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Escalante Seeks Full Control of Chumba Casino Parent Company

Escalante already controls 70 percent of Virtual Gaming Worlds, which also owns Global Poker and Lucky Land.  He founded the company and helped to build a sweepstakes casino power house now valued at $3.2 billion.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/02/2025

Department of Consumer Protection Gaming Division Announces Settlement With High5Casino

High5Games has agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million as part of the settlement.

Submitted by Guest on, May/29/2025

Montana Bans Sweepstakes Casinos - Chumba Casino, McLuck to Exit State Market

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed Senate Bill 555 into law, which explicitly prohibits online gambling platforms that allow consumers to place bets or wagers using any form of currency and make payouts of any form of currency. 

Submitted by Guest on, May/25/2025

200K Sweepstakes Sportsbook Downloads in 30 Days... And New Competition Every Day

Social media sportsbooks are a thing.  Just ask the App Marketing Assassin, James McLoughlin.  He knows a thing or two about what's going on in this sector.

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/13/2025

SBC Americas Kicks Off in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday

SBC Summit Americas kicks off today (Tuesday May 13, 2025), bringing together key gaming stakeholders for a three-day event that promises to shape the future of the industry on the continent.

Submitted by Guest on, May/13/2025

Alabama Woman Files Class Action Against Stake.US Claiming Company Offers Illegal Gambling

An Alabama woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Stake.us, a popular sweepstakes casino.

Submitted by Guest on, May/09/2025

Chumba Casino Can Stay in Florida as Sweepstakes Bills Fail

Sweepstakes casinos get to live another day....or many more days....in Florida as bills looking to ban the likes of Chumba Casino and High Five Casino has stalled in the state senate.

Submitted by Guest on, May/05/2025

Connecticut Judiciary Committee 37-0 Vote to Ban Sweepstakes Casinos

Louisiana is also cracking down with prison sentences for operators possibly as much as five years.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/30/2025

How Sweepstakes Casinos Actually Work

You've seen them advertised all over television.  Sweepstakes casinos.  They claim to be free but how in the world can a site that offers casino games for free afford to pay the likes of Ryan Seacrest to promote their brand?  The answer:  They are free to a point.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/19/2025

Stake.US Continues to Shake Up Online Casino Sweepstakes Space With Rock Paper Scissors

The timeless classic, now being introduced to the sweepstakes casino world by way of Stake, is a hand game where two players simultaneously make one of three shapes (rock, paper, or scissors).

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/16/2025

Sweepstakes Casino Ban Measure in Florida Moves Forward

Sen. Corey Simon‘s (R-3) bill, SB 1404, which includes a ban on sweepstakes gaming in Florida in addition to increasing penalties for illegal gambling, has been approved and moved forward by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/15/2025

Chumba, Lucky Land Sweepstakes Casinos, Global Poker Exit Delaware

Delaware's Division of Gaming Enforcement claim that VGW Luckyland, Inc. and its sites Luckyland, Chumba Casino and Global Poker have operated "illegal".

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/15/2025

PA the Latest State to Issue Cease and Desist Letters to Sweepstakes Casinos

While the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) revealed in a Gaming Oversight Committee hearing it does not have the authority to take action against these free-to-play online casino sites, all 18 are said to have complied.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/13/2025

Free Online Slots - NoLimit City Slots Game Introduced By Stake.US

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/13/2025

These Are the States That Contend Sweepstakes Casinos Are Breaking Their Laws

If you've been following Gambling911.com in recent months we don't have to tell you there's no shortage of stories involving sweepstakes casinos and various state crackdowns.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/12/2025

Publishers Clearing House Files for Bankruptcy Just Days After Announcing Entry Into Sweepstakes Casino Biz

Could this be the worst omen yet for the sweepstakes casino industry in the US?

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/12/2025

Delaware Cracks Down on Chumba Casino, Global Poker: State the Latest to Target Sweepstakes Casinos

"An investigation by the Delaware Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) into VGW Luckyland, Inc. – a subsidiary of the Australian-based VGW Holdings Ltd. – revealed that VGW Luckyland, Inc. was operating illegal online gaming".

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/09/2025

Kalshi to Ignore Cease and Desist Letters

“We are literally like a financial exchange, but the underlying trading is events,” Mansour said. “The CFTC is our regulator. If the CFTC tells us to stop, we will absolutely stop. If they don’t, then we won’t.”

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/07/2025

Massive Sweepstakes Exodus From New York as McLuck, RealPrize, Zula, Others Bail

Players can continue to play using any remaining Gold Coins or enter promotional sweepstakes with any remaining Sweepstakes Coins until April 16th.  Then it's game over.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/05/2025

DogsFortune, Shazam Casino, Las Atlantis Among 11 New Cease and Desist Orders From Michigan

The Michigan Gaming Control Board continues its crackdown on unregulated casinos and sportsbooks operating in the state.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/03/2025

No More Sweepstakes Casinos in Florida?

A bill to do so was approved unanimously by the Senate Regulated Industries committee, 8-0.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/29/2025

Law firms Suing Sportzino and Zula Sweepstakes Casinos: Company Responds: Stake.US Now Under Fire

Sportzino and others continue to defend legal actions coming their way with Stake.US the latest to be hit with a law suit out of California.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/29/2025

Publishers Clearing House Enters Into the Sweepstakes Casino Industry

Publishers Clearing House is the latest to enter the sweepstakes casino space.  Makes sense considering PCH and sweepstakes were synonymous with one another decades prior to any online sweepstakes casino emerging.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/26/2025

A New Low for Sweepstakes Casinos: Dustin Gouker's Now Deleted LinkedIn Post 'A Total S***show From the Trade..."

Attorney Daniel Wallach warns of something even more ominous on the horizon for sweepstakes casinos.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/26/2025

No More Sweepstakes Casinos in New York State as Bill Inches Closer to Passage

Senator Joseph Addabbo, the Chair of the New York State Senate Racing, made it abundantly clear heading intp the new legislative session, he was making it his mission to eradicate sweepstakes casinos in The Empire State.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/18/2025

Which Sweepstakes Casinos Have Players Reported the Most Winnings? McLuck, Chumba...Not LuckyLand

This isn't a scientific study by any stretch of the imagination, but it's also not a paid for fluff piece either.  Gambling911.com has snuffed out all those sites to uncover the reality of sweepstakes casinos that regularly offer up wins.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/15/2025

High5Games Charged With 1,065 Criminal Counts of Conducting Illegal Gambling in Connecticut

The state of Connecticut has suspended the gaming license of gaming service provider High5Games.   The company operates as a sweepstakes casino and advertises heavily, mostly over the radio.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/14/2025

Unauthorized Charges From Sweepstakes Casinos Showing Up on Bank Accounts

"Hoping someone can give me some advice. Last week 15 transactions showed up on my bank statement from RealPrize.com I have never heard of them until an internet search."

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/11/2025

Chumba Casino No Longer Available in California

Gaming attorney Daniel Wallach had written about the unique California law that could leave sweepstakes casinos exposed.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/10/2025

Chumba Casino, McLuck Sweepstakes Casinos Must Exit New Jersey Market: Cease and Desist Letters Sent

New York is looking to impose even stricter punishments against anyone even associated with sweepstakes casinos.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/04/2025

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