A plaintiff has sued VGW and Chumba Casino in California, alleging that the site offers illegal gambling. The report also relayed Light & Wonder executive Howard Glaser’s view that multiple states had issued cease-and-desist orders to sweepstakes operators, but named no states or orders.
The lawsuit and reported enforcement risk may affect VGW and business partners assessing sweepstakes operations.
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