Industry Insider: Joe Asher, President, Sports Betting, IGT
Get the scoop from IGT President of Sports Betting Joe Asher about his background, how he’s seen the sports betting industry change in the five years since the Professional and Amateur Sports Protect Act (PASPA) was overturned, how IGT is continuing to innovate within the gaming space, and more, in this edition of the Industry Insider.
From the Desk Of…Casey Clark, Senior Vice President, AGA
May 14 will mark the five-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to strike down the federal ban on sports betting. In this short time, legal sports betting has grown faster than even the most bullish experts predicted—a testament to consumer demand for the protections of the legal market and to our industry’s continued hard work to get sports betting right.
Industry News: WNBA Joins AGA’s Have A Game Plan
The league will educate its fans on responsible sports wagering by providing turnkey resources for use by the league’s 12 teams. Campaign content will include in-venue, broadcast, digital, and social media activations, as well as in-app and website integration into the league’s WNBABet tab and content.
G2E On-Demand: The State of Legal Sports Betting Five Years Post-PASPA
Since the Supreme Court overruled the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, Americans have wagered more than $50 billion dollars and 35 states and the District of Columbia have legalized sports betting. In this session recorded at on-site at G2E 2022, hear from voices across the sports betting ecosystem discuss opportunities and headwinds, including what is next in regulation and legalization, where are we on responsible gaming, what does the market look like in the next five years, and more.