Tag: Sweepstakes
Oklahoma anti-sweepstakes bill heads to Governor
6 May 2026 at 7:27am UTC-4
Oklahoma lawmakers have advanced a bill that would outlaw online sweepstakes casinos, with the measure now awaiting Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature.
Senate Bill 1589, authored ...
Louisiana lawmakers advance racketeering bill
5 May 2026 at 6:57am UTC-4
Louisiana lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make online sweepstakes casinos, as well as other illegal gambling operations, a racketeering offense.
House Bill 53, which ...
City of Baltimore sues sweepstakes casino operators over illegal gambling
6 March 2026 at 6:48am UTC-5
Baltimore officials have filed a lawsuit against six social casino operators, accusing them of running illegal online gambling platforms disguised as sweepstakes.
The complaint ...
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 ...
