Latest Sweeps and Industry News

Indiana’s fast-moving sweeps casino ban advances to a Feb. 11 Senate hearing, as similar bills progress in Maine and Virginia — plus updates on other efforts in Mississippi, Oklahoma,...

Mississippi Senate backs SB2104 in a 52-0 vote to ban sweepstakes casinos, sending the fast-moving bill to the House for its next...

Virginia’s HB161 advances through subcommittee, seeking to curb sweepstakes casinos by replacing them with a regulated iGaming...

First hearing for Maryland HB295 spotlights sweeps ban debate, with regulators citing C&Ds, casinos urging action, and operators pushing...

Illinois cracks down on sweepstakes casinos, issuing 60-plus cease-and-desist letters and forcing operators to exit or change...

House Bill 1052 now heads to the Indiana Senate, which must decide whether to impose civil penalties on sweepstakes casinos in their...

Louisiana lawmakers target sweepstakes casinos with HB53, adding sweeps gaming to racketeering law and sharply raising criminal...

Virginia lawmakers advance SB118, legislation that legalizes iGaming, boosts Lottery oversight, and cracks down on sweeps...

Hawaii lawmakers target illegal table games, but broad language referencing sweepstakes machines may raise questions for the sweeps...

Sweepstakes industry warns SB112 would ban lawful online gaming, drive operators out, and leave Maryland consumers to offshore...