Our Advocacy

The primary goal of American Bettors’ Voice is to give sports bettors in the US a seat at the table. While legislators, operators, regulators, and lobbyists have been marching along in state after state, introducing their version of sports betting, this has been done with little transparency and no consideration for creating a sustainable model. Presenting the sports bettor with a take-it-or-leave-it model without understanding what the consumer wants is a fool’s errand and will work against many of the stated goals of why betting was legalized.

American Bettors’ Voice seeks to contribute its insight and understanding to improving the US betting ecosystem and will provide position papers on the following topics and more:

We value character, honesty, and integrity in all of our dealings.

We value and support the highest levels of integrity in sporting events.

A sustainable sports betting model needs to address protections for the vulnerable.

We value the importance of a competent & knowledgeable sports betting regulatory environment.

We value the importance of harmonization in laws, rules, policies, and procedures across US regulatory jurisdictions.

We believe in a minimum standard of Fair and Uniform treatment of every customer.

We believe in full disclosure of lobbying expenses and political contributions by gaming operators and related entities, and this reporting should be embedded as a part of the regulatory process.

Richard Schuetz, American Bettors’ Voice CEO