Yes. They run as promotional sweepstakes rather than gambling, and the deciding factor is that no purchase is ever required to obtain or redeem Sweeps Coins. That free-entry rule is the first thing we confirm on any brand we audit.

No. Redeemable Sweeps Coins must always be available for free, through daily logins, promotions, or a postal mail-in request. Buying Gold Coin packages only extends your play time.

Gold Coins are play-money and never redeem for anything. Sweeps Coins are the only balance that converts to prizes, which is why our audits track them and treat Gold Coin totals as decoration.

It depends on the brand. We run a real redemption and time it from request to arrival, then publish the actual window we recorded – which sometimes differs from what the operator advertises.

Availability is set state by state, and a handful of states are excluded. Always confirm your state on the brand’s own eligibility list before you sign up.

Usually 18, though some brands require 21. The exact minimum is stated in each brand’s terms.

We take no commission and accept no payment for placement. Every score comes purely from our own hands-on testing, and we reopen the books whenever a brand’s numbers change.