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Florida attorney general demands platforms address sweepstakes casino advertising

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent letters on 24 September to Google, Meta, Reddit, Snap and TikTok demanding action on sweepstakes casino advertising to state residents. He gave the companies until 23 October to explain in writing what steps they had taken, and named Stake and VGW-owned Chumba Casino, LuckyLand and Global Poker.

The letters put advertising platforms under scrutiny over promotion of operators Uthmeier says are unauthorised in Florida.

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Texas and Georgia attorney general wins may reopen prediction-market cases

Nathan Johnson claimed victory in Texas’s attorney general race, while Tanya Miller was reported to have won in Georgia, potentially changing enforcement prospects for prediction markets. Neither has announced plans to pursue Kalshi; legal expert Daniel Wallach said the results could bring state enforcement back into consideration.

Nathan Johnson, a Democrat, claimed victory in the Texas attorney general race, and Tanya Miller was reported as the Georgia winner and the state's first woman in the post. Their wins might change how prediction markets are policed, although neither has said they plan to go after Kalshi.

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