INDIANAPOLIS, June 26 -- Some players have already discovered the change on their own. A familiar login screen loads, the account dashboard appears, and then nothing moves. Withdrawal requests stall. Coin balances sit frozen. Customer support tickets go unanswered. The sweepstakes casino they had used for months is, in practical terms, already gone.

Five days before Indiana's House Bill 1052 takes effect on July 1, sweepstakes casino operators are exiting the state in waves. Some have issued formal notices to players. Others have not. Platforms including Modo.us, McLuck, Hello Millions, Jackpota, Mega Bonanza, PlayFame, SpinBlitz, Baba Casino and ACE Casino have confirmed they will no longer accept Indiana residents once the law activate...