- American Gaming Association (AGA) Chief Executive Geoff Freeman has announced that it will no longer actively online gambling legislation.
- The AGA split on the issue as its richest member Sheldon Adelson, initiated a campaign to oppose online gambling in every US state.
- The absence of the AGA’s voice in of the campaign to restore online poker to the whole of the United States is unlikely to make a real difference. Individual will continue to political initiatives which new legislation.
American Gaming Association (AGA) Chief Executive Geoff Freeman has announced that it will no longer actively online gambling legislation. 362x2
The initiated a campaign to oppose online gambling in every US state.
Freeman said that the disagreement among , many of whom have now been licensed in Nevada, Delaware or New Jersey, made the issue one that the AGA “cannot lead on.”
In partnership with 888 Holdings, Caesars Interactive Entertainment has been one of the leaders of the drive for state regulated online gambling.
“On this issue, we’ve agreed to disagree,” said executive vice president of communications and government relations Jan Jones Blackhurst.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Freeman added that “one of the things I’ve learned in this industry is we are extraordinarily competent at shooting at one another.”
The absence of the AGA’s voice in of the campaign to restore online poker to the whole of the United States will have little impact. Individual will continue to political initiatives which new legislation.