Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed a law banning sweepstakes casinos, with the ban due to take effect on 1 July. The state is the first in 2026 to enact such a ban, and the seventh since the beginning of 2025, according to the source; a proposed effort to regulate and tax the sector in Indiana did not advance.
Sweepstakes casino operators face a statutory ban in Indiana from 1 July.
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Indiana lawmakers advanced HB 1052 with an 8-0 committee vote, after the House had passed it 87-11, according to the report. A proposed amendment to regulate and tax sweepstakes casinos was not introduced after legislative leadership opposed the approach, leaving the bill to proceed without that alternative.
Indiana’s House advanced HB1052 after its second reading and ordered the bill engrossed, according to the report. The proposal would ban sweepstakes games using dual- or multi-currency systems, allow civil penalties of up to $100,000 per violation and take effect on 1 July if approved; it now faces a third reading.
Indiana state representative Ethan Manning filed HB 1052, which proposes banning online sweepstakes gambling in the state. The bill would define sweepstakes through dual-currency features and impose a $100 fine for each qualifying violation, according to the report.
Reportedly, Lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Wyoming have put forward legislation targeting sweepstakes casinos. Wyoming's draft would extend felony provisions to online casinos, sweepstakes and businesses knowingly supporting their operation, with imprisonment of up to three years. Its Management Council will decide whether to sponsor the measure for the 2027 session.
Reportedly, Oklahoma’s sweepstakes casino prohibition takes effect on 1 November 2026 after legislators overturned Governor Kevin Stitt’s veto of SB 1589. The law makes violations involving the dual-currency model felonies and extends liability to suppliers, payment processors and affiliates.
Oklahoma's prohibition on sweepstakes casinos takes effect on 1 November 2026, after legislators overrode Governor Kevin Stitt's veto of SB 1589, according to the source report. The law targets the dual-currency model used by most sweepstakes casino sites.