Despite many states earmarking casino money for responsible gaming services, the America Gaming Association (AGA) said in its 2020 State of the States report that some of the money isn’t being used as intended.<\/p>\n
Each year, the casino gaming industry generates nearly $10 billion in gaming tax revenue for state governments, some of which is intended for advancing responsible gaming efforts and the prevention of problem gambling. While many states are spending these funds for their intended purpose, others are not,” the AGA Responsible Gambling Collaborative explained.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The AGA reports that some states that first collect the casino tax funds do not reallocate the money to the charitable responsible gaming nonprofits as expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GambleAware is calling on the UK Parliament to require the gaming industry to set aside some of its revenue to fund gambling awareness programs, such as its own. GambleAware is an independent nonprofit that has an agreement in place with the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). Together, they operate the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":170617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
GambleAware Seeks Funding Through Revised UK Gaming Laws<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n