The American Gaming Association is a vocal supporter of legal, regulated sports betting, including mobile wagering, yet the group has been deafeningly silent on the topic of online gambling. That silence could be coming to an end.

With the US Supreme Court paving the way for states to take sports betting matters into their own hands, the AGA’s focus has shifted to legislation and ensuring that the new legal sports betting markets are successful and capture the sports betting dollars currently heading offshore.

The AGA’s support of mobile sports betting is at odds with its position of “no position” when it comes to online poker and online casino games. During most of its Frank Fahrenkopf era, the AGA opposed legal online gaming. However, over the years the group’s position softened, and by the time Geoff Freeman took over for the longtime AGA head in 2013.

Under Freeman, the AGA supported federal legislation legalizing and regulating online gambling. Unfortunately, that stance was short-lived. A rift among AGA members (namely Sheldon Adelson) caused the AGA to withdraw its support and adopt the position of “no position” when it came to online gaming.

The AGA’s support of mobile sports betting is likely the final nail in the coffin for its neutrality on the issue.

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