1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$730,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Bank Secrecy Act, AML Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 implementation, AML Effectiveness; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY2026

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDRA COSTELLO —
CHRISTOPHER STEVEN CYLKE —
WILLIAM C MILLER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues associated with corporate tax policy; the Federal sports betting excise tax (H.R. 1440/s.2273); increase IRS reporting threshold associated with slot jackpots (H.R. 2233); tax incentives for travel and tourism; the Gambling addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment (GRIT) Act (S. 454/H.R. 1141); Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY2026; One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1); restoring full deductibility of gambling losses (H.R. 4304/H.R. 4630/S.2230)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDRA COSTELLO —
CHRISTOPHER STEVEN CYLKE —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MICHAEL MASAM VANAKI New —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 454 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th), S. 2230 (119th), H.R. 2233 (119th), H.R. 4630 (119th), H.R. 1141 (119th), S. 2273 (119th), H.R. 4304 (119th), H.R. 1440 (119th)

Gaming/Gambling/Casino GAM

slot tax threshold regulation and legislation (H.R. 2233); sports betting excise tax (H.R.1440/S.2273); responsible gaming; Requesting Members of Congress to Join the Gaming Caucus; the Gambling addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment (GRIT) Act (S. 454/H.R. 1141); SAFE Bet (H.R. 2087/S. 1033); PROTECT Student Athletes Act (H.R. 1552);restoring full deductibility of gambling losses (H.R. 4304/H.R. 4630/S.2230)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDRA COSTELLO —
CHRISTOPHER STEVEN CYLKE —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MICHAEL MASAM VANAKI New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Indian Gaming Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office

Bills named: S. 2273 (119th), S. 1033 (119th), S. 2230 (119th), H.R. 1141 (119th), H.R. 2087 (119th), H.R. 1552 (119th), H.R. 4630 (119th), S. 454 (119th), H.R. 2233 (119th), H.R. 1440 (119th), H.R. 4304 (119th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Illegal Gambling; anti-human trafficking; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of FY2026

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDRA COSTELLO —
CHRISTOPHER STEVEN CYLKE —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MICHAEL MASAM VANAKI New —

Contacted: Natl Indian Gaming Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues surrounding disclosure of resort fees

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDRA COSTELLO —
CHRISTOPHER STEVEN CYLKE —
MICHAEL MASAM VANAKI New —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Travel/Tourism TOU

Issues related to international and general travel

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDRA COSTELLO —
CHRISTOPHER STEVEN CYLKE —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MICHAEL MASAM VANAKI New —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Telecommunications TEC

Issues surrounding mobile applications

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDRA COSTELLO —
CHRISTOPHER STEVEN CYLKE —
MICHAEL MASAM VANAKI New —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

Issues around events contracts on sports and prediction markets; Event Contract Enforcement Act (H.R. 7840); Prediction Markets are Gambling Act (S.4160)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDRA COSTELLO —
CHRISTOPHER STEVEN CYLKE —
WILLIAM C MILLER —
MICHAEL MASAM VANAKI New —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: S. 4160 (119th), H.R. 7840 (119th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.