Produced by the team responsible for leading gaming events including ICE VOX, EiG and GiGse, the two-day conference will evaluate the appetite among all key stakeholders to repeal the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which effectively outlawed sports betting in the U.S. with the exception of sports lotteries in Oregon,
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"The question is, would you rather bet with Caesars Palace or the State of New Jersey instead of an offshore bookmaker where you have no control of your money and have no guarantee of being paid? We have to educate the legislators and the regulatory authorities on how betting on games legally will help keep the game honest by seeing where the money is being bet and tracking who's betting.
"This conference, the first of its type to be held in the U.S., will hopefully be a guide for future forums and in the process achieve the legalization of sports betting across the USA," Salerno completed.
Source: GMB