California Senate Unanimously Supports Sweepstakes Prohibition Bill

California Senate passes anti-sweepstakes legislation

The California State Senate has unanimously voted through legislation designed to outlaw the operation of sweepstakes casinos, and sportsbooks.  AB 831, introduced by assembly member Avelino Valencia, passed through the Senate with a vote of 36-0. The bill will now head back to the California State Assembly for approval. If approved, it will be sent to California Governor Gavin Newsom to be signed into law. The proposed legislation would make it…

California Senate Unanimously Supports Sweepstakes Prohibition Bill

The California Senate on Monday unanimously approved a bill to prohibit dual-currency sweepstakes games in the state The bill was amended last week to exclude traditional sweepstakes games or traditional state lottery games from the prohibition Legislation now heads to the California Assembly The California Senate gave a resounding “yes” to a bill that will prohibit dual-currency sweepstakes games in the Golden State. The Senate approved AB 831,…