Last Thursday, The Hill named AGA President and CEO Bill Miller and Senior Vice President, Government Relations Chris Cylke to their annual Top Lobbyist list.
The list highlights, “the people who stand out for delivering results for their clients in the halls of Congress and in the administration,” according to an email from the AGA.
This recognition comes at the end of the gaming industry’s most challenging year, where historic wins in Washington played an essential role in our recovery. Achievements included:
- Ensured gaming’s historic inclusion in the CARES Act which provided tax relief; opened access to critical capital; provided direct economic support for millions of American workers and their families; and offered vital stabilization funding for tribal governments.
- Compelled the Small Business Administration to overturn discriminatory guidelines for the Paycheck Protection Program, allowing size-eligible small gaming entities to participate in this vital lifeline.
- Grew the Congressional Gaming Caucus, led by Reps. Dina Titus (NV-01) and Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), to 35 bipartisan members from 18 states, and continued to build champions in Congress and the administration.
- Protected sports betting from federal intervention, including during AGA’s testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in July.
Listed in the “associations” category, Miller and Cylke were joined by lobbyists for the Motion Picture Association, the American Investment Council, the National Association of Realtors, the Global Business Alliance, the National Restaurant Association, the American Hotel & Lodging Association and other organizations.
In 2021, the AGA under the leadership of Miller and Cylke’s will continue to fight for additional Covid-19 relief from Congress and advance priorities to accelerate gaming’s recovery.
