The rules changed fast in 2025–2026. Sweepstakes casinos are no longer available in 16 states: California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Montana, Nevada, Indiana, Maine, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Tennessee banned the dual-currency model by statute, while Michigan, Washington, Idaho, Delaware, and West Virginia block it under pre-existing gambling law or attorney-general enforcement. The model still operates in the rest of the country.
As of October 2026, the dual-currency sweepstakes-casino model is no longer available in 16 states: California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Montana, Nevada, Indiana, Maine, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Tennessee banned it by statute, while Michigan, Washington, Idaho, Delaware, and West Virginia block it under pre-existing gambling law or attorney-general enforcement.
In most states, yes — the dual-currency sweepstakes model still operates in the majority of the U.S. Ban bills in other states can change the list, so check back.
Sometimes. A few sites operate under different legal structures — collectible card-game, parimutuel horse-racing, and skill-based arcade formats — that fall outside the sweepstakes bans. None is a regulator-approved casino.
No. These laws target operators, payment processors, and affiliates — not individual players. There is no provision penalizing someone for having played, and no enforcement against players.