Tag: Sweepstakes
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
