Delaware’s Division of Gaming Enforcement ordered VGW Luckyland to stop offering its services in the state after finding that its virtual-coin casino games constituted unlicensed real-money gambling. The subsidiary had ceased serving Delaware residents by 2 April, the report said.
The order removes VGW Luckyland from Delaware and sets out the regulator’s view of its sweepstakes model.
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A bipartisan group of 41 state attorneys general urged the CFTC to confirm that states, rather than federal regulators, have authority over sports-related event contracts. In a formal comment on proposed prediction-market rules, the coalition argued that these contracts function as gambling and should fall under state regulation.
An Italian-language analysis of US prediction markets described conflicting court positions on state efforts to restrict platforms including Kalshi. It said a Nevada injunction was later revoked, while a Tennessee injunction remained in place, and characterised the wider legal question as unresolved.
The headline reports that Michigan ordered 33 offshore gambling sites to stop operating in the state. The article text was unavailable, so further details and the responsible authority could not be established.
Arizona’s Department of Gaming issued cease-and-desist orders to BetOpenly, Bookmaker, Club WPT Online Poker, Kutt Inc. and Raffle Creator, alleging they offered unauthorised gambling services to state residents. The companies must stop providing gambling-related services through websites, apps and other channels; the department said further legal action could follow if they do not comply.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed separate lawsuits against Kalshi and VGW on Wednesday, alleging that both offered illegal gambling in the state. He seeks financial penalties, customer-loss restitution and unpaid taxes; Kalshi did not respond to a request for comment before publication.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed separate suits on Wednesday against Kalshi, a prediction markets operator, and VGW, a sweepstakes operator. The complaints say both firms run unlawful gambling in the state. Griffin also wants large monetary penalties, with money returned to customers and tax payments returned to the state.