AGA President Reaffirms Push to Protect State and Tribal Gaming

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has released its latest earnings update for tribal and commercial gaming, with the US celebrating another successful year, as commercial gaming rose for the sixth consecutive year to $79 billion. Combined with tribal gaming, total revenue came to $125 billion in 2025. 

On top of that, the AGA added that state-regulated gaming generated $18.1 billion in taxes last year, which the AGA says is used to support states at the local level, including education funding, infrastructure, and other services that help communities.  

“For another year, legal commercial gaming in the United States has delivered exceptional results for consumers, operators, and the communities we serve. These record revenues and tax contributions demonstrate the broad appeal of regulated gaming markets and why strong state oversight remains essential as our industry evolves,” Bill Miller said in a statement. 

Breaking down the numbers, traditional gaming recorded $50.9 billion in revenue last year, increasing 2.3% year-on-year. Sports betting was up 22.8% year-on-year, generating $17 billion in revenue, while iGaming rose 27.6% year-on-year to $10.7 billion. 

The AGA added that each of the 38 commercial gaming markets saw annual revenue increases, which it says reinforces the idea that consumers prefer legal, regulated gaming options. You can stay on top of the status of legal sports betting across the nation with our legal sports betting states tracker.

While states had a strong year for gaming revenue, Miller also reaffirmed the AGA’s stance on prediction markets and unregulated gaming, saying the association will continue to back state and tribal gaming operations. 

Miller said one of the key achievements from 2025 was “deepening” the AGA’s relationship with the Indian Gaming Association in what he says will “present a unified front on shared priorities… on our prediction market efforts.”

Ending the earnings update, Miller added that the AGA was positioned to win its fight against prediction markets, which he says threaten the “American blueprint for gaming.”  

“The state of our industry is strong because of the successful model we've built over decades… It's created opportunities for countless entrepreneurs, for workers and communities. That's the legacy we're fighting for, because we're not just protecting what we've built, we're securing the foundation for continued growth and a better future for gaming,” Miller said. 

FanDuel, DraftKings relinquish AGA memberships

While promising to continue the fight against prediction markets, 2025 didn’t come without some blows for the AGA. After a disagreement between the AGA and sportsbooks FanDuel and DraftKings over prediction markets, the operators announced in November that they would be leaving the AGA.  

Both operators confirmed in separate announcements that they had chosen to abandon their AGA memberships due to the direction sports betting was taking, as prediction market apps continued to grow across the US.  

While the AGA has continuously been firm in its stance against prediction markets, both DraftKings and FanDuel went on to release their own prediction market platforms in December of last year.  

In a statement, the AGA had confirmed that it had accepted both operators' decisions to relinquish their memberships, stating that it would also continue to keep close ties with both sportsbooks.