Multiple online sweepstakes casino operator executives joined the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) in asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto AB 831, which would outlaw such online gaming in the state.
The open letter to the governor, sent Friday via the SGLA, called the bill sponsored by Assemblyperson Avelino Valencia a “misguided, rushed prohibition” that would “destroy a thriving $1 billion California industry.” Despite Valencia’s bill being a gut-and-amend of a previous bill, it faced little opposition in both chambers of government in a winding path leading to Newsom’s desk.
There was no debate over AB 831 in the Assembly, which passed it 63-0 on Sept. 12, three days after the Senate passed it by a 36-0 vote.
