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fromReadWrite
5 hours ago

SGLA rebuts Illinois Gaming Board cease-and-desist orders

SGLA disputes IGB cease-and-desist claims, asserting Social Plus games use robust safeguards and are distinct from illegal online casinos or sweepstakes operations.
fromReadWrite
3 days ago

Illinois sends 60 cease-and-desists to alleged illegal sweepstakes

If the warnings are not heeded, civil and criminal penalties could be next in line for the operators. Any games that award money or other prizes of value are prohibited under the state's law. "Illegal online gambling operations threaten consumer protections, undermine responsible gaming safeguards, and are antithetical to the public's interest in regulated gaming," said IGB Administrator Marcus D. Fruchter in a public statement.
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