun 2009

Predictably, the religious right is mobilising to oppose Congressman Barney Frank’s proposed legislation aimed at regulating and licensing online gambling in the United States.

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Would American legalisation include a protectionist element?

28 May 2009

The blog at Reason.com provided some interesting reading on the impact of U.S. online gambling legalisation this week, airing some previously unpublished views by gambling law expert Prof. I. Nelson Rose, whom it quoted as saying: “…the federal government will end up doing nothing, except for a little unnecessary duplication of effort to make it …

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AGA report shows gambling revenue decline

19 May 2009

The American Gaming Association, a trade association representing the interests of US land gambling operators, has confirmed news reports of tough times for the industry by releasing annual statistics showing a decline in gambling revenues of  $ 1.6 billion to $ 32.5 billion in full year 2008.

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Betsson online punters benefit from American technology

26 Apr 2009

The Bellevue, Washington-based customer service technology provider nGenera has announced the completion of an agreement with online gambling group Betsson Malta Limited that doubles the gambling company’s capacity to handle customer queries without increasing staff.

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A.G.A spent $368 000 on lobbying in Q4

9 Mar 2009

Quarter 4, 2008 expenditure on political lobbying by the American Gaming Association totalled $368 000 and was again mainly devoted to matters involving online gambling, Associated Press reports.

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AGA undecided on legalisation of US online gambling

8 Jan 2009

  The spirits of supporters of legalised and regulated online gambling in the United States were lifted at G2E last year when the chief of the American Gaming Association, Frank Fahrenkopf, revealed that his members – all high powered American land gambling companies – would be discussing the issue in detail at a December board …

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Another call for US regulation

4 Dec 2008

The popular publication Techdirt weighed in on the regulation of online gambling in the USA this week, calling the American Gaming Association’s support for a study of online gambling “about as wishy-washy as could be” in an editorial.

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