Regulators, industry are challenging the ‘sweepstakes’ games that look a lot like online gambling
It was only about a year ago, Erik says, that he started gambling online. He wagered just $10 or $20 at first but soon found himself putting up hundreds of dollars at a time — money, he says, he couldn’t afford to lose.“It’s almost like I blacked out,” he says. “I remember how fast it went. It’s suc