VGW in the Crosshairs as Arkansas Files Lawsuit
Arkansas has set its sights on sweepstakes giant VGW, arguing that its business violates the state’s Deceptive Practices Act. This is the latest legal challenge faced by the sweepstakes industry, which has been a point of contention for years. Arkansas Takes Action Against VGW Sweepstakes operators offer online gaming products and leverage a dual-currency system that allows for both free and paid play. Proponents of the sector argue that the fact that players can play without staking money sets sweeps apart from traditional gambling. As a result, sweepstakes have long operated in a gray area, avoiding regulation. Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has now set his sights on VGW, one of the top names in the sweepstakes sector. He accused the company of deceptive marketing, firmly rejecting its claims that its products are not gambling. Arkansas’s gambling laws are clear. If you’re providing a means for Arkansans to gamble money within our state, you are subject to the rules and regulations that govern legal gambling. AG Tim Griffin Griffin said that any sensible person would consider sweepstakes gambling despite their dual currency system. He said that the claim that there is a distinction between the currency that players can earn
