Top Trending: The Social and Promotional Gaming Association (SPGA) is No More

So long The Social and Promotional Gaming Association (SPGA) as that trade organization is being absorbed into the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA).  Scroll down for all the latest gambling headlines from around the globe and the top trending gambling articles at Gambling911.com.

And the SGLA will most certainly have its hands full fighting off a series of suits lodged against states like New York, Louisiana, and more recently, California. 

GamblingInsider first reported on the merger Tuesday. 

The SPGA is consolidating its efforts with the SGLA. The category is best served by a clear and consistent voice from one group. We’re proud of what our members have accomplished and look forward to the continued leadership of the SGLA.”

The SPGA represented represented 11 operators while the SGLA came into existence back in May, representing some of the biggest names in sweepstakes casinos that include the likes of Chumba and McLuck. 

It also helps that former Congressman Jeff Duncan of South Carolina is the executive director of the SGLA and typically attaches his name to statements on behalf of the trade group.

On Friday, AB 831 cleared the state legislature, and now the only thing preventing a ban on the form of gaming in California would be a veto by Gov. Gavin Newsom.  California, as the most populous US state, represents a key loss to the sector. 

The industry has long argued that, because sweepstakes sites do not require real money deposits, they are fully legal to operate in all US states (the so-called "sweepstakes loophole"). 

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