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AGA spent $641,621.09 Lobbying for Online Gambling

The American Gaming Association spent $641,621.09 lobbying the federal government in Q2-2011 on issues such as Internet gambling & online poker, a recent Congressional disclosure report shows.

The amount is $281,015.61 more than what the trade association for US land casino operators spent in last year’s second quarter.

It is clear that the AGA are full steam ahead in doing all possible in lobbying for online gaming. With such big players as Caesars already to go with online gambling whenever the Frderal laws change.

The details of how, where and whom the money was spent is not clear.

Staff

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