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The Washington State Gambling Commission is an agency of the government of the State of Washington, founded in 1973 as the state's gaming control board, which is responsible for enforcing gambling laws and regulations. This organization is the second oldest national agency of such a type.
A gaming control board (GCB), also called by various names including gambling control board, casino control board, gambling board, and gaming commission, is a government agency charged with regulating casino and other types of gaming in a defined geographical area, usually a state, and of enforcing gaming law in general.
Nevada's gambling industry has lobbied against a state lottery there, fearing the competition; [13] similarly, the Mississippi Gaming Commission expressed concern that a state lottery would constitute a "competing force" for gambling dollars spent at Mississippi casinos. Despite this, in August 2018, Mississippi passed legislation to create a ...
This category is for American regulatory agencies regarding gaming or other governmental oversight of gambling. Pages in category "Gambling regulators in the United States" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
The American Gaming Association, an industry trade group, states that gaming in the U.S. is a $240 billion industry, employing 1.7 million people in 40 states. [2] In 2016, gaming taxes contributed $8.85 billion in state and local tax revenues.
List of casinos in the U.S. state of Washington; Casino City County State District Type [1] Comments 12 Tribes Coulee Dam Casino: Coulee Dam: Okanogan: Washington: Native American: Owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation: 12 Tribes Lake Chelan Casino: Manson: Chelan: Washington: Native American
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is a United States gambling industry association. [1] It was founded in 1994 with the goal of promoting, educating and lobbying [2] on behalf of the gambling industry. The AGA's offices are located in Washington, D.C.
Washington State Department of Financial Institutions is an agency of the State of Washington charged with regulating financial institutions including banks, and prevention of financial fraud such as bank fraud, credit card fraud and payday loan issues. It is authorized by Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Title 43, Chapter 320.