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Gaming and Leisure Properties joins National Coalition to oppose iGaming expansion
17 June 2025
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Gaming and Leisure Properties, the nation’s first real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on gaming properties, has joined the National Association Against iGaming (NAAiG), strengthening a growing national movement against the unchecked expansion of iGaming.GLPI, which owns 68 premier gaming properties across 20 states, joined NAAiG citing concerns over iGaming’s long-term impact on its business, tenant performance and broader public policy.
As a REIT, GLPI does not operate casinos directly, but its success is closely tied to the health of land-based gaming operators and the communities in which they operate.
“GLPI’s decision to join NAAiG underscores the growing consensus across the industry that iGaming’s risks are real and far-reaching,” said NAAiG Board Member Mark Stewart, EVP & General Counsel of The Cordish Companies. “When the future of in-person gaming is threatened, we don’t just lose entertainment venues—we lose jobs, tax revenue, local investment and critical economic anchors. GLPI’s leadership sends a powerful message about what’s at stake.”
GLPI joins a coalition of business leaders, labor unions, policymakers and municipalities that are uniting to push back against iGaming’s expansion and protect the foundational infrastructure of the gaming industry. NAAiG’s research shows that iGaming contributes to significant job loss, tax revenue decline and long-term harm to local economies.
Recent new members include labor unions UFCW Local 27 and SEATU in Maryland, as well as the city of Black Hawk, Colorado—each voicing concern about the economic disruption caused by the rapid growth of digital gambling.
“iGaming threatens the entire value chain of in-person entertainment—undermining jobs, weakening local revenues and diminishing the long-term appeal of destination gaming,” said NAAiG Board Member Shannon McCracken, Senior Director of Government Relations at Churchill Downs Incorporated. “We’re encouraged to see more industry stakeholders stepping up to protect the future of physical gaming infrastructure and advocate for responsible, community-first policies.”
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