{"id":276,"date":"2021-05-20T19:20:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/aga-president-bill-miller-calls-on-congress-to-better-protect-legal-sports-betting\/"},"modified":"2021-05-20T19:20:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:20:43","slug":"aga-president-bill-miller-calls-on-congress-to-better-protect-legal-sports-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/aga-president-bill-miller-calls-on-congress-to-better-protect-legal-sports-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"AGA President Bill Miller Calls on Congress to Better Protect Legal Sports Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Spis tre\u015bci<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/aga-president-bill-miller-calls-on-congress-to-better-protect-legal-sports-betting\/#Tax_Revision_Criminal_Resources\" title=\"Tax Revision, Criminal Resources\">Tax Revision, Criminal Resources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/aga-president-bill-miller-calls-on-congress-to-better-protect-legal-sports-betting\/#Plenty_of_Opponents\" title=\"Plenty of Opponents\">Plenty of Opponents<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Bill Miller, the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), says Congress must act to better protect legal sports betting markets.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173697\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173697 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-Miller-Presidente-da-AGA-Se-Mostra-Otimista-na-Recuperacao-do-Setor-do-Jogo-em-Discurso-na-G2E-2-142x77.jpg?x38396\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-Miller-Presidente-da-AGA-Se-Mostra-Otimista-na-Recuperacao-do-Setor-do-Jogo-em-Discurso-na-G2E-2-142x77.jpg?x38396\" alt=\"Bill Miller American Gaming Association sports betting\" width=\"1200\" height=\"653\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-Miller-Presidente-da-AGA-Se-Mostra-Otimista-na-Recuperacao-do-Setor-do-Jogo-em-Discurso-na-G2E-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-Miller-Presidente-da-AGA-Se-Mostra-Otimista-na-Recuperacao-do-Setor-do-Jogo-em-Discurso-na-G2E-2-142x77.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-Miller-Presidente-da-AGA-Se-Mostra-Otimista-na-Recuperacao-do-Setor-do-Jogo-em-Discurso-na-G2E-2-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-Miller-Presidente-da-AGA-Se-Mostra-Otimista-na-Recuperacao-do-Setor-do-Jogo-em-Discurso-na-G2E-2-768x418.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data- title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-Miller-Presidente-da-AGA-Se-Mostra-Otimista-na-Recuperacao-do-Setor-do-Jogo-em-Discurso-na-G2E-2.jpg?x38396\" alt=\"Bill Miller American Gaming Association sports betting\" width=\"1200\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-Miller-Presidente-da-AGA-Se-Mostra-Otimista-na-Recuperacao-do-Setor-do-Jogo-em-Discurso-na-G2E-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-Miller-Presidente-da-AGA-Se-Mostra-Otimista-na-Recuperacao-do-Setor-do-Jogo-em-Discurso-na-G2E-2-142x77.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-Miller-Presidente-da-AGA-Se-Mostra-Otimista-na-Recuperacao-do-Setor-do-Jogo-em-Discurso-na-G2E-2-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-Miller-Presidente-da-AGA-Se-Mostra-Otimista-na-Recuperacao-do-Setor-do-Jogo-em-Discurso-na-G2E-2-768x418.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">American Gaming Association President Bill Miller. The country\u2019s leading gaming industry lobbyist says more protections are needed to ensure the continued expansion of legal, regulated sports betting. (Image: American Gaming Association)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an op-ed published in <i>The Hill<\/i>, Miller says additional resources at the federal level are needed to further eradicate illegal underground sports betting. He\u2019s also calling on tax changes to allow legal sportsbooks to more fairly compete with illicit bookmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The US Supreme Court\u2019s May 2018 decision to strike down the federal ban on sports betting had limited sports gambling everywhere except Nevada. The AGA estimated that $150 billion was bet underground each year. Today, sports betting laws have been passed in 27 states, plus DC, to regulate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sports-betting-advertising-spend-154m-in-q1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">legal sports gambling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p><strong>Miller says $21 billion was bet legally in the US last year. While an impressive number, the nation\u2019s chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/us-gaming-industry-healthy-casino-revenue-matches-high\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gaming lobbyist<\/a> says that indicates that there is still much work to be done to rid the country of unlawful bookies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhile continued legalization is a big part of the solution, the right policy conditions are also essential for legal sportsbooks to effectively supplant the illegal market,\u201d Miller opined.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tax_Revision_Criminal_Resources\"><\/span><b>Tax Revision, Criminal Resources<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Miller is calling on Congress to create a tax environment that allows legal sportsbooks to keep more of their revenue. He calls out the federal excise tax, which is imposed on the sale of most goods and services, as one such item that needs to be removed.<\/p>\n<p>The AGA president additionally says Congress should dedicate more resources and assistance to state law enforcement to help unearth undercover gaming.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p><strong>Federal law enforcement must prioritize and provide additional resources to prosecute illegal bookmakers, while coordinating with state law enforcement and gaming regulators to ensure the sports betting market is safe for all consumers,\u201d<\/strong> Mill stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThree years after the PASPA decision, it\u2019s clear there is an appetite among sports fans to wager legally on the games they love to watch. While legal sports betting\u2019s success so far is worth celebrating, there\u2019s more we must do to ensure we\u2019re keeping it on the right track,\u201d Miller concluded.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plenty_of_Opponents\"><\/span><b>Plenty of Opponents<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i>The Hill <\/i>op-ed received much response. Miller\u2019s opinion celebrating the first three years of legal sports betting outside Nevada was widely panned among readers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a tragic headline,\u201d read one comment. Miller titled his op-ed, \u201cLegal Sports Betting Is Thriving \u2014 We Have to Work to Keep It That Way.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p><strong>Keep the gambling industry growing? Why? It produces nothing of value,\u201d<\/strong> said one person.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another commented, \u201cOne thing rarely talked about is how any form of compulsive gambling is as damaging to a family as any other destructive addiction.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To his credit, Miller did highlight available resources in the gaming industry that are designed to combat potential gambling addictions the expansion of legal sports betting might incite.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the regulated market comes a commitment to fair play and payouts \u2014 and customers who can\u2019t play responsibly always have access to whatever kind of help they need,\u201d Miller said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/aga-president-bill-miller-calls-congress-protect-legal-sports-betting\/\" target=\"_blank\">AGA President Bill Miller Calls on Congress to Better Protect Legal Sports Betting<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Miller, the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), says Congress must act to better protect legal sports betting markets. American Gaming Association President Bill Miller. The country\u2019s leading gaming industry lobbyist says more protections are needed to ensure the continued expansion of legal, regulated sports betting. (Image: American Gaming Association) In <a href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/aga-president-bill-miller-calls-on-congress-to-better-protect-legal-sports-betting\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}