Indiana state Rep. Ethan Manning has filed legislation to ban online sweepstakes casinos as momentum to outlaw the dual-currency platforms appears set to continue into 2026.
Manning, who is also chair of Indiana’s Public Policy Committee in the lower chamber, submitted HB 1052 on Friday. The bill is a series of amendments to multiple administrative law codes. Specific to online sweeps, HB 1052 both defines and establishes civil penalties for operating within the Hoosier State.
The filing comes as sweeps operators have endured a withering 2025 on the legislative front, with six states banning them in the calendar year after New York was the latest to do so over the weekend. Similar bills closed off two of the other largest markets in the U.S. in New Jersey and California.
