Melissa Steinman and Helen Chen contributed to an update of “Promotions and Specialized Product Marketing” in the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s second edition of Consumer Protection Law Developments. The following is an excerpt:
States continue to regulate the sweepstakes café business model, with several more acting to prohibit sweepstakes machines, sweepstakes cafés, or both. States that have recently passed laws placing additional limitations on sweepstakes cafes include: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and New York.