Indian Gaming 2017 Tradeshow and Conference

Normalization of Sports Betting - The Push for Decriminalization in Washington, D.C. (Room 28 CD)

11 Apr 17
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: iGaming

Speaker(s): Dennis J. Whittlesey, Member, Dickinson Wright; Sean McGuiness, Partner, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie; Chrissi Ross Nimmo, Senior Assistant Attorney General , Cherokee Nation; Dan Shapiro, SVP/Chief Development Officer, Caesars Digital

Moderator(s): Erik Balsbaugh, Vice President of Public Affairs, American Gaming Association ;

New gaming technologies have reinvigorated the debate to legalize sports betting and more states are seeking to overturn PASPA.  The American Gaming Association has made sports betting legalization a signature issue in 2017 and is asking for the assistance of the National Indian Gaming Association. Erik Balsbaugh is leading the AGA’s political education campaign. Learn more about this decriminalization effort and what sports betting can mean for Indian Gaming.