This week’s guest on the RG Journal Podcast, the only podcast dedicated to safer gaming and responsible action by all parties involved, is Jonathan Michaels, the principal with Michaels Strategies. Starting with the American Gaming Association in 2014 as director of member services, he rose to become a vice president in charge of strategic alliances. He worked closely with AGA CEO Bill Miller and the rest of the staff working on the legalization of sport betting across the country. In 2021, he joined Sightline Payments as senior vice president of strategic development and government affairs. In 2023, he formed his own consulting business, Michaels Strategies and has developed a healthy client list with advice on government relations and regulatory matters. He joined RG Journal Publisher Roger Gros at G2E in October at the Venetian in Las Vegas.



