Indiana has let residents bet on sports from their phones since 2019, yet it still won’t allow them to open an online slot or a live blackjack table for real money. The inconsistency frustrates Hoosiers who assume a state this comfortable with mobile sportsbooks would have added online casinos years ago. Lawmakers came close in … Read more
A Wave of Litigation That’s Reshaping the Industry Sweepstakes casinos built their entire business model on a legal theory: that dual-currency gameplay isn’t gambling. That theory is now being tested in courtrooms across the country, and the results so far have been expensive for some of the biggest names in the space. This isn’t legal … Read more
A Different Kind of Casino, Built on a Legal Loophole Sweepstakes casinos look almost identical to real-money online casinos — same slots, same table games, same flashy lobbies. The difference is hidden in the fine print: instead of wagering actual dollars, you’re playing with virtual currency, and that one distinction is what lets these sites … Read more
A Regulatory Landscape That Won’t Stay Still Online casino regulation in the United States is not one law — it’s fifty different experiments running at once, and 2026 has been the busiest stretch yet. Sweepstakes casinos are being banned in state after state, Maine’s tribal iGaming law is tied up in federal court, and a … Read more
