{"id":9136,"date":"2025-05-21T00:06:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T00:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/new-social-gaming-alliance-forms-to-defend-sweepstakes-casino-model\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T00:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T00:06:24","slug":"new-social-gaming-alliance-forms-to-defend-sweepstakes-casino-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/new-social-gaming-alliance-forms-to-defend-sweepstakes-casino-model\/","title":{"rendered":"New Social Gaming Alliance Forms to Defend Sweepstakes Casino Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A group of major industry players has launched the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) to support and defend the interests of the social gaming and sweepstakes casino sector, which faces growing pressure from state-level <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/maryland-cracks-down-on-unlicensed-sweepstakes-casinos\/\">crackdowns<\/a> <\/strong>across the United States.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong><em>Good to know<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Founding members include VGW, Playstudios, Yellow Social Interactive, ARB Interactive, B-Two Operations, and Nuvei.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Former U.S. Congressman Jeff Duncan has been appointed as the Alliance\u2019s first Executive Director.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The coalition plans to work with lawmakers and regulators to promote responsible social gaming.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>The newly formed SGLA plans to engage directly with legislators, regulators, and the public to help shape how social casino-style games\u2014often free-to-play and driven by sweepstakes promotions\u2014are perceived and regulated. 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The Alliance said it is actively holding discussions with other operators and service providers to broaden support for its advocacy work.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/new-social-gaming-alliance-forms-to-defend-sweepstakes-casino-model\/\">New Social Gaming Alliance Forms to Defend Sweepstakes Casino Model<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of major industry players has launched the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) to support and defend the interests of the social gaming and sweepstakes casino sector, which faces growing pressure from state-level crackdowns across the United States. 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