2 online gaming giants got different treatment from AZ regulators. Why?
Arizona’s top Democrats have for two years delayed enforcing legal action against an online gaming giant that has supported them politically. But regulators acted swiftly to crack down on the company’s rivals.
Gov. Katie Hobbs and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes have publicly pursued unlicensed gambling operators, naming firms they say are operating illegally and successfully pressuring some to exit the state.
Meanwhile, the Democrats kept quiet about a 2024 effort to shut down Virtual Gaming Worlds, an Australia-based company that has donated handsomely to officials on both sides of the aisle. That includes campaign contributions totaling $200,000, given to groups supporting Hobbs and Mayes. The company’s operations in Arizona have continued. Virtual Gaming Worlds, owned by Australian billionaire Laurence Escalante and better known by the acronym VGW, has embarked on a seven-figure political influence campaign across the United States this year as regulators push back against its online platforms.
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