AGA Appoints Beddis to Executive Team
One of the country’s main organizations dealing with gambling awareness, The American Gaming Association (AGA), has announced that it has appointed Maureen Beddis as senior vice president of membership and events. Beddis is expected to take on her new role starting from October 31st, 2022, joining the AGA’s executive team, handling its member relations, business development and events.
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has announced that it has appointed Maureen Beddis as its latest senior vice president of membership and events. ©mwitt1337/Pixabay
Beddis Arrives at AGA after Spending 16 Years at the Vision Council
The main regulatory body focused on spreading safer gambling awareness in the United States, The American Gaming Association (AGA), has announced that it has appointed one Maureen Beddis as its latest senior vice president of membership and events.
As of writing, Beddis is currently expected to begin her new role starting on October 31st, 2022, becoming as a result of the appointment a new member of the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) executive team. Her chief tasks will involve heading its member relations, business development, and events.
In terms of her professional experience, Beddis will arrive at the AGA after spending an impressive 16 years with the Vision Council, where she most recently occupied the position of executive vice president of membership and strategic initiatives.
The role saw her tasked with much of the same duties she will continue busying herself with at the American Gaming Association (AGA), seeing her lead membership, organizational strategy, and general operations, also including serving as the member liaison to the Vision Expo shows and recruiting new talent into the industry and organization.
Beddis’ Ability to Lead Strategy One of Many Reasons Behind her Appointment
Commenting on her recent appointment to senior vice president of membership and events, Maureen Beddis claimed she was deeply delighted to be hopping on board the American Gaming Association’s executive team and helping further its goal in creating a safe and legal betting climate in the United States:
“I’m thrilled to join the dedicated AGA team and advance its mission to foster an environment where legal, regulated gaming thrives. I look forward to working with the association’s dynamic membership to deliver value and elevate AGA’s best-in-class events.”– Maureen Beddis, Senior Vice President, Membership and Events, American Gaming Association (AGA), Press Release
The American Gaming Association’s (AGA) president and chief executive Bill Miller explained that Beddis’ talent in executive strategies, along with her extensive experience in the executive world, will surely boost the association’s operations moving forward:
“We’re delighted to welcome Maureen to the AGA at this critical time for our association and industry. Maureen’s career is defined by her ability to drive strategy, convene members and deliver results. Her significant experience as an association executive will bolster our already strong team and help lead our organization into the future.”– Bill Miller, President and Chief Executive, American Gaming Association (AGA), Press Release
Beddis’ appointment to senior VP of membership and events arrives not long after the AGA announced in September 2022 that Major League Baseball (MLB) had decided to join in support of its ‘Have A Game Plan. Bet Responsibly’ public service campaign.
American Gaming Association (AGA) Expressed Worry About Small Gaming in April 2020
As it so often does, the American Gaming Association (AGA) released a statement all the way back in April 2020 which was vocal in its criticism of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) decision to deny small gaming businesses economic aid.
The decision in question revolved around the SBA’s exclusion of small gaming entities and their employees from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which arrived in the peak of the early stages of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. According to the AGA, one-third of the casino industry would be severely negatively impacted by the decision.
Bill Miller, the CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), emphasized that poor and working-class Americans would be disproportionately impacted by the decision, urging the SBA to include gambling businesses in the much sought after PPP program:
“This decision will affect hard-working Americans from Pennsylvania to Nevada, Ohio to Colorado, and everywhere in between who need and deserve the same level of support as anyone across the country during these unprecedented times. Moreover, as the AGA pointed out in a letter to SBA and the U.S. Department of Treasury, the inclusion of gaming businesses in the PPP is critical to help ensure employees can remain connected to their employers, stay off of unemployment, and quickly return to their jobs when this pandemic subsides.”– Bill Miller, Chief Executive, American Gaming Association (AGA), Press Release
Parx Hopped On Board AGA’s Safer Gambling Awareness Campaign in April 2022
Key among the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) many responsibilities is the promotion of safer gambling awareness across the country, which it achieves primarily through ventures such as its ‘Have a Game Plan. Bet Responsibly.’ safer gambling awareness campaign. And back in April 2022, the parent company of Parx Casino and BetParx, Greenwood Racing, announced that it was hopping on board the initiative.
The Parx brand is now responsible for promoting responsible gaming consumer education at its sportsbooks, which it will do mainly via its BetParx app, as well as on its various digital channels. The campaign is based around four key principles: setting a budget and keeping to it, making sure that gambling is a social activity, knowing the odds at stake, and only wagering with legal and licensed operators.
Chief marketing officer of the Parx brand, Marc Openheimer, stressed the central role responsible gaming plays in Greenwood’s core mission statement:
“Responsible gaming is an integral part of Greenwood Racing’s sports betting strategy. We’re excited to extend our long-standing commitment to responsible gaming consumer education through this partnership with the AGA.”
