Responsible Online Gaming Association

As the College Football Playoff kicks off, we share in the excitement building among football fans. If you choose to bet on the playoff, it's important to remember that #ResponsibleGaming is the best way to keep gaming fun and recreational.    In 2025, ROGA is rolling out a college educational campaign which will focus on promoting responsible gaming concepts to university students. Our campaign will emphasize that, just like budgeting and saving, practicing responsible gaming is part of a well-rounded understanding of financial literacy, decision-making, and risk-taking. 

The Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA)’s Advisory Committee member David Rebuck testified at today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and highlighted ROGA’s mission to identify and share evidence-based best practices for #ResponsibleGaming.   Online sports betting is a relatively new industry that continues to change rapidly. Though the industry is fast-moving, operators are already taking proactive steps to deploy effective responsible gaming tools and initiatives that ensure gaming remains fun and recreational. ROGA remains committed to supporting innovative responsible gaming solutions and fostering collaboration with our partners like David Rebuck to drive progress.

This year’s NCLGS Winter Meeting in New Orleans examined the evolving landscape of online gaming.   Though legal online sports betting is new to many U.S. jurisdictions, state-level regulators and legislators have decades of experience regulating the gaming sector. State legislators and regulators understand the importance of #ResponsibleGaming, and the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) is ready to serve as a resource in supporting efforts to identify evidence-based best practices to strengthen responsible gaming initiatives.   We at ROGA commend our Louisiana colleagues Marisa Beard, Suzanne Bourgeois, Ronnie Jones, and Don Pledger for sharing their model for promoting responsible gaming and taking a collaborative approach to keeping gaming fun and recreational.

The Responsible Online Gaming Association is excited to announce an important new development in our mission to protect players and drive industry best practices around #ResponsibleGaming in creating an independent data clearinghouse to provide a more holistic view of players.   As ROGA works to advance innovation in the responsible gaming space in the United States, this effort towards an industry-wide protection mechanism for consumers is an important first step. The primary focus of the initial effort will enable self-exclusion of players to be enacted across all ROGA members.    If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to info@responsibleonlinegaming.org by November 25, 2024.

The Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) has announced the formation of its advisory committee, which will play an important role in our mission to promote evidence-based best practices for #ResponsibleGaming. These experts, which include former regulators, responsible gaming researchers, and problem gambling clinicians, will provide independent, critical insight into the latest trends impacting responsible gaming and how they impact ROGA’s work. The committee will consist of former Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement David Rebuck, Former Chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Cathy Judd-Stein, Executive Director of the Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research Dr. James Whelan, and Washington State University Assistant Professor Dr. Kahlil Philander. You can learn more about the committee and its members here: https://bit.ly/3UO6xjo

Members of the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) spoke yesterday at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) about ROGA’s commitment to prioritize player protection across the industry and increase engagement with responsible gaming tools. The panel featured Jennifer Shatley, D.P.P., executive director of ROGA, Richard L. Taylor, Jr. , Director of Responsible Gambling at BetMGM, Alison Kutler, Head of Responsible Gaming and Community Impact at FanDuel, and Lori E. Kalani, Chief Responsible Gaming Officer at DraftKings Inc.. On RG tools, Dr. Jennifer Shatley said, “These programs are designed for all players, not just for those with gambling problems.” Read more on the discussion here: https://loom.ly/ec4O7c0 #responsible gaming #G2E2024

This week at Global Gaming Expo (G2E), make sure you head to Gambling Insider's booth #5831 to pick up a copy of Gambling America's CEO Special that includes a feature on Dr. Jennifer Shatley, D.P.P., executive director of the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA). #G2E2024 #responsiblegaming

🎙 Jennifer Shatley, D.P.P., Responsible Online Gaming Association, emphasized the pivotal role the next generation will play in the future of gaming! As younger audiences engage with online platforms, the gaming industry must adapt—ensuring that responsible gaming strategies effectively resonate with these evolving trends. Join us back at 1:30 PM for more industry expert knowledge on-stage! 💡

Jennifer Shatley, D.P.P., executive director of the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA), is speaking today on the Global Gaming Expo (G2E)’s "Responsible Online Gaming: What’s Next?" panel, alongside leaders from #ROGA operators BetMGM, FanDuel, and DraftKings Inc.. They will be discussing existing and emerging online responsible gambling best practices, as well as advertising and marketing issues being debated throughout the country. She will also be participating in the International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) session, sharing her experiences with industry-supported research investigations on responsible gambling. #responsiblegaming #G2E2024

Dr. Jennifer Shatley, D.P.P., executive director of the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA), recently sat down with SBC Americas to discuss ROGA’s recent announcement of its national college education campaign launching in early 2025. This initiative, in partnership with EPIC Global Solutions, Kindbridge Behavioral Health , and Responsible Gambling Council (RGC), aims to deliver responsible gaming and financial literacy education tailored to the unique needs of college-aged students across the country. “College-age people, this is an audience that is either already engaged in sports betting or online gaming or largely will be in the near future,” Shatley said. “It’s an important audience, one that’s been mainly overlooked up until this program, in my belief.” Read the full interview: hhttps://loom.ly/MienkB4 #responsiblegaming