Tag: Sweepstakes
Iowa regulators to get new cease-and-desist powers in illegal gambling crackdown
12 January 2026 at 7:35am UTC-5
The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing has proposed a bill that would expand the enforcement powers of the state’s gambling regulator, the Iowa Racing and ...
Online lottery bill advances as Indiana considers sweepstakes ban
7 January 2026 at 6:49am UTC-5
Indiana lawmakers have moved a step closer to legalizing online lottery ticket sales, but are simultaneously considering a ban on sweepstakes sites.
The House Public Policy ...
Tennessee attorney general shuts down nearly 40 sweepstakes sites
5 January 2026 at 7:15am UTC-5
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said his office has issued cease-and-desist orders to more than three dozen icasinos operating in the state, citing that they offer ...
Indiana lawmakers target sweepstakes casinos with new bill
11 December 2025 at 7:25am UTC-5
Indiana has become the latest state to look at restrictions on sweepstakes casinos, as lawmakers consider House Bill 1052, introduced by Rep. Ethan Manning.
The bill would ...
Maine lawmakers introduce bill to ban online sweepstakes
8 December 2025 at 7:28am UTC-5
The Maine Department of Public Safety has introduced a bill to Maine’s Legislature that seeks to ban betting platforms offering unregulated types of wagering, specifically those ...
James Harden signs with MyPrize in social gaming partnership
5 December 2025 at 7:30am UTC-5
NBA veteran James Harden has entered the world of social gaming, thanks to a new partnership with multiplayer gaming platform MyPrize.
Harden will now be the company’s first ...
Google bans sweepstakes casino ads
4 November 2025 at 6:42am UTC-5
Google has tightened its advertising rules on social casino games, forbidding the marketing of sweepstakes casinos.
The company reclassified sweepstakes casinos as outside the ...
Missouri lawsuit targets Stake.us alongside Drake and Adin Ross
28 October 2025 at 8:10am UTC-4
A lawsuit filed in Jackson County Circuit Court in Missouri yesterday has accused Stake.us of running an illegal online casino targeting Missouri residents.
The complaint also ...
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 ...
Sweepstakes operator Sportzino exits Tennessee after cease-and-desist order
21 September 2025 at 2:28pm UTC-4
Social gaming site Sportzino has shut down its sweepstakes-style sports betting operations after receiving a cease-and-desist order from the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council ...
