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Miller said the AGA wants to add to the choir of supporters it has on Capitol Hill. He noted the revival of the Congressional Gaming Caucus was a good step. In addition, the industry scored some key victories, which included getting the Small Business Association to give small gaming businesses access to Paycheck Protection Program loans, which helped them stay afloat and kept workers from the unemployment line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Now, the group wants to see the industry get more COVID relief and get liability protection from lawsuits. The AGA will also fight to reduce the slot tax reporting threshold and repeal excise taxes casinos and sportsbooks pay.<\/p>\n
Payment modernization has taken some positive steps as well. Miller noted Nevada and Pennsylvania have already approved regulations allowing digital payments in casinos, and other states will soon follow. The technology is also being used in tribal casinos.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of these innovations will help limit the spread of COVID-19, and accelerate gaming\u2019s modernization,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Lastly, Miller noted the growth that has taken place with sports betting. There are now 22 states and the District of Columbia that have legalized sports wagering, and the AGA will keep endorsing efforts to expand legalization elsewhere, too.<\/p>\n
The AGA said it will put its efforts to ensure governments create regulatory structures that make legal products competitive to the offshore books and other illegal bookies taking bets. That includes establishing reasonable tax structures and allowing mobile applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Even as COVID-19 has brought a lot of uncertainty to the country, the economy, and the gaming industry in America, the head of the country\u2019s leading trade organization for casinos opened the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) and said he sees a bright future for its members. \u201cWe\u2019ve been through a lot of tough challenges before, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":153550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
G2E: AGA CEO Miller Kicks Off Virtual Expo Outlining 2021 Gaming Goals<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n