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The Responsible Gambling Affiliate Association (RGAA), founded by the six major US gambling affiliates, will serve as a trade association to advocate for reasonable regulation, responsible advertising, and consumer protection.

When sports betting launched in Ohio in January, the state produced jaw-dropping numbers with more than $1.1 billion dollars wagered. But it was a figure that by June had shrunk by 67% to $362 million. Sportsbook operators, though, weren’t panicked; they had their eye on September for one reason: football.

California voters last year dealt a crushing bust to a pair of competing ballot initiatives to legalize sports wagering, but the Golden State is too big of prize for gaming interests to just fold and walk away. Now, a mystery player has anted up for another round at the ballot box.

The California Attorney General’s Office is reviewing two proposed ballot initiatives that together would establish California’s tribes as the sole entities allowed to operate sports betting in the state, but the tribes don’t appear to be backing it. The proposed initiatives, which were published on the AG’s website Friday, drew condemnation from the California Nations Indian Gaming Association. In a statement, the group said that it is “deeply disappointed that the sponsors of the two recently filed initiatives did not first reach out to the State’s largest tribal gaming association for consultation and input.”

Sports wagering is set to launch in Maine next month, and while it’s expected to bring in new revenue, some worry about the added risks. Problem gambling is nothing new, but statistics show states that have legalized sports betting have seen an increased need for help. That’s why state and local agencies are working to spread the word about the resources that are available ahead of next month’s launch.

Sports wagering is set to launch in Maine next month, and while it’s expected to bring in new revenue, some worry about the added risks. Problem gambling is nothing new, but statistics show states that have legalized sports betting have seen an increased need for help. That’s why state and local agencies are working to spread the word about the resources that are available ahead of next month’s launch.