iDEA Refutes Research by New Small Casino Coalition

Statement from the iDevelopment and Economic Association (iDEA)

In contrast to this small group of opponents, many leading U.S. casino operators recognize iGaming as a valuable complement to their brick-and-mortar businesses. By embracing digital gaming, they are modernizing their offerings, engaging new customers, and reinvesting in their physical properties and employees. Opposition to iGaming is both misguided and misinformed, ignoring the realities of consumer demand and the benefits of a well-regulated online marketplace for the overall gaming ecosystem.

Forming a group to oppose regulated online gaming does not change the fact that millions of Americans are already gambling online through illegal, unregulated operators that offer no consumer protections, responsible gaming safeguards, or tax contributions to the states.

The real risk to consumers and state economies is not the expansion of legal iGaming—it’s the unchecked growth of the illegal and unregulated online gaming market, which thrives in the absence of legal alternatives. iDEA Growth and its members remain committed to ensuring that gaming policy is shaped by facts, experience, and consumer realities.

Also see article published today by Chris Sieroty for Vixio GamblingCompliance here (paywall).