Arizona officials the latest to take aim at Bovada over illegal gambling websites

Arizona gaming officials are taking action to stop Bovada from operating what they say are illegal gambling websites in the state.

The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) has accused the Curaçao-based company of being a criminal enterprise for three felony offenses: promotion of gambling, illegal control of an enterprise and money laundering.

“Arizona will not be a safe haven for unlicensed or unlawful gaming, nor will we allow unlawful entities to compromise the integrity of gaming within our state,” Gaming Director Jackie Johnson said in a press release Tuesday.

Sports betting has been legal in Arizona since September 2021, when a state law that authorized a wide-ranging expansion of gambling went into effect.