Wyoming Panel Backs Felony Sweepstakes Ban as Pennsylvania Weighs $500,000 Fines
By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Summary
Pennsylvania’s House Bill 2801 would prohibit online sweepstakes games and allow fines of $50,000 to $500,000 per violation, alongside possible licence revocation. In Wyoming, a committee unanimously advanced a draft that would classify operating online sweepstakes games as felony professional gambling; neither proposal has become law.
Why it matters
The proposals could expose sweepstakes operators to substantial Pennsylvania fines or licence revocation and felony gambling classification in Wyoming.