New York Assembly Committee Approves Bill Restricting Sweepstakes Games
New York Assembly Rules Committee substituted the Assembly companion of S 5935 (A 6745) with S 5935 and voted to recommend S 5935 for passage by a 20-9 vote....
Derek Helling
June 16, 2025
Industry News
Mega Bonanza, McLuck, SportsMillions Increase Minimum Age Requirement From 18 To 21
Mega Bonanza, McLuck, and SportsMillions are raising their age limits to 21, joining a small-but-growing wave of sweeps casinos aiming to align with real-money standards and boost...
Matthew Bain
June 13, 2025
Connecticut Becomes Second State To Ban Online Sweepstakes Casinos
Connecticut joins Montana as the lone states to successfully pass bills banning sweeps casinos within their respective jurisdictions....
Grant Lucas
June 13, 2025
Industry News
Louisiana Gov. Vetoes Sweeps Ban Bill, Says They’re ‘Already Prohibited’ — Is He Right?
Gov. Landry vetoed a bill to ban online sweeps casinos, claiming Louisiana law already covers them. But is he just leaving a loophole open? And will the Attorney General get...
Matthew Bain
June 13, 2025
Legal
New York Senate Advances Sweepstakes Prohibition Bill With Session Closure Looming
A bill to restrict the operations of sweepstakes in New York has received approval from the New York...
Derek Helling
June 12, 2025
Industry News
Maine Regulator Calls Sweeps Casinos ‘Illegal’ While SPGA Asks For ‘Constructive Dialogue’
The Maine Gambling Control Unit's public warning isn't a subpoena or cease-and-desist, so sweeps casinos aren’t required to leave Maine. MGCU says it lacks authority over such sites,...
Matthew Bain
June 11, 2025
Industry News
Pulsz Casino, Pulsz Bingo Pull Sweeps & Social Platforms From 3 More States
These are full departures — meaning residents in Connecticut, Louisiana, and Maryland won't even be able to play games on Pulsz with Gold...
Matthew Bain
June 11, 2025
New York Assembly Still Working To Pass Bill To Ban Online Sweepstakes Casinos
The New York Office of the Attorney General may have celebrated the shutdown of 26 online sweepstakes casinos in the Empire State, but that hasn’t slowed down lawmakers from continuing to...
Grant Lucas
June 11, 2025
Featured
For Sweeps Casinos, Reddit Post Helps Show Why They Want Regulation Over Bans
After NY’s sweeps ban, a top Reddit mod urges crypto casinos — no ID, no taxes. Lawmakers want safety, but are sweeps bans pushing players into riskier, darker corners of online...
Matthew Bain
June 10, 2025
Legal
Governor’s Veto Could Buy Sweepstakes Games More Time in Louisiana
Updated June 13: Landry vetoed SB 181 stating that the bill was unnecessary and the current law includes illegal...
Derek Helling
June 9, 2025
Industry News
SPGA Pushes Back Against NY AG’s Sweepstake Casino Crackdown
The Social and Promotional Games Association (SPGA) released a statement sharing disappointment by the New York Attorney General Letitia James' mischaracterization of legal sweepstakes...
Cheryle Shepstone
June 7, 2025
Industry News
New York Attorney General Announces Shutdown Of 26 Online Sweepstakes Casinos
New York officials are not waiting for legislation to pass in order to rid the state of online sweepstakes casinos, as Attorney General Letitia James announced on Friday that all sweeps...
Grant Lucas
June 6, 2025