The American Gaming Association (AGA) opened its office in Washington, D.C., in June 1995 with the fundamental goal of creating a better understanding of the gaming entertainment industry by bringing facts about the industry to the general public, elected officials, other decision makers and the media through education and advocacy.

The AGA represents the commercial casino entertainment industry by addressing federal legislative and regulatory issues affecting its members and their employees and customers, such as federal taxation, Internet gambling, and travel and tourism matters.

In addition, the AGA has an aggressive public education program designed to educate target audiences in the nation's capital and across the country about the positive role that commercial gaming plays in communities across the country.

The AGA provides leadership in addressing issues that impact the entire gaming industry and in developing industrywide programs on critical issues such as responsible gaming and diversity. The AGA also supports the global industry by organizing gaming’s largest and most successful trade shows, the Global Gaming Expo family of events.

The AGA also serves as the industry's first national gaming information clearinghouse, providing the media, elected officials, other decision makers and the public with timely, accurate gaming industry data.

AGA Membership
Membership Since 1995, the American Gaming Association (AGA) has been the leading voice of the commercial casino industry, serving as an advocate for its members and their employees.
The AGA serves its members by:

• Communicating the positive impact of the gaming industry.
• Protecting industry interests on Capitol Hill.
• Creating business opportunities through the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) family of events.
• Developing new research on industry trends
• Providing outreach tools to help members tell the industry story.
• Helping gaming companies implement world-class responsible gaming programs
• Aggregating industry economic impact data.
• Organizing employee education initiatives.
• Promoting diversity as a business imperative.

For an AGA membership packet, which includes lists of current AGA members and the AGA board of directors, most recent issues of the AGA newsletters, a current annual report, State of the States: The AGA Annual Survey of Casino Entertainment, and information on becoming an AGA member, contact Ted Lynch at 202-552-2688.