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• Tennessee Advances Sweeps Ban and Prediction Market Penalties While Oklahoma Stalls on Sports Betting

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Online Gambling

  Tennessee lawmakers passed SB 2136 to ban dual-currency sweepstakes casinos and advanced a felony measure targeting prediction market manipulation. Meanwhile, Oklahoma’s Senate rej...

• Washington DC Proposes New iGaming Legislation to Legalize Online Casinos and Outlaw Sweepstakes Platforms

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Online Gambling

  Councilmember Wendell Felder has introduced the Internet Gaming and Consumer Protection Act of 2026 to authorize regulated online slots, table games, and poker in the District. The...

• Legislative Momentum Builds Across United States as Multiple States Move to Ban Sweepstakes Casinos and Prediction Markets

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Politics

  Lawmakers in Maine, Maryland, and Minnesota have advanced significant legislation this week aimed at prohibiting unregulated sweepstakes casinos and prediction market platforms. Th...

• Mississippi Legislative Deadlock Ends Hopes for Mobile Sports Betting and Sweepstakes Ban in 2026

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Online Gambling

  A persistent divide between the Mississippi House and Senate has led to the failure of two major gambling bills. For the second consecutive year, proposals to legalize statewide mo...

• Vermont Bill H.913 Proposes Illinois-Style Per-Bet Tax and Criminal Ban on Prediction Markets

  Published: Mar 3, 2026

  Section: Online Gambling

  Vermont lawmakers have introduced House Bill 913, a dual-purpose piece of legislation that would impose a $0.50 fee on every sports wager while simultaneously criminalizing predict...

• Indiana Legislature Sends Landmark Sweepstakes Casino Ban to Governor Mike Braun for Final Approval

  Published: Feb 28, 2026

  Section: Online Gambling

  The Indiana General Assembly has passed House Bill 1052, a bill that effectively outlaws sweepstakes casinos within the state. Following a conference committee's successful resolut...

• State Legislators Push for Rapid iGaming Expansion and Sweepstakes Crackdowns in Early 2026

  Published: Feb 13, 2026

  Section: Online Gambling

  A wave of new gambling legislation has hit statehouses across the country this week, focusing on the legalization of online casinos and increased regulation of prediction markets....