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Wyoming and Indiana lawmakers consider online casino bills

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Lawmakers in Wyoming and Indiana are considering 2025 bills to authorise online casino gaming. Wyoming House Bill 162 would require operator permits, set a 16% monthly revenue payment and allocate proceeds among county health programmes, counties, schools and state programmes; Indiana House Bill 1432 proposes interactive gaming for specified licence holders, with tax rates of 22% to 30%.

The proposals would set different licensing, tax and revenue-allocation rules for online casino operators in the two states.

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Wyoming gaming committee backs bill to outlaw online sweepstakes casinos

Wyoming’s Select Committee on Gaming unanimously supported draft legislation banning online sweepstakes casinos. The proposal would make operating these platforms a felony but still requires legislative passage and enactment. Industry attorneys warned that its broad wording could also criminalise legitimate promotional sweepstakes involving everyday purchases.

Wyoming's Select Committee on Gaming has unanimously supported draft legislation that would classify online sweepstakes casinos as illegal gambling and make operating such a platform a felony in the state. The proposal is not yet law: it would need to be introduced, approved by the full Wyoming Legislature and enacted before it takes effect for operators or players.

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