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Sweepstakes casinos

These pieces cover sweepstakes casinos, the US model that pairs a purchased play currency with a prize currency, and the state laws aimed at it, including California's AB 831.

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They read the statute text and the operators' own terms. Each state's position, from a state source, is on the US state pages, and the brands are listed on the sweepstakes register.

Every figure in these pieces traces to a document named at the foot of the page it appears on. Nothing here is a recommendation to gamble.

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· 6 minAB 831, California's sweepstakes casino ban, and what it does to operators, payment processors and affiliatesAB 831, Chapter 623 of 2025, added Penal Code section 337o. Since 1 January 2026 it is a misdemeanor to offer an online dual-currency sweepstakes game in California, and to knowingly support one as a payment processor, geolocation provider, content supplier, platform or media affiliate. Stake.us and Pulsz exclude California in their terms; Chumba and McLuck keep it for free-play only. · 8 minAre sweepstakes casinos gambling? The prize, chance and consideration test, the dual-currency model and the state bansSweepstakes casinos say free entry removes consideration, one of gambling's three elements. Six states disagree by statute: California, New Jersey, Montana and New York in 2025, Louisiana and Maine in 2026. Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Maryland and Connecticut have acted through lawsuits, letters or settlements. Most states have no specific law. · 11 minWhat a casino no deposit bonus is, and the clauses that decide whether it can ever be withdrawnA no deposit bonus is credit or free spins given without a deposit, and its terms decide whether any of it can be withdrawn. Clauses read on 9 October 2026 cap winnings at 50 USDT (Wild.io) or 6 mBTC (mBit) after 35x to 40x wagering. Since 19 January 2026, UK-licensed casinos may not set wagering above 10x.

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