California enacts law targeting sweepstakes gambling ecosystem

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 831, targeting sweepstakes gambling operators and related businesses, with the law due to take effect on 1 January. Light & Wonder government affairs executive Howard Glaser said 17 states had made sweepstakes gambling illegal and six others had laws that deterred operators; he also cited California’s 20% share of sweepstakes revenue and $100 million in advertising.