Tag: Sweepstakes

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 ...

Massachusetts bill looks to ban dual-currency sweepstakes

25 August 2025 at 6:13am UTC-4
Massachusetts lawmakers are reviewing another online gambling bill, which could prohibit dual-currency sweepstakes games. Massachusetts Representative David K. Muradian ...

Novig pulls out of New Jersey amid sweepstakes legislation

20 August 2025 at 7:44am UTC-4
Sweepstakes-style prediction market Novig has withdrawn from New Jersey, just days after announcing a US$18 million funding round. The move comes amid a wave of state ...

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 ...

Arizona gaming regulators target illegal online operators

19 August 2025 at 6:41am UTC-4
The Arizona Department of Gaming has issued cease-and-desist orders against four unlicensed online gambling operators offering services to state residents. The operators ...

American Gaming Association study: Patrons consider sweepstakes to be gambling

1 August 2025 at 7:47am UTC-4
The American Gaming Association suspected there were plenty of customers using sweepstakes sites as a way to gamble. A recent study, Sweepstakes Casino Player Profile & ...

‘Tough month’ for social casinos, Jefferies analyst says

7 July 2025 at 2:07pm UTC-4
Aristocrat Leisure saw its social-casino growth go backwards in June, according to Jefferies Equity Research analyst Kai Erman, who detailed his findings in a 7 July investor ...

SPGA responds to California sweepstakes ban

25 June 2025 at 7:30am UTC-4
Online sweepstakes organization Social and Promotional Games Association has condemned California lawmakers for pushing a sudden and sweeping ban on promotional sweepstakes ...

Mississippi regulator sends cease-and-desist to illegal online gaming operators

19 June 2025 at 6:48am UTC-4
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has issued cease-and-desist letters to various online gambling operators that are illegally offering sports betting and casino-style games within ...