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VGW and peers launch Social Gaming Leadership Alliance

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VGW and five other founding members launched the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance on 20 May to represent the social gaming industry, the alliance said. It plans to educate the public and lawmakers about sweepstakes casinos and promote player protection and responsible gameplay. The launch comes amid legislative and regulatory scrutiny of sweepstakes operators in several US states.

The alliance gives sweepstakes operators and industry stakeholders a new group to advocate on policy and player-protection issues.

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Tuberville says he would not oppose Alabama gambling referendum

Alabama governor candidate Tommy Tuberville said he would not obstruct efforts to let voters decide whether to authorise gambling, reportedly. A referendum would require a three-fifths majority in both legislative chambers before voters could consider a constitutional amendment; Tuberville said he would not promote a proposal without a full plan.

Tommy Tuberville, the Republican candidate for governor of Alabama, said he would not block an effort to let voters decide whether to authorise gambling in the state, according to an interview with the Capital Journal. Tuberville, a former Auburn Tigers football coach who has represented Alabama in the US Senate since 2021, is seeking the governor's office in the election on 3 November. The Alabama Constitution bars the legislature from authorising any new form of gambling, including casinos, lotteries and sports betting; changing that would require a statewide ballot referendum amending the state's legal framework.

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