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The American Gaming Association (AGA) has published a new report urging regulators to enact quick changes that would allow the casino industry to adopt cashless payments. Cashless Payments Needed to Modernize the Casino Industry in the US Moving forward, US casinos would prefer to rely on cashless payments as a way to deter the spread […]

AGA Encourages Regulators to Seek Cashless Payments on US Casino Floors

By Julie Moraine

Business

AGA Publishes 2019 Figures, Commercial Casinos Collect $43.6bn in Revenue

June 5, 2020

In a new report summing the “State of Play” in the United States, the American Gaming Association posted a detailed breakdown of the commercial casino landscape in 2019. AGA Publishes New Figures Revealing Growth in 2019 Commercial casinos had a strong 2019 a new report by the American Gaming Association (AGA) revealed on Wednesday this […]

AGA Publishes 2019 Figures, Commercial Casinos Collect $43.6bn in Revenue

By Fiona Simmons

Legal

AGA Urges for Update of “Outdated” Jackpot Reporting Threshold

May 21, 2020

Presidential executive order gives the U.S. gaming industry an opportunity to push jackpot reporting threshold to $5,000, AGA says. New Presidential Order an Opportunity for Gaming in the U.S. The American Gaming Association (AGA) has welcomed a new executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration, in which they propose to target needed […]

AGA Urges for Update of “Outdated” Jackpot Reporting Threshold

By Fiona Simmons

Sports

Stop Legitimizing Offshore Sports Betting, Says AGA Boss

May 18, 2020

Offshore sportsbooks continue to be mentioned in mainstream media, says AGA chief executive, cautioning mainstream publications to not help blur the lines between legitimate operators and offshore establishments. AGA Chief Executive Calls for Media to Not Legitimize Offshore Bookies The President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Gaming Association (AGA), Bill Miller, made a […]

Stop Legitimizing Offshore Sports Betting, Says AGA Boss

By Julie Moraine

Business

AGA Approves of SBA Proposed Changes to Aid Gambling SMEs

April 26, 2020

Finally, an amendment has been introduced by SBA which would allow small gambling businesses to weather the COVID-19 lockdown and receive federal funding. The Latest PPP Changes Finally Get Approval from AGA Following weeks of pressure and debates, the Small Business Administration (SBA) finally agreed to revise the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) on Friday, April […]

AGA Approves of SBA Proposed Changes to Aid Gambling SMEs

By Rachael Price

Casino

Updated PPP Will Need Further Changes, Advises AGA

April 15, 2020

Bill Miller, AGA CEO comments on the most recent guidelines regarding the Paycheck Protection Program. CEO Bill Miller Comments on the Updated PPP Bill Miller CEO of American Gaming Association (AGA) commented on the release of the updated guidelines for the regulation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The CARES act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and […]

Updated PPP Will Need Further Changes, Advises AGA

By Stoyan Todorov

Legal

AGA CEO Asks President Trump to Revise SBA’s PPP Loans for Gaming

April 9, 2020

Bill Miller, AGA CEO, has urged President Trump backed by members of Congress, to review the relief offered by SBA to small businesses and extended under the PPP loans to include gaming companies. AGA Continues to Criticize SBA Coronavirus Relief Measures The American Gaming Association (AGA) has addressed a letter to US President Donald Trump, […]

AGA CEO Asks President Trump to Revise SBA’s PPP Loans for Gaming

By Mike Johnson

Legal

AGA Turns to SBA to Amend PPP’s Interim Guidelines to Allow Small Gaming Companies Access

April 5, 2020

The American Gaming Association /AGA/, the US gaming industry representative body, has expressed its concerns regarding some of the eligibility rules related to one section of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security /CARES/ Act, the Paycheck Protection Program /PPP/, valued at $349 billion. Under PPP, small businesses that have up to 500 […]

AGA Turns to SBA to Amend PPP’s Interim Guidelines to Allow Small Gaming Companies Access

By Julie Moraine

Featured

AGA Hails Senate For Passing $2T Economic Aid Package

March 26, 2020

The American Gaming Association /AGA/ has issued a press release on its website, heaping praise on the US Senate for passing the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security /CARES/ Act, urging the House to move quickly to progress the bill to the President, to ensure the necessary legislation is in place to help prop up […]

AGA Hails Senate For Passing $2T Economic Aid Package

By Simon Deloit

Casino

Nevada Hardest Hit Employment-Wise Due To Covid-19 Mitigation Measures

March 24, 2020

The Economic Policy Institute /EPI/, a non-profit, non-partisan think tank organization that focuses on conducting research and analyses of economic data, claims that Nevada will be the most affected state in terms of new unemployment due to the temporary closures of non-essential businesses. Nevada Tops The List Nevada that has significant exposure to the leisure, […]

Nevada Hardest Hit Employment-Wise Due To Covid-19 Mitigation Measures

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AGA Encourages Regulators to Seek Cashless Payments on US Casino Floors

AGA Publishes 2019 Figures, Commercial Casinos Collect $43.6bn in Revenue

AGA Urges for Update of “Outdated” Jackpot Reporting Threshold

Stop Legitimizing Offshore Sports Betting, Says AGA Boss

AGA Approves of SBA Proposed Changes to Aid Gambling SMEs

Updated PPP Will Need Further Changes, Advises AGA

AGA CEO Asks President Trump to Revise SBA’s PPP Loans for Gaming

AGA Turns to SBA to Amend PPP’s Interim Guidelines to Allow Small Gaming Companies Access

AGA Hails Senate For Passing $2T Economic Aid Package

Nevada Hardest Hit Employment-Wise Due To Covid-19 Mitigation Measures