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AGA publishes new sports betting principles

28 Apr 2017

The trade body for US land casino operators, the American Gaming Association, has announced that its board of directors has ratified a new set of policy principles outlining the industry’s approach to legalised sports betting. The principles are intended to create clear guideposts as discussions with key policymakers, allies and interested parties become more granular, …

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AGA commissioned survey delivers positive result

27 Apr 2017

The American Gaming Association has published the results of an independent study on public attitudes to more widely legal sports betting in the United States. The Association commissioned Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research to do the study, and the firm concluded that support for expanded sports betting has gained traction in recent years in the legal …

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American Gaming Systems looks at IPO

19 Apr 2017

U.S. full-service casino gaming products and B2B and B2C social casino provider, American Gaming Systems LLC (AGS) has submitted a draft registration statement to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a potential initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for …

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Most NFL fans support legalised sports betting, says American Gaming Association

7 Apr 2017

A poll of 45,165 National Football League fans this year by the research firm Morning Consult, commissioned by the American Gaming Association has found that in general fans support the idea of more widely available sports betting beyond the restrictive federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which confines betting to just four US states. …

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American Gaming Association predicts $36.5 billion will be wagered on Major League Baseball in 2017

30 Mar 2017

The American Gaming Association continued its crusade for wider sports betting legalisation in the United States this week, issuing a statement that claims this year’s Major League Baseball competitions will trigger a $36.5 billion wagering spree – 97 percent of it illegal. The season starts in a few days’ time, and the AGA claims that …

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American Dad – New slot from Playtech

3 Mar 2017

Playtech has released a new 5 reel 40 pay-line online slot titled American Dad, with a theme inspired by the Simpsons-style animated cartoon television show of the same name. In addition to Wilds and Scatters the game boasts Multipliers, Free Spins, Re-Spins and Stacked symbols, with several key elements: The Schmooblydong Wheels can trigger re-spins …

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World Match release 12 HTML5 poker titles

28 Feb 2017

Malta-based developer World Match has released twelve, HTML5 video poker games covering most poker variants and a jackpot feature. Titles comprise Super Las Vegas HD, The Saloon HD, Mega Jack HD, Aces and Faces HD, Deuces Wild HD, Jacks or Better HD, 10’s or Better HD, All American HD, Double Bonus Poker HD, Joker Poker …

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American actress new face of GVC Foxy brands

28 Feb 2017

American actress Heather Graham is the new face of GVC Holding’s Foxy Casino and Bingo brands forming an integral part of the company’s GBP 10 million product revamp (see previous  report). The first in a series of six tongue-in-cheek commercials will see Graham donning the iconic purple Foxy suit while offering the director suggestions for …

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U.S. legalised sports betting; a ‘perfect storm’ ahead?

24 Feb 2017

The American Gaming Association’s CEO Geoff Freeman continued his campaign for the overthrow of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) as a “failed law” this week, and predicted that a “perfect storm” was forming for the wider legalisation of sports betting in the United States. Speaking to Yahoo News, Freeman listed a Republican …

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AGA drives the legalised sports betting idea home

31 Jan 2017

The American Gaming Association continued its drive for the wider legalisation of sports betting in the United States Tuesday, leveraging interest in the upcoming Super Bowl final by publishing some telling statistics via Twitter and noting: “Only about $132M will be wagered legally through sports books by kick-off, $4.5B placed illegally [via Vegas sportsbooks]” The …

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Betconstruct fantasy sports add American sports

25 Jan 2017

BetConstruct’s fantasy sports offer has expanded to offer American sports in time for the US Fantasy Sports Trade Association’s (FSTA) Winter Conference 2017, which is being held in Nashville this week . Fantasy sports partners can now offer their customers American football, baseball, ice hockey and basketball along with improved functionalities such as a detailed …

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Major online slot win for South American online punter

21 Dec 2016

One lucky South American player had 955,308 reasons to smile this week as he struck the Gold Mega Jackpot on PartyCasino’s download slot, Super Mystic. Playing for just $2.25 per spin,a 63-year-old player identified only as Mr. M scored a phenomenal prize pay-out of 424,581x his bet. He plans to spend the resulting $955,308 windfall …

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Now the AGA joins the supreme court fight for legalised sports betting

17 Nov 2016

Hard on the heels of reports earlier this week that five US states and three civil liberties bodies have joined New Jersey’s appeal to the US Supreme Court for the wider liberalisation of sports betting comes the news that the American Gaming Association has filed an amicus brief supporting the action. The land casino operator’s …

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U.S. sports betting restrictions for review by congress?

21 Oct 2016

The American Gaming Association’s support for a more liberalised sports betting environment in the United States has been increasingly evident this year, and it could have been influential in persuading Congress to take another look at the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. PASPA, as it is widely known, restricts legal sports betting to just …

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AGA uses new Nielsen figures to promote legalised sports betting

15 Sep 2016

The American Gaming Association has used social media and other channels to urge US media to “jump on board” its drive to legalise sports betting in the United States, highlighting a Neilsen study that suggests that if sports betting was legalised the number of regular season viewers of NFL events would jump by 17 million …

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PR expert joins American Gaming Association

15 Sep 2016

Erik Balbaugh, a PR veteran with experience in both Washington DC and Boston as a consultant, has been appointed as VP Public Affairs by the land gambling trade body the American Gaming Association. The former PR advisor to Democrat political leaders like Hillary Clinton and John Kerry is tasked with playing a major role in …

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North American eSports teams form professional association

14 Sep 2016

Seven North American eSports teams – Team Solomid, Cloud9, Team Liquid, Counter Logic Gaming, Immortals, NRG eSports and compLexity – have formed a professional league which will come into force next January, branded the Professional eSports Association (PEA). The mission of the PEA, which will be headed by Former Riot Games manager Jason Katz, is …

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American Gaming Association ramping up legalised sports betting efforts

9 Sep 2016

The American Gaming Association’s increasingly aggressive campaign for the legalisation of sports betting at state levels in the United States received a major boost as the current NFL season got underway this week. Using social media and other channels, the Association drew attention to an infographic on its educated estimate that the season will see …

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Fun88 named Asian and Latin American partner for Tottenham Hotspurs

10 Aug 2016

English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspurs “The Club” named betting operator FUN88 its official betting partner in the Asian and Latin American territories for the second time. The two-year agreement will see the Club and FUN88 work together through a range of online and offline activities. The Club, with over 200 million supporters across …

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American Gaming Association to fight for legalised sports betting

10 Aug 2016

The American Gaming Association has commented on yesterday’s decision by the US 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which probably ended New Jersey’s ambitions to by-pass the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act by legalising intrastate sports betting (see previous report), commenting that it is Washington’s responsibility to fix a clearly failed law. In a …

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Globalbet in South American deal with Spingol

27 Jul 2016

Virtual sports provider GlobalBet has expanded its relationship with LatAm sports betting firm Spingol for the integration of its complete virtual sports portfolio. “This partnership has enabled us together to position ourselves as a leading player across this emerging continent, providing the best and most comprehensive sports betting website in Latin America,” said Global Bet …

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Law enforcement officers attend conference on sports betting

21 Jun 2016

Providing more evidence that it is increasingly leaning toward regulated sports betting across the USA, the American Gaming Association hosted its first-ever Law Enforcement Summit late last week to better understand the nature of the multi-billion dollar market and garner lawmen’s opinions on its possible regulation. Ed Davis, a former Boston police commissioner and a …

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57.4 million North American players like fantasy sports

15 Jun 2016

Fantasy sports participation in North America has reached 57.4-million players according to new research conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs for the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA), a trade body representing the interests of both fantasy and daily fantasy sports. This is the highest number of players recorded in the history of the study and a …

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American Gaming Association touts sports betting legalisation

2 Jun 2016

In an initiative that is becoming increasingly noticeable, the US land casino trade body the American Gaming Association has been touting legalised sports betting through conference appearances and in social media. This week saw a typical example, with the Association taking to Twitter to point out that billions of dollars are about to be wagered …

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