Industry
July 1, 2026
Maryland Gambling Regulator’s Independence Called Into Question Over AGA Letter
According to documents obtained through a public records request, the American Gaming Association (AGA), which represents commercial casinos, supplied Maryland officials with an interesting template letter regarding the CFTC and prediction markets in April of last year. Apparently, it urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ban sports-related event contracts offered by companies such […]
Prediction Markets
May 29, 2026
Gaming Lobby Sounds Alarm on Billion-Dollar Tax Gap From Prediction Markets
State and tribal governments are missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes as legacy sportsbook operators clash with newer prediction market platforms, industry officials say. AGA Claims Prediction Markets Cost States Over $1B in Tax Revenue The American Gaming Association (AGA) has stepped up its criticism, claiming the rapid growth of prediction-based […]
Prediction Markets
May 18, 2026
Tribal and Gaming Leaders Warn Congress over Prediction Market Growth
Two of the most influential voices in US gaming have issued a fresh warning to Congress as lawmakers weigh a significant shift in financial regulation. In a joint letter sent Friday, American Gaming Association (AGA) president and CEO William C. Miller Jr. and Indian Gaming Association (IGA) chairman David Z. Bean urged lawmakers to draw […]
Prediction Markets
May 7, 2026
AGA Chief About CFTC Boss: “Quite Frankly, He Is a Joke”
The American Gaming Association’s (AGA) chief executive officer, Bill Miller, believes the casino industry and state regulators will ultimately prevail in their ongoing conflict over prediction markets. Speaking at the Economic Club of Las Vegas at Park MGM, the AGA head and Nevada Gaming Control Board Chair Mike Dreitzer addressed an audience of business leaders […]
Industry
March 27, 2026
Rift Between AGA and Sportsbooks Grows, as Bet365 Quits
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has been silently shedding members at a time when the trade group and the industry face pressure from all sides. The offshore gambling market is chugging along, sweepstakes casinos have taken a battering, but are holding on, and notably, the prediction market sector has surged to threaten the interests of […]
Prediction Markets
February 24, 2026
AGA President Claims CFTC Should Not Be in Charge of Gambling, Prediction Markets
Bill Miller, President and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), has recently criticized Michael Selig and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for the latter’s push for federal agencies to regulate sports betting, gambling, or prediction markets. Bill Miller Says States Should Be the Ones Regulating Gambling Miller was a guest on analyst Steve […]
Sports
January 30, 2026
AGA Expects Americans to Wager $1.76B on Super Bowl LX
A few days after the Legal Sports Report and the Sports Betting Alliance released their projections regarding Super Bowl betting, the American Gaming Association (AGA) published its own report. In addition to that, the association warned that the growing prediction markets sector might affect bettors’ perceptions. AGA Expects Record Betting Volume, in Line with Other […]
Sports
January 27, 2026
AGA Sees OpenBet, Sportradar Quit Possibly over Prediction Markets
The American Gaming Association (AGA) finds itself in a rough spot. On the one hand, the trade group has always maintained, critically with the key of its members, that the interests of the gambling industry in the United States are well aligned with economic, societal, and political goals. AGA Sheds Two More Members as Prediction […]
Sports
January 15, 2026
AGA And IGA Ask Congress to Limit Sports Prediction Market Contracts
Two major players in the US betting world are stepping up their efforts to convince lawmakers to act. They warn that sports-themed prediction markets without proper oversight now look a lot like full-blown betting operations. Call Intensifies for Congress to Rein in Prediction Market Sports Contracts This week, the American Gaming Association (AGA) and the […]
Industry
December 23, 2025
AGA Brings Ex-NJ Governor Chris Christie to Fight Prediction Markets
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is sounding a call to arms, as the onslaught of prediction markets in the United States continues. The trade group has criticized the expansion of the sector over the past months, and even fell out with FanDuel, DraftKings, and Fanatics, three of its most prominent members, who chose to quit […]
