The American gaming association is a United States association that was founded in the year 1995 with the desire of promoting, educating and lobbying in the gaming industry sense. It as well desires to serve the gaming industry information clearing house, providing to the public and to the decisions makers, accurate gaming industry data

Who are the AGA members? They are major casino operators – Ameristar Casinos, Aristrocat Technologies, Atronic Americas, Bally Technologies, Boyd Gaming Corporation, International Gaming Technology, Konami Gaming, Las Vegas Sands Corp, MGM Resorts International, Shuffle Master, WMS Gaming; financial services companies and professional services – Bank of America, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman, Sachs & Co, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Ernst & Young, Lionel Sawyer & Collins, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ropes & Gray LLP,  Steelman Partners; suppliers – Cashman Equipment Company, Coca – Cola Bottling Company of Las Vegas, iView Systems, Southern Wine & Spirits of Nevada; representatives of state as well as some important publications, such as – Casino Association of Indiana, Colorado Gaming Association, Louisiana Gaming Association, Mississippi Casino Operators Association, Regulatory Management Counselors. These one’s listed above are not all, but they represent the vast majority.

Anyone that decides in getting involved in the American gaming association, one can if one understands the AGA meaning, if one is in accordance to the AGA wishes and things it fights and advocates for, if one is a part of the casino industry or at least of one of the sportsbooks, associations, publications, financial service providers, pari-mutuel operators and unions. For entering this Association one must fill in a membership application form, complete it and then send it by mail or by fax at the available addresses. The response will not cease to appear.

What this institution is trying to promote is responsible gaming, both at the company and at the industry gaming level. In 1996 AGA offered funds in order to create the National Center for Responsible Gaming, that dealt mainly with the understanding the effects gambling has on youth and therefore treating this disorder that affects the vast majority of young people. This center works together with referees, parents, mentors in order to be able to combat the bad effects gambling has on teenagers and youth of all ages.



The gaming institutions are not required to be closed but they are required to have a more responsible conduit, therefore the AGA has released its most popular responsible gaming campaign, known under eth name of “Keep it Fun” campaign. It was then, in 2005 at its release seen with doubtful eyes, but after almost five years, it is the biggest campaign ever. Every profit made through this campaign is donated to the NCRG center.

This year is held the 13^th Annual Responsible Gaming Education Week and it is to be held between 2 to 6^th of August. The theme if this year’s week of responsible gaming is Taking the mystery out of the slot machine. It intends to focus on the educating employees and the public as well, on how slot machines work and as well learning how they really work. There are more than a half of million electronic gaming machines in just thirty eight states. Despite of this, few employees and patrons are aware of how these games truly work.

The gaming industry is one of the biggest industries in the world and as well one that has the biggest profit as well. While one entering this industry must be very well aware of the fact that besides of having a good amount of money to put into it, one must have as well some knowledge. If one knows nothing about the gaming industry he will most likely be fooled and lose all his money. This is a large industry, hard to enter but very easy to get out of.