Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s office sent cease-and-desist letters to 38 online sweepstakes platforms it says were operating illegally in the state. The office said all had disabled the challenged features or agreed to leave Tennessee in the coming weeks.
The action requires affected platforms to stop offering the challenged sweepstakes features or exit Tennessee.
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The Michigan Gaming Control Board sent cease-and-desist letters to 33 offshore operators it says offered online casino games, sports betting and contests without state authorisation, citing FocusGN. The regulator said the sites may lack safeguards such as self-exclusion tools. Executive director Henry Williams said the letters warn operators that Michigan residents are not an untapped market.
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) sent cease-and-desist letters to 33 offshore operators that it says offered online casino games, sports betting and contests without state authorisation, citing FocusGN. The regulator said the sites pose a risk to Michigan residents because unauthorised platforms may not provide the safeguards available in the regulated market, including self-exclusion tools.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said the state sent cease-and-desist letters to American Express, Mastercard and Visa on 10 June over alleged payment services to unauthorised gambling operators. He warned that continued processing could prompt legal action and said it may implicate Florida’s RICO Act.
The Michigan Gaming Control Board sent cease-and-desist letters to 12 offshore operators over online casino-style games and sports betting offered to Michigan residents in violation of state law. The named sites include 31 Bets Casino, Betnuvo, BetPhoenix and xWin90; authorities may take further enforcement measures against entities that do not comply.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sent cease-and-desist letters to 14 gambling websites, targeting offshore sportsbook and casino operators and dual-currency sweepstakes operators. Ellison said the sites may violate state law and consumer-protection rules; the state’s Department of Public Safety had sent letters to the same operators in June.
The Illinois Gaming Board sent cease-and-desist letters to 65 sweepstakes operators earlier in February, according to the report. Two weeks later, Jumbo 88 and JefeBet had amended their terms to block Illinois players; the report says other named platforms continued operating in the state. SB 1705 remains active, with lawmakers needing to advance it by 17 March to keep it alive.