Bovada stopped operating in Massachusetts after receiving a cease-and-desist notice, according to a report referenced by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. The commission’s page identifies the report but provides no further details on the notice or the closure.
Bovada’s cessation affects its availability in Massachusetts following a cease-and-desist notice.
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The Illinois Gaming Control Board and Illinois Attorney General’s Office sent cease-and-desist letters to 65 sweepstakes companies, according to the report. The companies must stop operating in Illinois or prevent users from redeeming cash, gift cards or other real-world prizes; the report names no individual recipients.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s office sent cease-and-desist letters to 38 online sweepstakes casino websites on 29 December, and said the recipients had indicated they would comply. The office considers the platforms’ dual-currency model an illegal lottery that violates state gambling and consumer protection laws.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s office sent cease-and-desist letters to 38 online sweepstakes platforms it says were operating illegally in the state. The office said all had disabled the challenged features or agreed to leave Tennessee in the coming weeks.
The Michigan Gaming Control Board sent cease-and-desist letters to 12 offshore operators over online casino-style games and sports betting offered to Michigan residents in violation of state law. The named sites include 31 Bets Casino, Betnuvo, BetPhoenix and xWin90; authorities may take further enforcement measures against entities that do not comply.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sent cease-and-desist letters to 14 gambling websites, targeting offshore sportsbook and casino operators and dual-currency sweepstakes operators. Ellison said the sites may violate state law and consumer-protection rules; the state’s Department of Public Safety had sent letters to the same operators in June.