Sweepstakes Casinos Are Actually Leaving Louisiana

I’m not from Louisiana, but I recently met up with a friend who lives there. We started talking about social casinos since we both know we’re players. He told me something that I didn’t believe at first. It turns out that sweepstakes casinos are leaving the state en masse. He’s now without his favorite platform, where he’d been playing for over a year. He said that one morning he logged in and saw a message saying that the service was no longer available in his region. After talking to him, I decided to read up on what was actually going on and found a detailed article on Sweeps about the louisiana sweepstakes bill. Have you read this news?

The state passed strict legislation that effectively made it impossible for sweepstakes platforms to operate there. All the major players in the market pulled out to avoid liability. My friend was able to withdraw most of his Sweeps Coins before access was blocked. Still, he’s upset because he had grown accustomed to that particular platform. Overall, the situation is strange because everything works fine in other states, and people are allowed to play. Has anyone else encountered a situation like this, or do you have friends in Louisiana?