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The smiling faces of Paris Hilton and Ryan Seacrest made surprise looks before the Louisiana Senate for Friday's hearing on illegal gaming.
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No, they weren't personally in attendance, however the world-famous celebrities were notably included in a slide discussion on social and sweepstakes gambling establishments - the questionable websites using both free casino-style video games and rewarding prizes, such as cash, gift cards or cryptocurrency. In one advertisement, the fist-pumping Seacrest is seen plugging Chumba Casino, where anybody can 'bet totally free,' while a crop-topped Hilton holds a chip for sweepstakes operator, Wow Vegas, in the other.
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The websites are simply two cogs in the multibillion-dollar market that now finds itself besieged by lawsuits. In the eyes of numerous gaming corporations, not to point out claim plaintiffs and state regulators, sweepstakes casinos serve as conventional casinos, only without the oversight, customer securities and tax laws. So not just can they prevent the high 24-percent federal gaming levy, but sweepstakes operators aren't subject to regulative difficulties like anti-money laundering and responsible-gaming protections.
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One operator, Australia-based Virtual Gaming Worlds (VGW), reported $4 billion in revenue last year alone. Now the company faces accusations of illegal [sports betting](https://bytes-the-dust.com/index.php/User:SabrinaOvens) in a New York suit that claims VGW uses celeb endorsers to 'create a veneer of legitimacy' around its product. (See VGW's declaration listed below)
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'I'm uncertain" if you do not trust us, you can trust Paris Hilton" is a winning message for business operating multibillion-dollar unlawful operations out of places like Malta, Isle of Man, or US mail drops,' Friday's speaker, Howard Glaser of video gaming corporation Light & Wonder, told DailyMail.com.
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Sweepstakes endorsers include a variety of stars from gambling lovers Drake and DJ Khaled to swimmer Michael Phelps, in addition to NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Paul George - none of whom provide any distinctions in between traditional gaming and sweepstakes play.
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Paris Hilton is seen plugging Wow Vegas, among numerous sweepstakes gambling establishments discovered online
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Ryan Seacrest prompts fans to play at Chumba Casino, where numerous - but not all - games are totally free
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Drake has a handle social sweeps gambling establishment, Stake, that he frequently touts on social media
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Instead, ads usually focus around the social element of the casinos, while omitting the capacity for real gaming losses.
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Others lure consumers with guarantees of rewards. One such operator, Stake, ran a [social networks](https://namesdev.com/read-blog/15172_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) ad flaunting Drake's cars and trucks, planes and [mansions](https://pipewiki.org/wiki/index.php/User:SherryBosley47) before rotating to video of the rap artist playing online casino-style video games.
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'Daddy, why do we have a lot money?' read the first caption on the screen.
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Another caption described: 'Because I never offered up.'
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The disparity between gaming websites and social or sweepstakes gambling establishments is a bit complex, but operators of the latter insist they're not included with the previous.
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A representative for a market trade group, the Social and Promotional Gaming Association (SPGA), explained its members are not in direct competition with online casinos and sportsbooks. Furthermore, according to SPGA data, many of the gamers on social-sweepstakes casinos are playing for free.
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'Most social sweeps clients never ever make a purchase,' the SPGA representative told DailyMail.com. 'The minority of customers who make purchases do so in quantities far smaller than the normal deposit or wager size at real-money online gaming websites.'
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But within the world of social gambling establishments exists sweepstakes gaming, allowing consumers to obtain other currency called 'sweeps coins' that can be exchanged for cash or other prizes.
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And therein lies the potential for monetary losses, like the ones declared by complainants in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and New York City. One player told the Washington Post he lost more than $100,000 on sweepstakes casinos in the past year after continuing to buy more coins in pursuit of money and other things of worth.
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The Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George is seen promoting a Global Poker event
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Social sweeps casino Stake ran an advertisement displaying Drake's cars, planes and mansions
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Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks is another NBA star plugging VGW's Global Poker
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Traditional online casinos are banned in all however 7 states, which has actually assisted to sustain the popularity of sweepstakes gambling establishments.
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Anyone over the age of 18 can access the sweepstakes websites, which do not require normally need recognition. However, websites like Chumba will request IDs from players trying to withdraw any funds.
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So why are sweepstakes sites allowed to run in 48 states, while online casinos are banned in all however 7?
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According to the stakeholders, their item is the totally free casino-style video gaming, and the real-stakes competitors is just a method of promoting their bread and butter.
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'Social sweepstakes video games are merely a form of online home entertainment,' an SPGA spokesperson told DailyMail.com by e-mail. 'No purchase is required to dip into social gambling establishments with sweepstakes prizes. Consumers never ever need to pay for an opportunity to win prizes. That lack of a purchase requirement - or" consideration" - is an essential difference in between social sweeps and traditional online [sports betting](https://philadelphiaflyersclub.com/read-blog/8470_for-sports-gambling-to-be-legalised.html) sites like gambling establishments.'
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And without a purchase requirement, or 'consideration', the video game itself does not fulfill the meaning of gambling in the US.
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'Sweepstakes are an [enduring technique](https://africasfaces.com/read-blog/5849_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) for promoting all sort of everyday services in the United States, everything from hamburgers to magazine memberships to coffee and home enhancement shops,' the SPGA spokesperson told DailyMail.com. 'Sweepstakes promos are frequently used by a who's who of family names like AT&T, Chase, Home Depot, Marriott, Starbucks, and Wal-Mart.'
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For starters, video gaming attorney Daniel Wallach mentions, McDonald's Monopoly video game does not run forever. Rather, it has a well-defined start and end, thereby recommending the sweepstakes is not the fast-food giant's main item. Instead, the sweepstakes is being utilized to promote real items like fries, shakes, and the Filet-O-Fish.
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'They don't last forever and they're normally not connected to casino-style video games of opportunity,' Wallach informed DailyMail.com. 'They're just money giveaways.
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'The sweepstakes [casinos] have none of the qualities frequently related to McDonald's-style sweepstakes promotions,' Wallach continued. 'Besides running in all time, the sweepstakes casinos offer" casino-like" payouts, generally 80 percent or more of earnings, whereas the normal payout portion for a temporary marketing sweepstakes is a minor share of the revenue earned by the business [normally less than one percent]'
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Wallach is quick to liken the online social sweeps gambling establishments to the internet coffee shops that emerged in Florida, using consumers the opportunity to play casino-style games for real rewards. A lot of those brick-and-mortar establishments have actually considering that been shuttered over allegations of unlawful gambling.
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DJ Khaled is among several celeb spokespeople for VGW's Global Poker brand name
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Now, Wallach argues, social sweeps gambling establishments ought to deal with similar examination.
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One of the casino market's leading trade organizations, the American Gaming Association, is now pushing lawmakers to investigate sweepstakes operators and, sometimes, enact brand-new legislation on the problem.
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And then there are the plaintiffs who have actually taken legal action against social casinos in more than a dozen states.
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Michael Phelps has actually signed a handle the VGW Group, which owns Global Poker
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In the latest suit, which is largely comparable to its predecessors, New York state residents Lamar Prater and Rebecca Pratt both declare to have lost well over $1,000 to VGW, which is described in the filing as an 'illegal gambling business. '
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'We usually don't discuss matters before the courts,' a VGW spokesperson told DailyMail.com by means of email. 'However, we note that this claim has actually only just been submitted with the court and VGW has actually not been [formally served](https://socialsmerch.com/read-blog/10526_online-betting-firms-gamble-on-soccer-mad-nigeria.html).
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'We have full self-confidence in our compliance with all laws and guidelines where we operate, and stay positive about the future,' the spokesperson continued. 'We continue to provide our free-to-play games across the majority of The United States and Canada, as we have for more than a decade, creating not just great games, user experiences and entertainment, however also ensuring this is done safely, properly and at the greatest level of standards.
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The concerns between traditional online gambling and sweepstakes casinos could show troublesome for some celeb endorsers.
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Regardless, Glaser sees sweepstakes gambling establishments as a major concern for leagues such as the NBA.
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'We have full self-confidence in our influencer and ambassadorial partnerships, and our organization practices more broadly,' the spokesperson said. 'Some of our worths are" our players precede" and" we do what's right", and we put our worths at the core of everything we do.'
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Glaser, an outspoken opponent of sweepstakes websites, sees things differently.
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'Celebrities who provide their names to shady unlawful gambling websites are, at a minimum, putting their credibilities at danger along with courting civil and class actions by consumers who allege damage,' Glaser stated. 'There is also some danger that state regulators and state attorney generals of the United States rope star endorsers into enforcement efforts for facilitating unlawful [sports betting](https://idaivelai.com/read-blog/25_things-you-need-to-learn-about-rafting-adventures.html).'
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