bill miller, ceo of american gaming association thank you.this morning's top trending stories kate rogers is back. esports, kind of a thing in vegas too. >> it is with all of the craze surrounding esports, you would think most have heard of one of the most popular lady gaga sent twitter into a frenzy posting the question. what's fortnite. one user responded the length of my longest relationship. other said, another word the longest we should have to wait for ga ga's release. >> i saw, that's how long it takes to play wimbledon. do we think she was talking about the video game >> i think she was not sure if she knows she misspelled it. my younger cousins have some interest i know the dance moves >> there is dancing in this game >> maybe at the cnbc christmas party, i'll show them off. we all remember the opt call illusion went crazy. these shoes. do you see green or gray or pink and white. those shoes are actually pink and white. i see bluish green that's what i see. viewers, tell me what you see. i see gray the control room is telling me pink

the other thing that the american gaming association points out is that mobile is super important forproviding some competition to the illegal market before paspa, they estimated it was a $150 billion market and since it's been overturned, 11 billion sports bets wagered. so a tiny amount if you compare the estimated total pot of sports bets. >> interesting stuff contessa, thank you for that. >> they used to call you the pit boss, didn't they? >> indeed. >> the mgm calls is just going to be a trade. but las vegas vega sands and wis we talk about -- i mean, that's where that revenue is generated. so it's sort of playing along with are things going to at some point in time start to turn? and meanwhile, i can sit and wait where i've got myself positioned pretty nicely in both stocks i mean, that's been the driver for me is the ability to sell very inflated options against these stock positions. i've been holding both of them for quite a while now and i'm taking in that premium i'll continue to do that because i think sooner or later, there is going to be something with the trade war that

it's gaming more broadly and so i think the american gaming association -- i'm on the board.of attention to. and i think it is incumbent on all operators to act uponably. >> is there something you do differently? is there a lesson learned in the experience across the pond, as they say yeah, well, i think the big lesson is to be careful and watch out and try to get ahead of these issues before you do have a big backlash. whether that's monitoring what customers are doing very carefully, keeping an eye out for folks who may be having a problem, or the other type of inappropriate activity whether it's in your facility -- frankly, it's something i think applies across the spectrum for business owners more broadly and it's obviously something in our industry that we're very much focused on >> we're very focused on it. one of the reasons we partnered with hill, they've 85 years experience they're solely focused on sports gaming and betting they're not a general casino kind of business we want to focus on creating new products for a new generation for me, the focus is growing the ma

reason.com that some people use video games as an escape from reality, the notion that is comparable to hard drug use is asinine, the american psychiatric associationdoesn't recognize gaming disorder as legitimate disorder. >> these are all good points but the reality is this is an emerging topic. when you design an electronic device to make you so desirous of engaging with it that overrides free will that is a concern and further in this circumstance when you have a game geared toward children that has been set up using psychological science to override free will that is a bigger problem. the suit may have difficulties but it does raise important points and they are worth talking about and considering frenetic standpoint. bill: fortnight designers use the same tactic has slot machine created by variable reward programs and epic, the creator of the game accumulates player data and uses artificial intelligence to find out according to the law firm. >> the lawsuit is accusing epic games of being too good at your job, something people enjoy too much, how dare you make something our children want to spend money on? you are in a business that makes mone

it's nothing surprising at all given very interesting of game of thrones playing out right here hello for which british american business association thank you so much for being here pleasure. and the european court of justice has ruled that member states can force facebook to remove certain content worldwide facebook is criticizing the ruling while free speech organizations are saying it is a threat to online content as we know it. will destroy that joins us from toronto with more now. tell us about this european court ruling against facebook seems quite remarkable. now europe's highest court is saying that if the e.u. can force countries are forced facebook i apologize for facebook to remove content that it deems as hateful now this means that any country within the e.u. can make this judgment and push this forward even in countries that have nothing to do with it so some place across the world where that kind of content is legal might be affected by this ruling it's absolutely massive so this applies to facebook as well as other social media platforms that it all stems from a case for a from that was a ruling in austria and in a

some use video games as an escape from reality, the notion that gaming is like hard drug use is asinine. the american psychiatric associationoesn't even recognize it as a legitimate disorder. >> this is an emerging topic in ethics. when you design an app or device that makes you so desirous to interact with it that it overrides free will, that's a concern. and if you have a game that's geared towards children set up using psychological science to override free will, that's an even bigger problem. so while the suit may have difficulties, it does raise some important points, and they're definitely worth talking about and considering from an ethics standpoint. >> exhibit c here, fortnite designers used the same tactics as slot machine creators by incorporating rewards in the game and epic accumulates da player data and uses artificial intelligence to find out what's hooking them according to the law firm backing this thing, robert. >> basically this lawsuit is accusing epic games of doing you're doing too good at your job. you're making something that people enjoy too much. how dare you make something that our children want to

games begin. the united states is putting 28 companies on their entity list, restricting their access to american technology without government approval. the us also announced visit restrictions on eight unnamed officials associatedalysts are saying, sally, the us' tactics are undoubtedly a high risk, seeking to pressure the chinese trade delegation before the main event really gets under way. with a dispute between both sides showing no sign of ending, there are even reports, sally, that the chinese delegation may even cut short its meeting amid these latest moves by the americans. you have tit—for—tat ta riffs the americans. you have tit—for—tat tariffs imposed by the us and china, hurting financial markets and slowing capital investment and trade flows over the past year, and president trump has said, sally, ta riffs president trump has said, sally, tariffs on chinese imports will rise on october tariffs on chinese imports will rise on 0ctober15 if no progress is made in the negotiations. sally. thanks, rico, that is the latest on that. now let's brief you on some other business stories. sterling fell to near a one—month low against the euro following reports that brexit talks between britain and the european

not add the national basketball association games this week between tao since been deleted but not forgotten as don quarter explains. activism is in nowadays and american big business is always trying to stay on top of the latest trend is something change. and sexual harassment but she says this is it isn't. so when the manager of the houston rockets basketball team posted stand with hong kong on twitter it was nothing out of the ordinary right or wrong his bosses clearly didn't support his political viewpoint because the n.b.a. threw him right under the bus we recognize that the views expressed by houston rockets general manager daryl morey have deeply offended many of our friends and fans in china which is regrettable it wasn't long before more he himself had a change of heart i've had lots of junior since that tweet to his inconsiderate of the perspectives i have always appreciated the significance support of our chinese friends and sponsors i would hope that those who are upset will know the defending will miss on the signing them was not my intention so why the 180 all of a sudden it could have something to do with a 1500000000 dollar contract sig

game going the other direction with these two associates arrested. part of what they're being accused of is that they are funneling money back to an american politician. a congressman of texas. somehow on the rebound they're going to get rid of this ambassador. so this is getting to be an extremely complex web but doesn't really make sense to say trump was directing him in all of his dealings. trump only had one part -- one interest in one part of that. precedent is any indication, it's not clear that will hold. the defense requires the president still staying on board with it and there hasn't been that dual loyalty. which will he continue to be a advocate for the president. and the president saying today he's not sure if it rudy is his lawyer. i'll note the new schmidt story has jue asserting he is still his lawyer. i did speak earlier this week to someone undoubtedly the president's lawyer. that's jay sekulow. we went back and forth as these interviews do and the time he gave the most ground was around anything giuliani was up to, which was interesting and might be even more interesting tonight. take a look. >> it was out of my jurisdiction. >> whe

difference with the african-american community already in thinking with that heritage andta by association te conservative movement. she is going to be an extraordinary gamee alreadyy is. >> george is in bloomington, illinois. you are on with the edwards. >> thank you. i've been watching c-span since it was invented in 1979. i've been watching mr. edwards over the years. and i purchased and read one or two of his books. i didn't realize he was up to 20. i'm very interested. >> twenty-four. >> twenty plus yes. excellent, i'm looking forward to reading it. i am still not quite retired but in any case, i've been a follower of bill buckley his career monday years. clear back to the original programs. there is a common also is regarding mr. buckley, who once had for university of chicago professor as a guest. mr. edwards would know that. but i went in a case, are particularly interested in the respect of the president trump stuff. federal judicial nominations. hundred and 45 recently and almost 165. i understand. he's only halfway through his first term are a little bit more than that way before so most. i believe that in response to them to the comments made

with the african-american community, already been taking a look at heritage and by association with the conservative movement. she is going to be an extraordinary game changer for us. already is. >> george's at bloomington, illinois. you are on with author lee edwards.>> i've been watching c-span since it originated in 1979. i've been watching mr. edwards over the years. i didn't realize he was up to 20 books. >> 20+. >> i've watch programs going back to the original programs. i have a comment in regards to mr. buckley. [indiscernible] i'm particularly interested with respect to president trump's judicial nominations which are said to be 165. he still only halfway through his first term. mr. edwards, about president trump have been right on. with everything he has said. sometimes i wish he would leave his twitter feed alone. but back to where i was, it seems to me that the true measure and long-term impact of this president. regardless if he gets reelected. i intend to vote for him again and so do most of us and my family. he continues to have a very long-term impact on the country's legal system. >> okay george. i think we got the point. let's get