Tennessee's attorney general announced cease-and-desist action involving almost 40 online sweepstakes casinos on December 29, 2025.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced on December 29, 2025 that his office had sent cease-and-desist letters to almost 40 online sweepstakes casinos.
According to the attorney general's announcement, recipients had either disabled the components his office considered unlawful or agreed to wind them down in the coming weeks. Those alternatives do not establish that every recipient closed its full platform on the announcement date.
The published recipient list included Chumba Casino, Fortune Coins, High 5 Casino, McLuck and Modo. The attorney general's office characterized the targeted model as prohibited lottery and gambling activity under existing Tennessee law.
For players, the action signaled changes to the components challenged by the state, but the announcement did not provide casino-specific redemption deadlines or exact dates for ending full service.
Tennessee subsequently enacted an online-sweepstakes law that took effect in May 2026.