Indiana
Statute in force
Template A: Dual currency, casino-style game, cash or cash-equivalent prize.
- Template A: Dual currency, casino-style game, cash or cash-equivalent prize
Records read Oct 16, 2026 · counsel review pending · read through summaries only
The statute
HB 1052 (P.L. 153-2026; IC 4-33-10-7)
- Template A · Dual currency, casino-style game, cash or cash-equivalent prize
- Signed Mar 12, 2026
- In effect from Jul 1, 2026
- Penalty: Civil penalty up to $100,000 per violation by the Indiana Gaming Commission; criminal penalties were dropped in committee.
- The definition is stated as a dual-currency or multi-currency system of payment, exchangeable for cash or cash equivalents, simulating lottery or casino-style gaming.
Carve-outs the sources describe
- The state lottery is excluded.
- Peer-to-peer skill-based poker is excluded.
Not yet confirmed: Official text and penalty classification not read; summaries only.
Who it reaches
Operators
- Operators: described in a summary of the statute
Per the summary the statute does not expressly extend to processors or suppliers.
No article for Indiana yet.
About the model in general
- Sweepstakes casinos: a founder’s checklistEight questions to answer before launch, in the order the answers depend on each other — each with the statute that makes it matter and an operator’s own written answer.Apparently Law · Sep 24, 2026 · current to Sep 28, 2026Sweepstakes casinos
- Sweepstakes casinos: the full analysis for buildersHow the dual-currency model is built, what the free method of entry answers and what it does not, the seven theories states now use, where the cases stand, and the designs each state’s law leaves standing.Apparently Law · Sep 25, 2026 · current to Sep 28, 2026Sweepstakes casinosCaliforniaFloridaMaineNew York+1 more
- Sweepstakes casinos: what the statutes leave standingCalifornia’s and New York’s bans define the product in cumulative parts. What each part leaves open, what the operators have done with it, and why outside a statute is not the same as lawful.Apparently Law · Sep 23, 2026 · current to Sep 28, 2026Sweepstakes casinosCaliforniaFloridaNew YorkWashington
- natlawreview.comTrade or law-firm press · 2026
- gamblinginsider.comTrade or law-firm press · 2026
Information, not legal advice; a description of the sources on the dates shown, not a conclusion about any product. Sweepstakes casinos.