{"dataset":"PrizeLens U.S. Sweepstakes Casino State Market Intelligence","publisher":"PrizeLens","canonical":"https://getprizelens.com/state-availability","methodology":"https://getprizelens.com/research/state-availability-verification-framework","attribution":"When republishing or citing this dataset, attribute PrizeLens and link to the canonical research page. Legal status, enforcement activity and operator availability are separate signals and should not be collapsed into one label.","generatedAt":"2026-09-21T01:08:22.297Z","count":12,"states":[{"state":"California","status":"prohibited","headline":"Online gambling-style sweepstakes prohibited under AB 831","effectiveAt":"2026-01-01","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://www.cgcc.ca.gov/?pageID=2025GamblingLegislation","sourceLabel":"California Gambling Control Commission — AB 831 / Chapter 623","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"California's Gambling Control Commission states that AB 831 updated gambling law to prohibit online sweepstakes that simulate gambling and connect participation with prizes of value. PrizeLens treats this as a statutory prohibition signal, not merely an operator-policy change."},{"state":"Connecticut","status":"prohibited","headline":"Sweepstakes casino activity restricted under state gaming law and enforcement","effectiveAt":"2025-06-24","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/news-releases-from-the-department-of-consumer-protection/2025-news-releases/department-of-consumer-protection-announces-settlement-with-high5games","sourceLabel":"Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — High 5 settlement","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"Connecticut DCP required High 5 Casino to cease its unlicensed sweepstakes casino operation in the state and documented consumer restitution and licensing consequences. PrizeLens uses this enforcement record together with the state's 2025 legislation as high-confidence evidence that sweepstakes casino prize-play is not an open market in Connecticut."},{"state":"Florida","status":"enforcement","headline":"Active state litigation against major sweepstakes casino operators and payment processors","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://www.flgaming.gov/","sourceLabel":"Florida Gaming Control Commission — August 19, 2026 enforcement announcement","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"Florida announced lawsuits against Stake, VGW brands including Chumba Casino, LuckyLand and Global Poker, and payment processors supporting the challenged activity. PrizeLens does not convert this litigation into a blanket statutory ban; Florida is tracked as an enforcement-risk market because state action is active while the legal classification remains contested."},{"state":"Illinois","status":"enforcement","headline":"Active enforcement pressure while sweepstakes-specific bills remain unenacted","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://igb.illinois.gov/casino-gambling/cease-and-desist-letters.html","sourceLabel":"Illinois Gaming Board — Cease and Desist Letters","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"Illinois has used cease-and-desist enforcement against online casino and sweepstakes operators. Separate 2026 proposals such as SB 3439 and HB 5030 remained in committee or were re-referred rather than enacted. PrizeLens therefore classifies Illinois as enforcement pressure, not a newly enacted sweepstakes-specific prohibition."},{"state":"Indiana","status":"prohibited","headline":"Online sweepstakes games prohibited","effectiveAt":"2026-07-01","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1052","sourceLabel":"Indiana General Assembly — HB 1052","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"Indiana HB 1052 established a prohibition on covered online sweepstakes games effective July 1, 2026. PrizeLens records the statutory market status separately from each operator's own announcement or exit date."},{"state":"Iowa","status":"enforcement","headline":"Regulator received explicit cease-and-desist and injunction authority over illegal sweepstakes","effectiveAt":"2026-05-15","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/SF2289.pdf","sourceLabel":"Iowa Legislature — SF 2289 / Acts Chapter 1092","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"SF 2289 expressly authorizes the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission to issue cease-and-desist orders and seek injunctive relief against illegal sweepstakes and other unlicensed gambling activity. PrizeLens treats this as expanded enforcement authority rather than a standalone dual-currency sweepstakes ban."},{"state":"Louisiana","status":"enforcement","headline":"Illegal online gambling enforcement and racketeering tools strengthened","effectiveAt":"2026-08-01","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=250808","sourceLabel":"Louisiana Legislature — HB 883 / Act 182; HB 53 / Act 48","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"Louisiana enacted HB 883 to strengthen enforcement against illegal online gambling and HB 53 to add gambling-related offenses to racketeering predicates. Existing Louisiana law also criminalizes gambling by electronic sweepstakes device. PrizeLens keeps the precise statutory mechanism visible rather than reducing the state to a generic 'ban' label."},{"state":"Maine","status":"prohibited","headline":"Online dual-currency sweepstakes games prohibited","effectiveAt":"2026-07-29","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://legislature.maine.gov/backend/App/services/getDocument.aspx?documentId=123757","sourceLabel":"Maine Legislature — LD 2007 / Public Law Chapter 645","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"Public Law Chapter 645 creates a dedicated chapter titled 'Online Sweepstakes Games Prohibited' and defines dual-currency systems used for prize-play. PrizeLens records the statutory prohibition separately from operator exit timing."},{"state":"New Jersey","status":"prohibited","headline":"Covered pay-to-play and dual-currency sweepstakes treated as unlawful gambling","effectiveAt":"2025-08-15","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/PL25/128_.HTM","sourceLabel":"New Jersey Legislature — P.L. 2025, c.128 / A5447","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"New Jersey's enacted law expressly defines sweepstakes to include dual-currency systems and treats covered pay-to-play sweepstakes as unlawful gambling, while preserving narrow lawful promotional exceptions. PrizeLens therefore avoids saying all sweepstakes promotions are illegal; the restriction is targeted at the gambling-style model."},{"state":"New York","status":"prohibited","headline":"Online dual-currency sweepstakes casino games prohibited","effectiveAt":"2025-12-05","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5935/amendment/original","sourceLabel":"New York Senate — S5935A / Chapter 605","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"New York's signed law prohibits operating, conducting, promoting or profiting from covered online dual-currency sweepstakes casino-style games. PrizeLens separates this explicit statutory prohibition from states where only enforcement actions or unresolved litigation exist."},{"state":"Oklahoma","status":"watch","headline":"Expanded gambling prohibition takes effect November 1, 2026","effectiveAt":"2026-11-01","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1589&Session=2600","sourceLabel":"Oklahoma Legislature — SB 1589","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"The Legislature overrode the governor's veto on May 14, 2026. The enrolled language expands gambling provisions to dual-currency representatives of value and reaches operators, suppliers, promoters and media affiliates. PrizeLens keeps Oklahoma in forward-looking watch status until the November 1 effective date rather than prematurely labeling today's market as already prohibited."},{"state":"Tennessee","status":"prohibited","headline":"Online sweepstakes gaming expressly unlawful","effectiveAt":"2026-05-22","verifiedAt":"2026-08-28","sourceUrl":"https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2136&GA=114","sourceLabel":"Tennessee General Assembly — SB 2136 / Public Chapter 1117","sourceTier":"primary","confidence":"high","note":"Tennessee's enacted legislation clarifies that operating, conducting or commercially promoting covered online sweepstakes games is unlawful and can violate the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act. PrizeLens records this as a high-confidence statutory prohibition."}]}