New York Attorney General stops online sweepstakes casinos

Letitia James, New York Attorney General, has announced that her office has out a stop to the operation of online sweepstakes casinos in New York.

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG), working in collaboration with the New York State Gaming Commission, has identified 26 online platforms offering players slots, table games and sports betting using virtual coins that could be exchanged for cash and prizes.

Attorney General James sent cease and desist letters to the operators of these platforms, demanding that they stop all prohibited gambling activity in the state. As a result, all 26 platforms are ending their sale of sweepstake coins in New York.

Letitia James said: “Online sweepstakes casinos are illegal, dangerous and can seriously ruin people’s finances.

“I thank the New York State Gaming Commission and Senator Addabbo for partnering with my office on this issue to protect New Yorkers.”

Brian O’Dwyer, New York State Gaming Commission Chairman, added: “I have been very vocal about the need to crack down on these operations, and I am thrilled that Attorney General James has taken this significant step to eradicate the illegal gambling market.

“We encourage those of age who wish to gamble to do so with legal operators.”

The 26 operators to receive the letters instructing them to cease online sweepstakes operations are: Chanced, Chumba, DingDingDing, Fliff, Fortune Coins, Fortune Wheelz, Funrize, FunzCity, Global Poker, Golden Hearts Games, High 5 Casino, Jackpota, Luckyland, McLuck, Mega Bonanza, NoLimitCoins, Play Fame, RealPrize, Sidepot, SpinBlitz, Sportzino, SweepSlots, Sweeptastic, TaoFortune, Yay Casino and Zula Casino.

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