2024-09-18T07:18:17-05:00 2023-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-01-01 931169142 AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION AMER 2025522675 799 9TH ST NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 WILLIAM C MILLER JR PRESIDENT & CEO 2025522675 2024-09-18 1 0 ELIZABETH W HELLER P00397829 3019519090 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z WILLIAM C MILLER JR 799 9TH ST NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 22917608 0 X WWW.AMERICANGAMING.ORG X 1994 DC TO PROMOTE THE COMMON INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GAMING ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. 53 53 29 61 0 0 0 100000 15727631 16446547 -80708 810213 0 0 15646923 17356760 167800 383804 0 0 7447111 8090825 0 0 0 5441966 6106614 13056877 14581243 2590046 2775517 25544673 30634267 4989446 6691813 20555227 23942454 X WITH MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTING EVERY CORNER OF THE GAMING INDUSTRY, THE AGA SERVES AS THE INDUSTRY'S CHAMPION ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY ADVOCATING ON CONSEQUENTIAL INDUSTRY ISSUES. OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER A POLICY AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT WHERE LEGAL, REGULATED GAMING THRIVES. THE AGA LEADS A RIGOROUS AND INCLUSIVE PROCESS TO ADVANCE INDUSTRY PRIORITIES THAT ENABLE GROWTH, MODERNIZATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS. 0 0 THE ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF THE $329 BILLION U.S. CASINO INDUSTRY, WHICH SUPPORTS 1.8 MILLION JOBS IN 45 STATES. MEMBERS INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AND TRIBAL CASINO OPERATORS, SUPPLIERS AND OTHER ENTITIES AFFILIATED WITH THE GAMING INDUSTRY. THE AGA SERVES AS AN AUTHORITY ON CASINO GAMING RESEARCH, PROVIDING INFORMATION TO ITS MEMBERS, THE MEDIA, ELECTED OFFICIALS, OTHER DECISION-MAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC. IN 2023, THE AGA WORKED TO SHAPE A FAVORABLE FEDERAL POLICY ENVIRONMENT FOR REGULATED GAMING, PURSUED AND PROTECTED CORE INDUSTRY INTERESTS, PROMOTED THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF GAMING, ENHANCED RESPONSIBLE GAMING COMMITMENTS, AND CREATED MORE FAVORABLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS IN GAMING STATES. THROUGH ITS GLOBAL GAMING EXPO FAMILY OF EVENTS, THE AGA CREATED FORUMS BOTH IN THE U.S. AND ASIA, FOR CASINO GAMING PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, LEARN AND NETWORK, THEREBY FURTHERING THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 53 0 1 29 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 53 53 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 X GABRIELLE VOORHEES 2025522675 799 9TH ST NW STE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 JAMES ALLEN CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID LOPEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DERON HUNSBERGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TREVOR CROKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIM BARKER LEE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TED BOGICH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK FULTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL LANCE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANIE DILLARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM CARSTANJEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE PALM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROB NORTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LOU JACOBS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STANTON DODGE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN LYCKA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 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DORRIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH WATKINS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN WHITTEMORE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT WILLENBORG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 OMER SATTAR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY CHEEKS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARKO IVANOV DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN LEWIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CATHRYN LAI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS AUGENSTEIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM C MILLER JR PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 1729000 0 266929 DANIEL BRETL SVP STRATEGY & OPERATIONS 40.00 X 618386 0 114574 CHRIS CYLKE SVP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 40.00 X 583787 0 109621 CASEY CLARK SVP STRATEGIC COMMS 40.00 X 567634 0 21059 CAIT DEBAUN VP STRATEGIC COMMS 40.00 X 266431 0 61700 ALEXANDRA COSTELLO VP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 40.00 X 251289 0 58970 GABRIELLE VOORHEES VP FINANCE & OPERATIONS 40.00 X 233903 0 80783 DAVID FORMAN VP RESEARCH 40.00 X 233713 0 65102 MAUREEN BEDDIS SVP MEMBERSHIP & EVENTS 40.00 X 350000 0 67640 AARON YORK SR DIRECTOR GOVT REL 40.00 X 193159 0 45401 LAVONNE WITHEY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 157519 0 46331 CECILIA 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PROVIDE FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY FOCUSED PROJECTS. X X 1 1 X X X X 0 1 0 WILLIAM C MILLER JR PRESIDENT & CEO 1144000 0 585000 0 0 0 169500 0 97429 0 1995929 0 0 0 DANIEL BRETL SVP STRATEGY & OPERATIONS 458435 0 122386 0 37565 0 75206 0 39368 0 732960 0 0 0 CHRIS CYLKE SVP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 436009 0 114736 0 33042 0 72377 0 37244 0 693408 0 0 0 CASEY CLARK SVP STRATEGIC COMMS 421707 0 110147 0 35780 0 16500 0 4559 0 588693 0 0 0 MAUREEN BEDDIS SVP MEMBERSHIP & EVENTS 350000 0 0 0 0 0 61300 0 6340 0 417640 0 0 0 CAIT DEBAUN VP STRATEGIC COMMS 235531 0 30900 0 0 0 40566 0 21134 0 328131 0 0 0 GABRIELLE VOORHEES VP FINANCE & OPERATIONS 207923 0 25980 0 0 0 36679 0 44104 0 314686 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA COSTELLO VP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 224365 0 26924 0 0 0 39594 0 19376 0 310259 0 0 0 DAVID FORMAN VP RESEARCH 207923 0 25790 0 0 0 36670 0 28432 0 298815 0 0 0 AARON YORK SR DIRECTOR GOVT REL 181135 0 12024 0 0 0 29072 0 16329 0 238560 0 0 0 LAVONNE WITHEY DIRECTOR 146827 0 10692 0 0 0 7876 0 38455 0 203850 0 0 0 CECILIA SCOTT DIRECTOR 143373 0 10000 0 0 0 7169 0 21093 0 181635 0 0 0 ERICA RIORDAN DIRECTOR 146901 0 12000 0 0 0 7945 0 8847 0 175693 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A WILLIAM C. MILLER, JR. TRAVELS VIA FIRST-CLASS AIRFARE FOR ALL AGA BUSINESS TRIPS. MILLER RECEIVES A BONUS OF $35K TO COVER THE COST OF INCOME TAX ON THE COST OF TWO ADDITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES OUTSIDE THE AGA GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PLAN. PART I, LINE 4B WILLIAM C. MILLER CONTRIBUTED $130,000 TO THE 457(F) PLAN, DANIEL BRETL 457F CONTRIBUTION & DISTRIBUTION WERE $37,564, CHRISTOPHER CYLKE 457F CONTRIBUTION & DISTRIBUTION WERE $33,042 AND CASEY CLARK 457F CONTRIBUTION & DISTRIBUTION WERE $35,780 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ASSOCIATION HAS MORE THAN 75 MEMBERS, WITHIN THE EIGHT (8) CATEGORIES OUTLINED IN AGA'S BYLAWS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMMERCIAL AND TRIBAL CASINO OR SPORTS BOOK OPERATORS (THE "OPERATOR MEMBERS") AND GAMING SUPPLIERS (THE "SUPPLIER MEMBERS"). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THERE ARE FIVE TIERS OF OPERATOR MEMBERS AND FOUR TIERS OF SUPPLIER MEMBERS, BASED ON GLOBAL REVENUE. TIERS 1, 2 AND 3 OF OPERATOR MEMBERS AND TIERS 1 AND 2 OF SUPPLIER MEMBERS (COLLECTIVELY, VOTING MEMBERS) MAY ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS FROM EACH OF TIER 4 AND 5 OPERATOR MEMBERS, TIER 3 AND TIER 4 SUPPLIER MEMBERS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MEMBERS, NON-GAMING VENDOR BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS MEMBERS, NON-GAMING VENDOR BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER MEMBERS, GAMING DESTINATION MEMBERS AND STATE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS, TO SERVE FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM ON THE ASSOCIATIONS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS AN ALLIED DIRECTOR. ALLIED DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY A PLURALITY OF VOTES BY VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT AT A MEETING IN PERSON, OR BY PROXY. EACH VOTING MEMBER ALSO IS ENTITLED TO ELECT ONE DIRECTOR TO SERVE ON THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD AS ITS REPRESENTATIVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE CEO, IN CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND, AS APPROPRIATE, FURTHER CONSULTATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. THE FORM 990 IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT REQUIRES BOTH THE AVOIDANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND THE AFFIRMATIVE DUTY TO REVEAL TO THE ASSOCIATION CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER AND MEMBER OF ANY COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DESIGNATED POWERS SHALL BE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY AND (D) UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-PROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OF MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS SET BY HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY AGA'S INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AGA'S INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, ALONG WITH THE COMPENSATION OF AGA'S SENIOR OFFICERS AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. IN SETTING COMPENSATION, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS COMPARATIVE INDUSTRY AND TRADE ASSOCIATION COMPENSATION DATA. THE COMMITTEE TAKES INTO ACCOUNT AGA'S FINANCIAL HEALTH, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE MADE AT A DOCUMENTED COMMITTEE MEETING. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE APRIL 2023. IN ADDITION, AGA'S INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY APPROVES, PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH YEAR, AN ANNUAL BONUS POOL BASED ON AGA'S DOCUMENTED BONUS AND COMPENSATION POLICIES. ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUSES ARE SET BY THE COMMITTEE FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, AND BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES. BONUSES ARE CONTINGENT ON AGA'S FINANCIAL HEALTH, AS DETERMINED BY AGA'S INDEPENDENT FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER CONSULTANTS 576,215. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 213,440. RESEARCH 783,272. INDUSTRY COMMUNICATIONS 172,000. RESPONSIBILITY 68,500. CONSULTING RESOURCES 475,500. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: G2E ASIA LLC EQUITY IN NET INCOME 752,444.