Sweepstakes & Social Casino

A daily login bonus credits free currency for opening the app each day, often increasing with consecutive logins. It is the primary free route to Sweeps Coins and the main retention mechanic in social gaming.

The dual-currency model uses two separate virtual currencies: one purchasable and non-redeemable, one free and redeemable for prizes. It is the legal mechanism that allows sweepstakes casinos to operate outside gambling law.

Free Sweeps Coins are redeemable sweepstakes currency obtained without purchase, through daily logins, promotions or postal request. Their availability is what allows the sweepstakes model to exist legally.

Gold Coins are the purchasable, non-redeemable currency at a sweepstakes casino. They have no cash value and exist so that money changing hands is a purchase of entertainment rather than a wager.

AMOE stands for Alternative Method of Entry. The free route into a sweepstakes, usually by post. Its existence removes the consideration element that would otherwise make the activity gambling.

Redemption is exchanging Sweeps Coins for cash or prizes at a sweepstakes casino. It requires identity verification, a minimum balance, and that the coins have been played through at least once.

The redemption threshold is the minimum Sweeps Coins balance required before you can cash out, commonly 50 or 100 SC. Balances below it must be played rather than withdrawn.

A social casino offers casino-style games with virtual currency that cannot be redeemed for anything. There are no prizes, which is why it is not gambling and why it is available almost everywhere.

Sweeps Coins are the redeemable currency at a sweepstakes casino. They cannot be bought directly, arrive free with Gold Coin purchases or by postal request, and can be exchanged for cash above a threshold.

A sweepstakes casino offers casino-style games using a dual-currency system that is structured to fall outside conventional gambling law. You buy one currency and receive another free, and only the free one can be redeemed for cash.

Sweepstakes rules are the official legal terms governing a sweepstakes casino, including the free entry method, eligibility and prize conditions. They are the actual contract, and they differ from the marketing.

Virtual currency is in-game money with no cash value, used in social and sweepstakes casinos. It can usually be bought but not redeemed, which is what keeps social casino play outside gambling law.