Sweepstakes · checked August 25, 2026
Sweepstakes casinos spent a decade in a legal gray zone. That ended in 2025. A wave of state laws and attorney general actions has now banned or pushed out sweepstakes operators in more than a dozen states, including New York, California, New Jersey and Connecticut. If you play sweeps, the question is no longer just "is this fun," it is "is this still available where I live."
The model
Sweeps sites sell play-money Gold Coins and give away Sweeps Coins as a bonus. Sweeps Coins can be redeemed for cash prizes, which is what separates them from pure social casinos and what regulators increasingly treat as gambling.
Fourteen states have bans on the books or blocks in effect as of July 2026: California, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Washington, with Iowa restricting short of a ban and more legislatures debating bills. Each brand also keeps its own exclusion list. Before creating an account, confirm both your state's law on your state page and the operator's own terms.
The shortlist
Ordered by our editorial coverage depth; every brand keeps its own state exclusion list.
Stake.us
250,000 Gold Coins plus 25 Stake Cash free on sign-up
No purchase necessary; Stake Cash carries a 3x playthrough before redemption (reported as of July 2026, confirm on site)
McLuck
7,500 Gold Coins plus 2.5 free Sweeps Coins, no purchase necessary
1x playthrough on Sweeps Coins before redemption; ID and address verification required before cashing out (reported as of July 2026, confirm on site)
Pulsz
5,000 Gold Coins plus 2.3 free Sweeps Coins, no purchase necessary
1x playthrough required before cash redemption; cash redemption minimum was raised in late 2025, confirm the current figure in-app
WOW Vegas
250,000 WOW Coins plus 5 free Sweeps Coins, no purchase necessary
Delivered over 3 days; no promo code needed; 100 Sweeps Coins required for a cash redemption (reported as of July 2026, confirm on site)
Crown Coins Casino
100,000 Crown Coins plus 2 free Sweeps Coins, no purchase necessary
No promo code needed; redemption requests start at 50 Sweeps Coins (reported as of July 2026, confirm on site)
Still operating
These operators were active in multiple states when we last checked. Availability changes monthly under the current crackdown, so treat every listing as "confirm before you deposit."
Stake.us
No purchase necessary; Stake Cash carries a 3x playthrough before redemption (reported as of July 2026, confirm on site)
McLuck
1x playthrough on Sweeps Coins before redemption; ID and address verification required before cashing out (reported as of July 2026, confirm on site)
Pulsz
1x playthrough required before cash redemption; cash redemption minimum was raised in late 2025, confirm the current figure in-app
WOW Vegas
Delivered over 3 days; no promo code needed; 100 Sweeps Coins required for a cash redemption (reported as of July 2026, confirm on site)
Crown Coins Casino
No promo code needed; redemption requests start at 50 Sweeps Coins (reported as of July 2026, confirm on site)
High 5 Casino
Plus 1 free Sweeps Coin a day for 5 days; no playthrough on the redeemable no-deposit bonus (reported as of July 2026, confirm on site)
CoinsBack Casino
The headline feature is 50% CoinsBack: the site says it tracks the theoretical RTP of every spin and instantly returns 50% of the expected Sweeps Coin house edge, win or lose, with no tier or host requirement. Accounts are 21 and over (operator-published, as of August 2026, confirm on site)
Rolla
Published figures for the package disagree across trackers, from roughly 1.5 million to 2 million Gold Coins and 30 to 40 Sweeps Coins, and the operator's own page does not render for automated checks. Treat the exact numbers as unconfirmed and read them on the signup screen (as of August 2026, confirm on site)
Chanced Casino
Trackers report a 3x playthrough on promotional Sweeps Coins and a $100 minimum before a redemption can be requested, which is higher on both counts than most of this list. The operator site sits behind a bot wall, so these terms are cross-confirmed rather than read from source (as of August 2026, confirm on site)
Chumba Casino
No purchase necessary and no code needed; Sweeps Coin redemption needs identity verification and a playthrough on the coins. Gold Coins have no cash value. VGW's site is a JavaScript shell that blocks automated checks, so these figures are cross-confirmed from third parties (reported as of July 2026, confirm on site).
Fortune Wins Casino
Taken from the operator's own sign-up bonus page on 2026-07-30: the drip runs to 3,000,000 Gold Coins plus 3,000 Fortune Coins across the first week, no purchase necessary. The site's own FAQ still quotes an older, smaller figure. Fortune Coins are the redeemable currency and are not cash.
Funzpoints
Taken from the operator's own homepage on 2026-07-30: complete your profile and get 250 free premium sweeps for ad-free gameplay in Premium mode. No purchase necessary. Premium sweeps are the redeemable currency and are not cash.
Sportzino
Taken from the operator's own sign-up promotion page, July 2026. Larger figures circulating on review sites do not appear on the operator's page. Sweeps Coins are the redeemable currency and are not cash.
MODO
The operator's own pages are JavaScript-rendered and the figure could not be read there, so this is cross-confirmed from third parties (reported as of July 2026, confirm on site). A $0.99 first purchase reported at 17,500 Gold Coins plus 5 Sweeps Coins is quoted the same way. Sweeps Coins are the redeemable currency and are not cash.
Zula Casino
Taken from the operator's own homepage on 2026-07-30, no purchase and no code. Sweeps Coins are the redeemable currency and are not cash.
NoLimitCoins
The operator advertises a signup gift but publishes no coin figures on its logged-out pages, and the numbers circulating on review sites contradict each other by an order of magnitude. Check the amount in the account creation flow before signing up (checked 2026-07-30).
Jackpota
Jackpota serves its promotions client-side and by location, and the figures on review sites disagree by more than a factor of ten, so no number is quoted here. Check the amount in the signup flow (checked 2026-07-30).
Funrize
Funrize publishes the headline number but not the split between Tournament Coins and its redeemable currency, and no free-spin count, before you register (checked 2026-07-30). Confirm what you actually receive in the signup flow.
Golden Hearts Games
The operator's own sweepstakes rules confirm a welcome bonus exists but publish no figures, and the numbers on review sites conflict, so none is quoted here. Check the amount in the signup flow (checked 2026-07-30).
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Quick answers
It depends entirely on your state, and the answer has changed rapidly since 2025. A model that was tolerated in over 40 states two years ago is now banned or restricted in more than a dozen. Check your state page for current status.
No. Social casinos are play-money only with no cash redemptions, which keeps them legal almost everywhere. Sweepstakes casinos offer real prize redemptions, which is why regulators are treating them as unlicensed gambling. We cover social casinos separately on the social casino page.
Operators typically announce an exit window with a deadline to redeem outstanding Sweeps Coins. If a ban is moving in your state, redeem early rather than waiting for the deadline.