
VGW, a sweepstakes casino operator, is currently facing multiple legal challenges. The company has appealed a Tennessee federal court's order remanding nine qui tam lawsuits back to state court, with plaintiffs seeking to recover gambling losses based on the alleged illegality of VGW's sweepstakes games. Additionally, VGW has been hit with another class action lawsuit in Mississippi, which has been removed to federal court, bringing the total number of federal lawsuits against the company to eleven. In Florida, a class action lawsuit, Knapp v. VGW and Worldpay, is particularly notable. The lawsuit alleges that VGW's online sweepstakes casino constitutes illegal gambling and that Worldpay, VGW's payment processor, aided and abetted this operation. This case, in the Middle District of Florida, is the furthest along among the class actions, with a trial date set for October 2025, although several motions to dismiss are still pending.



