Gaming/Gambling/Casino

Issue Code: GAM

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AI Overview

Gaming/Gambling/Casino is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $102.0M in total lobbying spend across 2,796 filings, it ranks among the significantly lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.

$102.0M

Total Lobbying Spend

2,796

Filings

Top Clients

Spending by Year

Year	Spending	Filings
2018	$13.8M	369
2019	$13.2M	373
2020	$13.0M	375
2021	$11.9M	310
2022	$11.7M	339
2023	$12.8M	356
2024	$10.3M	304
2025	$15.3M	370

Biggest Spenders

#	Client	Spending
1	Las Vegas Sands Corporation	$4.8M
2	American Gaming Association	$4.5M
3	National Football League	$3.7M
4	Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians	$3.7M
5	Alabama-coushatta Tribe of Texas	$3.2M
6	Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians	$2.9M
7	Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC	$2.8M
8	Forest County Potawatomi Community	$2.5M
9	Caesars Enterprise Services LLC	$2.3M
10	Chickasaw Nation	$2.1M
11	Mgm Resorts	$2.0M
12	National Association of Convenience Stores	$2.0M
13	Boyd Gaming Corporation	$2.0M
14	Mgm Public Policy, LLC	$2.0M
15	Mgm Resorts International	$1.8M
16	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation	$1.8M
17	Intralot USA	$1.7M
18	Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians	$1.7M
19	Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians	$1.5M
20	Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation	$1.4M
21	Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America	$1.4M
22	Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians	$1.4M
23	Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan	$1.3M
24	National Thoroughbred Racing Association	$1.3M
25	Shingle Springs Rancheria	$1.2M

Top Firms

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP$13.0M

Spirit Rock Consulting$8.0M

Steptoe LLP$6.0M

Capitol Counsel LLC$5.7M

Avoq, LLC$4.1M

Ballard Partners$3.3M

BGR Government Affairs$2.8M

Franklin Creek Consulting$2.7M

Red Maple Consulting, LLC$2.6M

Crossroads Strategies, LLC$2.5M

Barnes & Thornburg, LLP$2.5M

Harbinger Strategies, LLC$2.2M

Cassidy & Associates, INC.$2.0M

S-3 Group$1.8M

Tiber Creek Group$1.7M

What They Lobby For

Gaming issue of relevance to potential and pending projects in the San Fransisco Bay region, including H.R. 597, the Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017.
Issues related to the gaming industry in the San Francisco bay region, including H.R. 597, the Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017. Issues related to the modernization of the Bank Secrecy Act, incl
Interior Department Lands Decisions
Issues related to the gaming industry in the San Francisco bay region, including H.R. 597, the Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017.
Licensing of Internet gaming/poker. Opposition to RAWA.
Issues related to casino development. Issues related to licensing of Internet gaming/poker.
Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992
Issues related to the Wire Act, internet gaming, online wagering.
Online Gaming, Horseracing Medication-H.R 2651 Horseracing Integrity Act
Legislation to amend PL 100-89: H.R. 4985, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act.

Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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