Montana's SB 555 was the first state law to ban sweepstakes casinos, effective October 1, 2025. A few sites still operate under different legal structures — collectible card-game, parimutuel horse-racing, and skill-based arcade formats. The list below pulls live from the SweepsGuard database. None is a regulator-approved casino.
The dual-currency sweepstakes-casino model is banned under SB 555, effective October 1, 2025 — the first explicit state ban. The major operators have left Montana.
No. The Montana restrictions target operators, payment processors, and affiliates — not individual players. There is no provision penalizing someone for having played, and no enforcement against players.
A few sites operate under different legal structures that fall outside the sweepstakes bans — collectible card-game, parimutuel horse-racing, and skill-based arcade formats. Each carries an independent SweepsGuard grade. None is a regulator-approved casino.