AGA, Sports Leagues Pushing AG to the Brink
The American Gaming Association may be forcing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland into a corner, Gambling911 can report. We have reached out to one of the top industry attorney's for an interpretation, but it does appear that the AGA is hell bent on driving legalized sports betting into the gutter. Let's look at marijuana as the perfect example then we will examine what is happening in the United Kingdom, once a bookmaker "Wild West" but no longer.
On Garland's plate is how to better address marijuana laws in the days ahead.
The U.S. Attorney says that the Justice Department is “examining” marijuana policy and will be addressing the issue “in the days ahead.”
This is in response to one senator - Brian Schatz (D-HI) - wanting to know how the DOJ intended to reissue Obama-era guidance to federal prosecutors on cannabis enforcement priorities.
Garland has since said that the “the Department is examining a range of issues that relate to marijuana and its production, sale, and use, and we intend to address these issues in the days ahead.”
That brings us to the AGA and its attempts to push Garland to the brink, which it could.
The American Gaming Association, and a few congresspeople, want to know what Garland intends to do about offshore sportsbooks actually being able to compete with "licensed and regulated" sportsbooks in some U.S. states. They recently sent Garland a letter requesting for prosecution of those who operate websites like MyBookie.ag and Bovada, the later a friend of the Gambling911 website, the former of which is banned for life from ever advertising on the Gambling911 website.
The move is bound to wake a sleeping giant....and maybe it needs to.
What happens in the United Kingdom is likely to follow in the U.S. and the UK is finally realizing that sports leagues and gambling do not mix.
Garland is likely to understand what the UK is only discovering now. Sports sponsorship deals with betting sites will lead to addiction and crime. We here at Gambling911.com wholeheartedly agree.
The leagues certainly held this position years ago, then they got greedy. They were looking to stop the perforation of sports betting site at a time when offshore sportsbooks pushed for legalization in the U.S. The NFL blocked New Jersey's attempts to legalize sports betting up until the time the Supreme Court determined prohibition was no longer acceptable.
Gambling911.com therefore suports any moves Attorney General Garland may take in eliminating professional sports sponsorship deals with U.S. sports gambling websites as these can be highly destructive. The AGA letter shoud help to facilitate this process.
Law enforcement agencies have long relied on Gambling911.com to understand the industry. Gambling911.com sued the Justice Department and won a landmark decision ensuring its friends in the sector were not exposed to the Black Friday endictments of 2011 when others promoted the likes of Full Tilt Poker.
Affiliates Are Doomed
Keep reporting on the AGA efforts and sports betting affiliates will be put in their place, much like they have been in the UK (think Bet365).
Keep Bitching and putting up stupid articles and see what happens moving foward.
Y'all gonna learn the hard way maybe.
- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com
