The Age of Sweepstakes is upon us.

[maxd]

OK, buckle up everyone, changes are afoot! Sweepstakes have now been introduced at Casinomeister and we have a selection of hand-picked sites from the Content people for your perusal: Best Sweepstakes Casinos To Try in 2024 – Casinomeister .

Here’s the intro you’ll find there:

Best Sweepstakes Casinos to Try in 2024 – Legal & Fun Sweeps Casinos​

Sweepstakes casinos blend all the fun and excitement of gaming with the added benefit of accessibility. That’s where this page comes in handy, as we’ve compiled a list of the best sweepstakes casinos of 2024 below. If you’re looking for a safe way to enjoy casino games where no purchase is needed but prizes can be won, look no further.​

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We understand the struggle to find a legal and top-quality platform for US players. On this page, we’ll explore why sweeps coins casinos are the perfect solution, offering casino-style gaming in most states. But why trust us? Our team is made up of seasoned experts in this industry who know everything there is to know about online casinos. So, we’re in an excellent position to navigate you through the sweepstakes casino landscape.​

Please note this is US-only, State restrictions apply and are listed.

So hike up your trousers, good luck, and enjoy.

PS. The Sweepstakes we’ve got listed on the new page have apparently all been vetted and we would have a legitimate point of contact were something to go wrong and a player had an issue that needed attention.

 

[jasonuk]

One thing that needs to be made crystal clear here is safety - or lack thereof.

The "no purchase required" does all of the lifting here - and that's the only way these sweepstakes operate (both in the US and internationally).

People make a lot of bad assumptions when it comes to comparing regulated operators with remote and/or unregulated ones... the same is true here, but on a much bigger scale.

• These sites are not licensed and not (meaningfully) regulated - they will be legal if they correctly follow the (minimal) sweepstakes legislation of the state(s) in question, but any stronger inference by the operator is misleading. Not surprisingly, some sites are already lying about "gaming licenses".
• Any oversight that applies to casino operators does not apply - this includes RTP, game integrity, auditing and dispute procedures. The same may also be said of providers who can offer "social casino" versions of their games.
• Many of these sites are not based in the US - so many consumer rights will be difficult to enforce if and when things go wrong.

There may be a market for this new breed of social "sweepstake" casino, and some people may prefer it - but be aware that many of the same outfits that caused havoc in Curacao are behind these sites, and if things go wrong there's likely to be a similar outcome...

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Edit: one more thing to add, be aware of the sweepstake redemption ratio and that it can be changed over time - just because it claims to be 1:1 today doesn't mean it will be tomorrow! The "value" of the tokens are arbitrary until you "cash out" (i.e. participate in the sweepstake).

 

[maxd]

Absolutely! I’ve made no secret of the fact that my experience dealing with players who have complaints against various Sweepstakes sites — not the ones listed in the link above — is that there is no bottom to the evasive procedures the sweepstakes operators will use to avoid dealing with player complaints. I’ve been lied to, misdirected, accused of being thick-witted and/or hating “entrepreneurs” and all manner of other BS in the sweepstakes operator's slippery attempts to avoid receiving and resolving their player's complaints. In the end they simply don’t — at least not the ones I’ve run into — and they’ve accepted precisely zero responsibility for their players being cheated. If that isn’t a big flashy “Proceed With Caution” sign then I don’t know what is.

- Max

 

[jasonuk]

I’ve been lied to, misdirected, accused of being thick-witted and/or hating “entrepreneurs” and all manner of other BS in the sweepstakes operator's slippery attempts to avoid receiving and resolving their player's complaints.

Not a surprise, the motives are clear to see. This isn't the first attempt at such an offering - there were sites trying the same thing 20+ years ago but gave up for a variety of reasons (including they couldn't get traction, or they found out the hard way from Washington state).

There are a couple of other variations out there in the wild - the "win this house" prize draws plastered all over social media, and call-and-lose phone contests across european television. In both cases, the free route of entry makes it a legal "free prize draw" (or "sweepstakes") otherwise it likely becomes an illegal lottery.