The AGA’s mission is to “relentlessly protect against harmful and often misinformed public policies,” and to pave “a path forward for growth, innovation, and reinvestment.” The repeal of the federal ban on sports betting has been the association’s primary focus in recent months.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Poker Players Alliance is another iGaming-focused lobbying firm, which campaigns for the authorization of internet poker.<\/p>\n
But iDEA will be first to exclusively embrace only online gambling’s interests and promote them at the political level, which more often than not is where it really counts.<\/p>\n
That being said, the site somewhat oddly repeatedly refers to its focus as “online interactive entertainment business,” making it look as though saying “gambling” or “online casinos” will scare too many politicians away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An online gambling lobbying group called iDEA (iDevelopment and Economic Association) has set up shop in Washington, DC, just steps from the White House and President Trump’s Oval Office. The coalition includes many of the most prominent players in internet gambling, including Amaya, parent company to PokerStars, plus GVC Holdings, owner of bwin and partypoker, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":52972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19,13,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Online Gambling Lobbying Group "iDEA" Forms in Washington, DC<\/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