Florida Sues Sweepstakes Casinos And Five Payment Firms

Florida Sues Sweepstakes Casinos And Five Payment Firms

Attorney General James Uthmeier filed two complaints Aug. 19 in Hillsborough County Circuit Court over unlicensed online casinos. Worldpay, Trustly, Yodlee, Praxis Tech and Breeze Labs face the money-forfeiture count but not the deceptive-practices count. The VGW complaint puts the company’s 2025 revenue above $5 billion, with $3.7 billion attributed to Chumba Casino. Both suits … Read more

Responsible Gambling Gets a Sliver of What Celebrity Deals Do, a New Audit Finds

Responsible Gambling Spending | Dwarfed by Celebrity Ads

One firm’s review tallies $520 million on star endorsements last year and just $60 million on player-safety efforts, a gap worth weighing seriously, provided you remember who did the tallying. Sit through a few hours of live sports and the celebrity pitches run together, a parade of athletes and actors hawking the same betting apps. … Read more

Indiana Bans Sweepstakes Casinos on July 1, and Players Have Until Then to Cash Out

Indiana Sweepstakes Casino Ban | What Players Must Do

Indiana’s ban takes effect July 1, joining a national wave that has already wiped out the dual-currency casino model in state after state. If you play on Chumba, Stake.us, or Pulsz, your account and your balance are on the clock. The clock is running on sweepstakes casinos in Indiana. On July 1 the dual-currency sites … Read more