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U.S. sweepstakes legislation

Every material bill and enacted instrument.

Updated July 25, 2026
A practical guide to enacted laws, pending bills, and measures that stalled or failed. This is not legal advice.
IAIowa

SF 2289 ↗

Expanded regulator cease-and-desist and injunction authority over unlicensed gaming.

Enacted
NVNevada

SB 256 ↗

Escalated consequences for unlicensed gambling; material licensing signal.

Enacted
WAWashington

RCW 9.46.240

Existing online-gambling framework and judicial posture remain material.

Existing law
OHOhio

HB 298 ↗

Would pair iGaming legalization with an explicit sweepstakes prohibition.

Pending
NJNew Jersey

S1500 ↗

Would regulate rather than ban, but has limited momentum against the enacted ban.

Pending
ARArkansas

SB 524

2025 proposal was withdrawn.

Withdrawn
ILIllinois

SB 1705 ↗

Bill failed; Gaming Board enforcement remains separately material.

Failed / enforcement
MOMissouri

HB 1251

Unresolved gambling-law proposal amid a tightening enforcement climate.

Pending / monitor
TXTexas

SB 517

2025 measure did not pass.

Failed / monitor