New Group Lobbying for Legal Online Gaming in the US

Online gaming has always been a hot issue amongst politicians and policy makers in the US. It always feels like the fate of online gaming in the US is in some type of limbo, with rumors of certain states considering legality, and plans in the works of changes to the law. Now, a new group has been formed to lobby for changes to this status quo, favoring an integrated online gaming industry. The new group has stationed its offices in Washington D.C. and is known as iDEA, or, the i-Development and Economic Association.

iDEA aims to change the opinions of politicians and the public around online gaming.

The Idea behind iDEA

New Jersey So Far

The Figures

To give you an idea of just how positive the New Jersey experiment has been so far, here are some figures. The official findings show that in 2016 taxes on online gaming reached $34.5 million. This substantial amount was split into two, with $29.5 million going to the state as a whole, and $4.9 million going to local funds because of the concentration of gambling site headquarters being in Atlantic City. What’s more impressive is that these figures represent an increase of 32% over the previous year so there’s no telling how much revenue 2017 will bring.

New Jersey – An online gaming success story

Who is Behind iDEA