Key Takeaways
- President and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA) has issued a statement opposing Sheldon Adelson’s aspirations to ban online gambling.
- Geoff Freeman says that prohibition has repeatedly failed in the US, and so the AGA supports “pragmatism and strong regulation of online gaming that protects consumers.”
- Adelson’s plans for a new lobbying organization, the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, received mainstream coverage in the Washington Post.
In a response to Sheldon Adelson’s plans to lobby for a federal ban on online gaming, the President and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA) has issued a statement of opposition.
The AGA’s membership includes Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corporation, so the diplomatic tone is not unexpected.
