Major League Baseball to promote responsible gambling with AGA

Major League Baseball to promote responsible gambling with AGA

Article brief provided by Sports Business Journal
  • Bill King, Sports Business Journal
September 29, 2022 10:32 PM
  • Bill King, Sports Business Journal

MLB will promote responsible gambling through the American Gaming Association’s “Have a Game Plan” public service campaign beginning this postseason, with social media posts, online banner ads and a 30-second PSA that will air in-stadium in states in which sports betting is legal. MLB also will expand a long-standing relationship with the non-profit National Council on Problem Gambling, joining the group’s leadership council along-side the NFL, FanDuel, MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment and others.

MLB is the first of the “Big 3” U.S. leagues to sign on to the AGA’s program, following the NHL, PGA Tour, NASCAR and UFC, a handful of pro teams and all the leading U.S. sportsbooks, including MLB sponsors DraftKings and BetMGM.

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