The American Gaming Association (AGA) has called on the US Department of Justice to crack down on sportsbooks, illegal online casinos and unregulated “skill game” machines in a new letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Bill Miller, president and CEO of AGA, clarifies that, although illegal gaming is not something new, “the brazen and coordinated manner in which it occurs—both online and in communities—has elevated this problem to a level that requires significant federal attention”.
For this reason, he expresses the association's official request to the United States Department of Justice to give priority to this problem "to protect American consumers, crack down on illegal operators, and enforce federal regulations".
The AGA letter outlines the pervasive nature of illegal gambling and the threat these unregulated operators pose to consumers, state economies and the legal gaming industry as part of the association's ongoing initiative to stamp out the illegal market.
More specifically, the AGA demands from the Department of Justice the following actions:
- Continuing to educate consumers on legal gaming options and the dangers associated with illegal operations.
- Investigating and indicting the largest offshore operations—such as Bovada, MyBookie and BetOnline—that openly violate federal and state laws.
- Clarifying that “skill-based” machine manufactures must comply with the Johnson Act registration requirements and anti-money laundering standards and pursuing aggressive enforcement actions against those entities that do not fully comply.
Bill Miller has further reported that "Illegal operators have been put on notice: their days as a scourge on our nation are numbered." Likewise, he emphasizes that “These bad actors prey on vulnerable customers, offer no consumer protections, do not ensure integrity or fair play, and generate no economic benefit for states or tribal nations.”
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