The facts
OperatorRush Street Interactive, the same company behind the real-money BetRivers sportsbook and BetRivers Casino
Current welcome offer (as of August 2026)A virtual credit welcome package on signup. Trackers put it at up to $1,000 in virtual credits; the operator does not state a figure on a page reachable for automated checks, so confirm on site
License/modelPlay-money social casino. No gaming license is required because there is no purchase requirement and no prize, which is a different legal footing from the sweepstakes brands elsewhere on this site
RedemptionNone. The operator's own footer states the games do not offer real money gambling or any opportunity to win real money or prizes, and virtual credits carry no monetary value
Not the same asBetRivers Casino, the real-money regulated product reviewed separately on this site. The .NET site is play-money only
States (per published trackers, as of August 2026)Reported as available across the US and Canada except Idaho, Nevada, Michigan, Washington, Connecticut and Mississippi. This list comes from trackers, not the operator's terms
Game libraryReported at over 830 casino-style games from more than ten studios
Launched2021
Strengths
- Run by a licensed, publicly traded real-money operator rather than an offshore shell, which is rare for a play-money product
- No redemption path at all, so there is no KYC dispute, no withheld payout and no state enforcement exposure to worry about
- Available in most states, including several where sweepstakes brands have withdrawn
- A useful way to see the Rush Street game lobby before deciding whether to open a real-money BetRivers account in a licensed state
Watch outs
- Virtual credits have no cash value and cannot be redeemed for anything; a large on-screen balance is not money and never becomes money
- The welcome figure quoted by trackers is a virtual credit amount denominated in dollars, which is easy to misread as a cash bonus
- The site geo-routes visitors, and a request from outside the US lands on the Canadian variant, so the offer and terms a given visitor sees depend on location
- The excluded-state list here comes from third-party trackers rather than the operator's terms
- Practice results on a play-money site say nothing about real-money outcomes, a point the operator makes in its own disclaimer
Who it is for
Anyone who wants to try Rush Street's casino games for free with no money, no redemption and no sweepstakes complications, including players in states where real-money iCasino is not legal.
Bonuses available
Bonus availability varies by state and terms change often. Reviewed August 3, 2026; always confirm the current offer on the operator's own site before opting in.