VGW — Sweepstakes Casinos, Grades & Complaints

VGW Holdings · Perth, Australia

VGW Holdings operates 5 sweepstakes casinos. See every brand, its SweepsGuard grade, and the operator's complaint track record.

VGW Holdings Pty Ltd is an Australian company headquartered in Perth and the oldest operator in the US sweepstakes market. Its brands run through several subsidiaries: VGW Malta Limited holds the Malta Gaming Authority license, VGW GP Limited operates Global Poker, and VGW Games Limited of Trident Park, Notabile Gardens, Birkirkara, Malta is named as sponsor of the unlaunched United Slots. SweepsGuard tracks 5 brands. Chumba Casino dates to 2012 and Global Poker to 2016, LuckyLand Casino opened in late 2025, and United Slots is fully built and publicly reachable but has not opened for play. LuckyLand Slots closes on August 24, 2026 after eight years, a decision VGW confirmed to SweepsGuard on the record, with redemptions accepted until September 14, 2026.

Overview

VGW is the company that effectively invented the US sweepstakes casino, and Chumba has been running since 2012, which is longer than most of the brands on this site have existed. Size and age are the reason to take it seriously, and they are also why its complaint record reads oddly.

Where it is worth watching

SweepsGuard has published 3 cases filed against VGW brands. None has been resolved and, more to the point, none drew any response from the operator at all. That includes the largest of them, a $17,000 mail-in entry dispute against Chumba. This is not a company that cannot be reached. VGW engaged with SweepsGuard directly and on the record when we asked about the LuckyLand Slots closure, and gave us a named statement. It answers press questions and does not answer player mediation, and those are two different things that are easy to confuse.

Brands in transition

  • LuckyLand Slots closes on August 24, 2026 after eight years. Redemptions are accepted until September 14, 2026. Do not start a balance there.
  • LuckyLand Casino is the replacement, launched late 2025, and is a separate brand from LuckyLand Slots despite the shared name.
  • United Slots looks open and is not. The storefront is finished and the lobby is visible, but the casino has not launched.

Player guidance

The operational side here is mature, and most players never need mediation. But if something does go wrong, the published record says you should not count on a third party being able to move VGW on your behalf. Work the operator's own support and escalation route first and keep everything in writing, because that is the channel with a track record of actually going somewhere.

Brands operated by VGW

  • Chumba — C
  • Global Poker — D
  • Luckyland Casino — C
  • Luckyland Slots — C
  • United Slots

What sweepstakes casinos does VGW run?

VGW Holdings operates 5 brands that SweepsGuard tracks: Chumba, Global Poker, Luckyland Casino, Luckyland Slots, United Slots.

Who owns Chumba?

Chumba is operated by VGW Holdings, based in Perth, Australia.

Does VGW pay out?

3 cases filed, 3 left unresolved.