Gaming Groups and Unions Back the Proposal
The American Gaming Association, UNITE HERE and Culinary Workers Union Local 226 have endorsed the legislation.
“This important bill reinforces Congressional intent that gaming is governed by state and tribal law.” said AGA CEO and President Bill Miller. “The AGA applauds Representatives Horsford and Amodei for introducing the companion legislation to Senators Schiff and Curtis. Together, these bills represent a bipartisan and bicameral effort to protect consumers, uphold state and tribal authority on regulating gaming, and stop so-called “prediction markets” from offering backdoor sports betting that is siphoning billions of dollars in tax revenue from local communities across America.”
Labor organizations have focused on the potential impact of prediction markets on casino employment. UNITE HERE represents more than 100,000 workers in tribal and commercial casinos nationwide, while the Culinary Union represents about 60,000 members employed at casino resorts in Las Vegas, downtown Las Vegas and Reno.
“Prediction market gambling is threatening the livelihoods of over 100,000 UNITE HERE members who work in Tribal and commercial casinos across the country,” said Gwen Mills, President, UNITE HERE. “Our union has achieved a life-changing standard of wages and benefits in the gaming industry. Congress must take immediate action to explicitly ban prediction market sports betting and casino games and reaffirm that gaming is governed by Tribal and state authorities. We thank Representatives Horsford and Amodei for standing with casino workers and their families.”