Location: California

Meta sued over alleged illegal sports betting ads in California

19 June 2026 at 7:42am UTC-4
Meta is facing a lawsuit in California that alleges its social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, unlawfully displayed sports betting advertisements to users in the state ...

Polymarket exclusive prediction market partner of the Golden Globes

12 January 2026 at 7:07am UTC-5
Prediction market platform Polymarket has become the exclusive partner of the Golden Globes, bringing market-driven elements to last night's event.   The partnership was ...
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California’s tribal gaming leaders target prediction market apps

21 October 2025 at 2:35am UTC-4
California’s tribal gaming leaders say online prediction market platforms, not daily fantasy sports apps, pose the biggest threat to their sovereignty and revenue base ...

Social Gaming Leadership Alliance criticizes California Governor for sweepstakes ban

15 October 2025 at 5:56am UTC-4
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 831 into law, prohibiting free-to-play online social games that include sweepstakes promotions. Sweepstakes advocacy ...

Social Gaming Leadership Alliance urges Governor Newsom to veto anti-sweepstakes bill

18 September 2025 at 3:41am UTC-4
Sweepstakes advocacy group the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance is hoping to open up discussions with the office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the hope that he will veto ...

Konquer partners with Hub88 for global expansion

17 September 2025 at 5:24am UTC-4
California-based slots developer Konquer has chosen game aggregator platform Hub88 to support the studio’s international expansion. The agreement means that Konquer’s games ...
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NCAA bans three men’s basketball players for betting on games

12 September 2025 at 8:05am UTC-4
Three NCAA Division I men's basketball players have been banned for life after a sports betting investigation found they had manipulated games. Mykell Robinson, Steven Vasquez ...

California tribes team up to protest anti-sweepstakes bill

10 September 2025 at 6:06am UTC-4
Members of four California tribes have come together to protest the state’s anti-sweepstakes bill, Assembly Bill 831. The tribal nations opposing AB831 include the Kletsel ...
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California tribes challenge Kalshi after US$27 million NFL Opener

8 September 2025 at 11:05pm UTC-4
While prediction market Kalshi experienced a US$27 million trade volume for the beginning of the NFL, three tribes in California asked a federal judge to prevent Kalshi from ...

Legal case filed against Stake.us in California court over sweepstakes model

3 September 2025 at 5:24am UTC-4
Online gambling platform Stake faces growing legal pressure after the Los Angeles City Attorney filed a legal case against Sweepstakes Ltd, the operator of Stake.us, for offering ...

VGW signs deal with Californian tribe as sweepstakes debate continues

19 August 2025 at 7:20am UTC-4
Social gaming operator VGW has signed a conditional agreement with the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria tribe in California. The deal, made through the ...

California Attorney General says daily fantasy sports action imminent

24 July 2025 at 7:16am UTC-4
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has told KCRA 3 that daily fantasy sports operators can expect legal action taken against them if they continue to operate in the state ...

SPGA launches group to oppose California sweepstakes bill

16 July 2025 at 6:50am UTC-4
Advocacy group, the Social and Promotional Games Association, has gathered several organizations to oppose the sweepstakes ban put forward by Assembly Bill 831 in California ...

California AG declares daily fantasy sports games illegal

7 July 2025 at 7:05am UTC-4
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has released his official opinion declaring that online daily fantasy games should be prohibited in California. Despite Underdog filing a ...

Consumer protection law firms in California launch lawsuit against DFS operators

7 July 2025 at 6:21am UTC-4
A group of California consumer protection law practices has filed class action lawsuits against daily fantasy sports operators FanDuel, DraftKings, PrizePicks, and Underdog ...