Sweepstakes Casino State Availability

Sweepstakes-style social casinos operate under state sweepstakes and promotional-giveaway laws rather than a traditional gambling license, which is why they're available in many states where licensed real-money online casino play isn't offered. That said, availability still isn't universal — individual states have sweepstakes, consumer-protection, or gambling laws that lead some brands to exclude residents from certain states, and those exclusion lists differ from brand to brand.

This isn't legal advice, and it isn't a precise count either. Laws around sweepstakes casinos are evolving and vary by state; the table below reflects patterns we found across each brand's own published terms as of our last update, not a legal opinion. Just as important: 9 of our 24 brands (Dorados, Punt, FreeSpin Casino, CoinsRoyale, Baba Casino, CrownCoin Casino, SweepJungle, High 5 Casino, Spree Casino) publish only a partial "including..." list, a bare total count, or no specific states at all — so a state showing "0 brands" below is not a guarantee every brand allows it, only that none of the brands with a fully named list happened to name it. Always verify your state's current status directly with the brand, and if you have questions about the legality of a specific product in your state, consult your state's official gaming or consumer-protection authority.

All 50 states, ranked by how often they're named excluded

15 of our 24 brands publish a specific, fully named exclusion list; the table below counts how many of all 24 brands name each state. Tap a column header's brand write-up on our homepage for the exact list behind any brand's count.

State	Named as excluded by	Signal
Alabama	4 of 24 brands	Excluded by several brands
Alaska	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Arizona	4 of 24 brands	Excluded by several brands
Arkansas	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
California	15 of 24 brands	Frequently excluded
Colorado	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Connecticut	17 of 24 brands	Frequently excluded
Delaware	8 of 24 brands	Excluded by several brands
Florida	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Georgia	3 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
Hawaii	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Idaho	15 of 24 brands	Frequently excluded
Illinois	2 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
Indiana	9 of 24 brands	Excluded by several brands
Iowa	2 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
Kansas	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Kentucky	8 of 24 brands	Excluded by several brands
Louisiana	14 of 24 brands	Frequently excluded
Maine	9 of 24 brands	Excluded by several brands
Maryland	7 of 24 brands	Excluded by several brands
Massachusetts	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Michigan	16 of 24 brands	Frequently excluded
Minnesota	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Mississippi	1 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
Missouri	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Montana	14 of 24 brands	Frequently excluded
Nebraska	1 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
Nevada	18 of 24 brands	Frequently excluded
New Hampshire	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
New Jersey	15 of 24 brands	Frequently excluded
New Mexico	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
New York	19 of 24 brands	Frequently excluded
North Carolina	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
North Dakota	1 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
Ohio	1 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
Oklahoma	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Oregon	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Pennsylvania	3 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
Rhode Island	3 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
South Carolina	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
South Dakota	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Tennessee	11 of 24 brands	Frequently excluded
Texas	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Utah	1 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
Vermont	1 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
Virginia	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Washington	19 of 24 brands	Frequently excluded
Washington D.C.	1 of 24 brands	Excluded by a few brands
West Virginia	8 of 24 brands	Excluded by several brands
Wisconsin	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands
Wyoming	0 of 24 brands	Named by none of our 24 brands

Why exclusion lists differ between brands

Each sweepstakes casino operator conducts its own legal review and sets its own state list accordingly — there's no single shared list across the industry. Some brands take a more conservative approach and exclude more states; others operate in nearly every state that doesn't have an outright restriction, and a few (Dorados, Punt, FreeSpin Casino, CoinsRoyale, Baba Casino, CrownCoin Casino, SweepJungle, High 5 Casino, Spree Casino) don't publish a complete list at all, only a total count or a few examples. This is one more reason to treat the brand's own current terms as the final word, not any third-party summary, including this one.

How to check your own eligibility

The fastest way to confirm whether a brand is available where you live is to start its sign-up process — most sweepstakes casinos check your state (sometimes using device location) during registration and will tell you directly if your state isn't eligible. You can also check the "restrictions" line in each brand's write-up on our homepage as a starting point.

Age requirements

Age minimums are set per brand and by state law. Most brands on this site require players to be 21 or older, though a few allow sign-ups starting at 18. Check the specific brand's terms for its exact requirement in your state.