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The AGA Lobbying for the Online Casino Industry

The American Gaming Association had no choice but to reveal the US $100,000 spent in lobbying funds in the first half of 2007 thanks to U.S. federal law. The question still remains though what exactly the lobbyists hired by the AGA were lobbying for in the U.S. government. The online casinos issue is a hot ticket debate item in the U.S., and some organizations that would seemingly benefit from internet gambling are surprisingly against neutralizing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The AGA’s agenda is unknown, but those closely following the U.S. online casino debate report has previously stated its position on licensing and regulating the industry rather than the current ban.

The AGA represents the land-based casino industry – no online casino companies even when the companies were operating in the U.S. The Association’s public position on internet gambling is simple really, the Association stands firm that the industry needs a thorough study into the implications of online casino gambling, and the veracity of claims that new measures effectively eliminate underage gamblers and can identify problem gamblers.

But even with this public position on the online casinos issue, the exact nature of the AGA’s lobbying agenda is unknown. The 1995 U.S. federal law only goes so far as to mandate that political lobbyists disclose activities that could potentially influence members of the executive and legislative branches. For this reason it is evident that the AGA hired Fierce, Isakowitz & Blalock for $100,000 to lobby Congress, the Treasury Department, and the White House on online casino related issues.