Gavin Newsom must make a call this week on whether or not he will sign California‘s pending ban on sweepstakes casinos.
The governor has until Sunday to act on legislation passed on the final day of California’s 2025 legislative session, which includes AB 831. The bill would become law if he decides not to sign or veto the bill.
AB 831 would outlaw all sweepstakes casinos in the state that work off the dual-currency system of coins that cannot be exchanged for prizes and those that can be exchanged for prizes.
Newsom has not indicated where he stands on the bill, though it is noteworthy that the legislation received zero no votes in the legislature and generated much support for the tribes against the bill.
