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NCLGS panel hears sweepstakes operators’ case for state regulation

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A panel at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States’ 2025 winter meeting heard arguments from sweepstakes gaming representatives for regulation, following state restrictions and enforcement actions against the sector. Social Gaming Leadership Alliance executive director Jeff Duncan said operators wanted to work with states and pay taxes, while NCLGS president Shawn Fluharty argued that sweepstakes operations amount to illegal gaming.

The competing positions inform state lawmakers’ debate over whether and how to regulate sweepstakes gaming.

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Pennsylvania lawmakers consider sweepstakes casino ban and skill games regulation

Reportedly, Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering HB 2801, which would prohibit sweepstakes casinos and regulate skill game machines. Representative Russ Diamond introduced the bill, which reached the House Gaming Oversight Committee on 24 September. The proposal also addresses gaming taxes and revenue distribution; no hearing or vote had been scheduled.

House Bill 2801, sponsored by Representative Russ Diamond, was sent to the House Gaming Oversight Committee on 24 September. The General Assembly's most recent recorded action shows the proposal still in committee, with neither a hearing nor a vote arranged. The measure would ban sweepstakes casinos and set up rules and taxes for skill game machines.

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