Sidepot Casino departs Arizona amid sweepstakes crackdown

Sidepot Casino has decided to relocate out of Arizona after the state tightened its restrictions on sweepstakes casinos.

The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) has been relentless in tightening overall gambling rules across 2025. Sweepstakes casinos have been the target of recent correspondence that has left many operators looking for the exit door.

Sidepot Casino, run by Fliff.inc, has been the seventh outfit to leave the state amid the regulatory push.

As we reported earlier this month (September 2025), the ADG issued a cease-and-desist order to Raffall. This came on the back of the operator promoting sweepstakes prizes, and the company’s links to external countries of operation were deemed a direct breach of state gaming laws.

Director of the Arizona Department of Gaming, Jackie Johnson, said, “Illegal gambling can take many forms, and it does not matter if it is labeled a sweepstakes, raffle, giveaway, or drawing.”