The SGLA released studies proposing regulation and taxation of sweepstakes casinos in Pennsylvania and Virginia. The studies estimate annual state revenue could exceed $40 million in Pennsylvania and $30 million in Virginia; Eilers & Krejcik Gaming prepared them for the trade group.
The estimates give state policymakers potential revenue figures as they consider rules for sweepstakes casinos.
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Wyoming’s Select Committee on Gaming reviewed competing sweepstakes casino drafts in Rock Springs on 5–6 October. One would prohibit online casinos and sweepstakes gaming; the other would authorise regulated sweepstakes gaming. PlayUSA reported no immediate change in legal status and said no vote had been reported.
On 5–6 October, the Select Committee on Gaming in Wyoming gathered in Rock Springs to look again at how sweepstakes casino platforms might be treated in the state, a committee review shows. Lawmakers weighed two drafts that point in opposite directions. The first would broaden Wyoming's professional gambling laws so that online casinos and sweepstakes gaming are banned. The second would set up a regulated legal framework under which sweepstakes gaming is permitted. As of the meeting, no vote had been reported, and the legal standing of sweepstakes casinos in Wyoming was left as it was.
Tecpinion released a report on the US sweepstakes sector on 24 September. The company says its analysis covers regulation, payments, identity verification and fraud prevention across 12 states. It also presents four potential sector scenarios through 2030.
Tecpinion released its "Sweepstakes Industry Analysis 2026: Market Dynamics, Trends & Forecast" on 24 September, the company said. The report examines the US sweepstakes market across regulation, technology, customer economics, payments and market scenarios, according to the company.
Pennsylvania skill games were considered illegal from Wednesday after a 120-day period for lawmakers to regulate them passed without action on Tuesday. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court classified the machines as illegal slots in a June ruling, and state police warned that businesses continuing to offer them could face seizures and criminal charges. Two proposed bills would have set a $500 monthly fee per terminal and a statewide cap of 50,000 units.
Skill games in Pennsylvania were considered illegal from Wednesday after a 120-day window for lawmakers to pass legislation governing the machines passed without action on Tuesday, according to a report. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court had classified the machines as illegal slots in a June ruling, and state police have warned that businesses still offering them are subject to seizures and criminal charges.
Pennsylvania Representative Russ Diamond is seeking backing for a skill games regulatory framework with a 20% tax. Lawmakers face a 13 October safe-harbour deadline following a state Supreme Court ruling concerning the machines.
Pennsylvania lawmakers are seeking state regulation of prediction markets through HB 2711. The report says the bill would neither impose taxes nor require licences, and would leave sports event contracts permitted.