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Vivaro Leaves USA, New Sweeps Casino Platform Launches, Plus California News
It's another big week in sweeps casino industry news, as Vivaro announces their pullout from the USA market, a new sweeps casino platform has launched, plus there is more updates on the sweepstakes casino ban bill out in the State of California.
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Sweepstakes casino site Vivaro has announced that they are withdrawing from the US market. Players have until September 30th to redeem their sweeps coins.
Popular USA Sweeps Casino Vivaro Shuttering Operations
Although launched in October 2024, sweepstakes casino Vivaro.us quickly built a strong reputation in the states where they operated. Yet less than one year later, the SWS Operations, Inc. company has announced their imminent closure, effective October 1st.
Players have until September 30th to redeem any sweepstakes coins they have in their account; after that time, their site will be unavailable for players.
The Vivaro closure comes as a result of increasing uncertainty in the regulatory environment related to the sweepstakes casino product, as many states are starting to close loopholes that allowed them to operate.
Vivaro's decision to shutter their US operations comes as the industry awaits the likely signature of California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on the legislature's recently passed sweepstakes casino ban bill, AB 831. Should the bill get Newsom's signature, nearly 20% of the sweepstakes casino industry will be wiped out with the stroke of a pen.
ProgressPlay Launches New Sweepstakes Casino Platform
As some providers are scaling back operations in the US market, European online casino and sportsbook provider ProgressPlay isn't shying away from the opportunities available in the United States.
ProgressPlay isn't a small fish either; they have over 150 casino partners, including Hacksaw and Evolution, over 100 sportsbook partners, and over 150 platform clients.
The new product from ProgressPlay is run on a dual-currency system, precisely the type of system that is targeted by new laws in states like New Jersey, Montana and Connecticut.
Also, some game providers are pulling out of the US-facing industry, with slot design leader Pragmatic Play pulling out of all sweepstakes casinos in all states, and Playtech making their games unavailable for sweepstakes casino players in California.
Two Sweepstakes Casino Industry Advocacy Groups to Merge
There were two different, yet similar, voices advocating for sweepstakes casino industry players in state legislatures and regulatory bodies across the fifty states, but now there will be just one main organization.
According to a report from Gambling Insider, the Social & Promotional Games Association (SPGA) is being absorbed into the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA.) The two groups will now be speaking as one unified voice as the industry seems to be defending on many fronts.
Instead of having one group mainly run by VGW, operators of Chumba Casino, Luckyland Slots, and Global Poker, and a second group backed by a number of other sweeps casino sites, now everyone will be working together to save their industry in states where they are currently under fire.
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Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) asks Gov. Newsom for Veto
There's only one man standing between the California legislature's passed sweepstakes casino ban bill, AB 831, and it becoming law.
That man is Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat.
Assembly Bill 831, sponsored by Avelino Valencia, a member of the legislature, goes directly after sweepstakes casinos operating in the state, making both their operations and marketing illegal. After passing the California Senate, the State Assembly passed Valencia's bill by a 63-0 unanimous margin on the final day of the legislative session.
Now, a sweeps casino advocacy group, Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) is attempting to open up a dialogue with the governor, with the hopes that they can convince him to veto AB 831.
If Newsom decides to sign the bill, it becomes law. If he decides to veto it, the brakes will be tapped temporarily. However, it is clear that there are enough votes to override a gubernatorial veto, should one occur.