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MGM Resorts and NHL Announce Sports-Betting Agreement

MGM Resorts International has signed its second multiyear agreement with a professional sports league, reaching a deal with the National Hockey League to form a strategic relationship with regard to sports betting. Under terms of the deal, MGM Resorts will become the NHL’s first official sports-betting partner. Earlier this year, MGM announced a similar agreement with […]

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William Hill Sports Book Signs With New Jersey Devils

Sports betting operator William Hill US has announced a multiyear deal with the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center, making the Devils the first professional sports team to partner with a sport book in New Jersey since the state allowed legalized sports wagering. The sponsorship includes a suite at the arena in Newark, New Jersey, that […]

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Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros

As sports betting prepares to take off, the CEO of the Sport Integrity Global Alliance is leading an effort to safeguard competition on the field. The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that paved the way for legalized sports wagering will have profound impacts on the sports industry in the United States. Among the many concerns as sports organizations, betting regulators and host cities navigate the new landscape is how to protect the integrity of the competition on the field, which may be ripe for corruption or match-fixing when more money is at stake on the game. Leagues have also expressed an interest in collecting an “integrity fee”—a portion of the bets placed to help them monitor these issues—which has its own challenges. Fortunately, the Geneva-based Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA)…

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NCAA Lifts Hosting Ban for States With Sports Betting

Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would allow all states to offer legalized sports wagering, the NCAA has announced it is temporarily lifting its longtime ban on staging championship events in states that allow betting on single games. The NCAA Board of Governors decided to lift the ban to “ensure championship location continuity by […]

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Geoff Freeman

Geoff Freeman

When Geoff Freeman took over the job of representing the nation’s casino industry as president and CEO of the American Gaming Association in July, he brought years of experience in Washington, D.C., helping other industries shape their messages and advocate for their causes. Freeman spent seven years at the U.S. Travel Association, most recently as executive vice-president and chief operating officer. His career experience also includes jobs with mortgage lender Freddie Mac and the American Association of Health Plans. In his new role, he is helping tell the story of an industry that produced $6 billion in revenue for Las Vegas alone in 2013, and one where…

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