The American Gaming Association has tightened up their Code of Conduct in the wake of a series of high profile crimes relating to gambling addiction and debt.

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has underlined an interesting and instructional roundtable in Las Vegas this week, by amending their Code of Conduct for the first time in four years.

The casino industry’s largest lobby group announced the changes at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas leg of their Responsible Gaming Education Week. Stockton University, outside Atlantic City, put on the buffet lunch for the first pow-wow.

The changes mean mobile and interactive gambling policy join land-based gambling guidelines for the first time. Other significant changes include greater transparency on game odds, payouts, and advertisements, to reduce the likelihood that a punter believes he or she stands a chance of winning any money from a casino. Also, enhanced training for casino employees to become better at spotting potential ‘problem gambling’ scenarios, and education and treatment for those bitten by the bug.