Tag: Sweepstakes
VGW founder pursues AU$3.2 billion buy-out of minority shareholders
2 June 2025 at 8:03am UTC-4
Laurence Escalante, the founder of Australian social gaming operator VWG, or Virtual Gaming Worlds, plans to become the company's sole owner by buying out minority shareholders ...
Social and Promotional Games Association condemns Montana anti-sweepstakes bill
26 May 2025 at 4:47am UTC-4
The Social and Promotional Games Association has released a statement condemning Montana for officially prohibiting sweepstakes.
Montana has become the first US state to ...
VGW launches Social Gaming Leadership Alliance
22 May 2025 at 6:46am UTC-4
Australian social gaming operator VGW has partnered with other social casino operators to form the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance in the US.
Launched this week, the ...
Omnichannel was the word salad at SBC Summit Americas, but AGS brought the receipts
15 May 2025 at 12:52pm UTC-4
At SBC Summit Americas, one word echoed louder than the badge scanners: omnichannel. It’s the industry’s favorite word salad, tossed into panels, press releases and sales ...
New Jersey comes closer to banning sweepstakes casinos
12 May 2025 at 5:46pm UTC-4
New Jersey has become the latest state to introduce legislation prohibiting online sweepstakes casinos after the Tourism, Gaming, and Arts Committee passed a bill targeting the ...
Play’n Go refuses to supply sweepstakes casinos
7 May 2025 at 6:34am UTC-4
Slots developer Play’n Go has pledged that it will not provide games to sweepstakes casinos, reaffirming its commitment to operating in regulated markets.
The announcement ...
Lawsuit filed in Alabama Federal Court against Stake.us
6 May 2025 at 6:41am UTC-4
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Alabama Federal Court against crypto sweepstakes operator Stake.us, accusing the operator of running an illegal gambling site.
The ...
Social and Promotional Games Association celebrates withdrawal of “out of touch” legislation targeting sweepstakes
9 April 2025 at 6:43am UTC-4
The Social and Promotional Games Association has expressed optimism about the failure of legislation to ban sweepstakes games in Maryland, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
Responding ...
Australian sweepstakes casino receives cease-and-desist letter from Maryland regulator
18 March 2025 at 7:39am UTC-4
Australian sweepstakes casino operator Virtual Gaming Worlds, which is responsible for sites such as Chumba Casino and Luckyland Slots, has been sent a cease-and-desist letter by ...
New York Senator proposes sweepstakes ban
5 March 2025 at 7:59am UTC-5
New York State Sen. Joseph Addabbo has proposed an explicit ban on sweepstakes casinos by introducing Senate Bill S5935.The bill was proposed to the New York State Senate on March ...
