Illinois sweepstakes news
25 dated stories affecting Illinois players, law coverage first - the feed behind the legal-updates module on the state page.
LAW & STATESSEP 12 · 12 MIN READModo.us Lawsuits: 12 Federal Cases, 4 Arbitration OrdersModo.us operator ARB Gaming faces 12 federal cases. Courts in Utah, Ohio, Oregon and Illinois sent players to arbitration. The n…Read the story →LAW & STATESSEP 12 · 7 MIN READStake.us Illinois Player Moves to Vacate Arbitration AwardThe Illinois player Stake.us sued has answered and asked the court to vacate the arbitration award. An order issued Sept 11 and …Read the story →INDUSTRYSEP 9 · 10 MIN READZula, Sportzino Excluded States: 10 Can Play, Not Cash OutZula Casino and Sportzino let residents of 10 states register but bar them from redeeming Sweeps Coins, including Connecticut, I…Read the story →LAW & STATESSEP 7 · 13 MIN READSweepstakes Casino Arbitration: How to Opt Out in 30 DaysChumba, Pulsz, High 5, McLuck and five more sweepstakes casinos give players 30 days to opt out of arbitration. How to do it, an…Read the story →LAW & STATESSEP 7 · 11 MIN READVegasBuilder Excluded States: 5, Coinz.US Excludes 16VegasBuilder's Sweeps Rules exclude 5 states: Connecticut, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Washington. Sibling brand Coinz.US, same owne…Read the story →LAW & STATESSEP 5 · 7 MIN READDraftKings, Polymarket SC Suit Moves to Federal CourtDraftKings removed a South Carolina suit brought under a 1712 gambling statute to federal court on September 2. The plaintiff pl…Read the story →LAW & STATESSEP 4 · 10 MIN READStake.us Sues an Illinois Player, Seeks Default JudgmentStake.us sued an Illinois player to enforce an arbitration award. He was held in default on Aug 29, 2026; a Sept 11 order on the…Read the story →LAW & STATESAUG 31 · 10 MIN READThrillzz Restores 24 State Pages: Maine, Indiana, IowaThrillzz put 24 deleted state pages back online on August 31, 2026, Maine, Indiana, Iowa and Oklahoma among them. Three are barr…Read the story →NEW CASINOSAUG 30 · 11 MIN READSixty6 Casino's Own Terms: Wins Pay Gold Coins, Not CashAffiliate pages say Sixty6 Casino cashes out at 100 SC. Its only published legal document says wins pay Gold Coins that can be r…Read the story →LAW & STATESAUG 24 · 10 MIN READModo.us Lawsuit: Owner ARB Gaming Wins Arbitration OrderModo.us operator ARB Gaming won an order sending an Illinois class action to individual arbitration on July 21. Modo's opt-out e…Read the story →LAW & STATESAUG 24 · 7 MIN READStake.us Missouri Lawsuit: No Discovery Into DrakeA Missouri judge refused jurisdictional discovery into Drake and Adin Ross on August 21 and gave both 21 days to move to dismiss…Read the story →LAW & STATESAUG 18 · 10 MIN READStake.us New Mexico: Drake, Adin Ross Face 21-Day DeadlineNew Mexico judge partially lifted the stay on August 17: Drake and Adin Ross have 21 days, to about September 8, to move to dism…Read the story →INDUSTRYAUG 14 · 10 MIN READFliff and Onyx Odds Apply to Become Futures BrokersFliff and Onyx Odds filed to become federal futures brokers on Aug 12, 2026. Neither told players. Both expire an idle sweeps ba…Read the story →INDUSTRYAUG 12 · 7 MIN READCFTC Orders Kalshi to Keep Trading as New York SuesThe CFTC ordered Kalshi to keep trading on August 11 after New York sued for $36 billion. No such federal protection exists for …Read the story →INDUSTRYAUG 11 · 12 MIN READCrown Coins Casino Has an F BBB Rating and 395 ComplaintsCrown Coins Casino has an F BBB rating and 395 complaints, most from players who could not cash out. Court filings name Israel-b…Read the story →INDUSTRYAUG 10 · 12 MIN READPulsz Bingo Available States: 5 of Them Banned SweepsPulsz Bingo's state list names California, Louisiana, Maine, Indiana and New Jersey as available. All five banned sweeps casinos…Read the story →LAW & STATESAUG 4 · 11 MIN READIllinois Sweepstakes Casinos: Who Got a Cease-and-Desist24 of the 33 sweeps casinos we test have an Illinois cease-and-desist letter on file. Chumba, Global Poker and High 5 still acce…Read the story →LAW & STATESAUG 3 · 9 MIN READStake.us and Drake Class Action Sent to ArbitrationA Virginia judge sent eight Stake.us players into individual arbitration on July 30, freezing the RICO claims against Drake and …Read the story →INDUSTRYAUG 3 · 7 MIN READWhich States Do Sweepstakes Casinos Block? 13 Have No BanChumba, Global Poker, High 5 and Fortune Wins block 13 states that carry no sweepstakes ban, including Maryland, Rhode Island an…Read the story →LAW & STATESJUL 27 · 3 MIN READIllinois' Sweepstakes Crackdown, Six Months Later: Why Blazesoft Just Pulled OutIllinois sent 65 cease-and-desist letters in Feb 2026. Almost all were ignored - until Blazesoft ended Sweeps Coin play in Illin…Read the story →NEW CASINOSSEP 12 · 9 MIN READRune Riches Redemption Cap: $100 a Month on Free CoinsRune Riches caps redemptions from sign-up bonus and mail-in Sweeps Coins at $100 a month, against $1,000 a day for other coins, …Read the story →INDUSTRYSEP 9 · 9 MIN READWOW Vegas Adds WOW Picks Sports Predictions, No State ListWOW Vegas documented WOW Picks, a sports prediction game taking Sweeps Coins and WOW Coins, on September 9. It has published no …Read the story →INDUSTRYAUG 24 · 11 MIN READCrown Coins Blocked Games: Full 37-State Provider ListWhy Crown Coins games are missing: 17 provider entries hide studios in 37 states. Delaware and West Virginia lose 10 each; Sweep…Read the story →NEW CASINOSAUG 24 · 15 MIN READJackTrix, KickBackSpins Payouts: Six Routes Out, No BankJackTrix and KickBackSpins launched paying redemptions only as USDT on TRON. Both now offer PayPal, Venmo, Chime and Cash App as…Read the story →INDUSTRYAUG 13 · 9 MIN READSpinzta Casino Shut Down: No Payout Date for BalancesSpinzta Casino shut down August 9, 2026 on a notice identical to The Money Factory's: balances 'preserved', no payout date, no r…Read the story →
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