Four More Providers Drop Stake.us Games in California, Total Now 12 as Ban Bill Advances

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CasinoBeats’ review found that Californians can no longer open 24 Booming Games titles, 17 from Fat Panda, and six from Just Slots on Stake.us. Live88 also removed four live-dealer tables. Notably, the same titles remain playable for Californians at rival social-casino sites WOW Vegas and McLuck, pointing to a Stake.us-specific off-ramp rather than a state-wide blackout by those studios.

These removals stack atop earlier withdrawals tied to Evolution (including NetEnt, Red Tiger and Big Time Gaming), Pragmatic Play, Hacksaw Gaming and Playtech bringing the number of suppliers distancing themselves from Stake.us in California to 12.

Why studios are backing away

The timing overlaps with a high-profile complaint filed on August 29 by Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto against Stake.us, its founders, Kick, and several content partners. The suit alleges illegal gambling and false advertising violations, raising legal exposure for suppliers named or adjacent to the model.

At the same time, California’s AB 831 explicitly targeting dual-currency sweepstakes casinos has cleared both chambers. After unanimous passage in the Senate on September 8 and Assembly concurrence on September 12, the bill is enrolled and awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision. He has until October 12 to sign, veto, or let it become law.

The scale of the hit and why California matters

Counting the latest removals, Californians on Stake.us are now blocked from 867 of 1,861 slot titles. Live products are down 18 of 30 after Evolution’s prior 14 and Live88’s four. That’s a material slice of Stake.us’s catalog, and it includes many of the site’s most-played options.

The commercial stakes are large: Eilers & Krejcik’s modeling pegs California at roughly 17.3% of the US sweepstakes-casino market, meaning supplier decisions in the state reverberate nationally. With AB 831 on the governor’s desk, vendors and platforms are pre-positioning for a potential shutdown of the model in the nation’s biggest market.

Source: https://casinobeats.com/2025/09/10/stake-us-california-games-ban/