LuckyLand Slots closed for good on September 14, 2026. LuckyLand Casino is a separate site from the same owner, VGW, and it's still open in most US states. We found no state license: it runs as a sweepstakes casino. VGW agreed to pay New York $8 million this year, with no admission of liability, and Kentucky, Florida and Arkansas have sued it. VGW has rejected the Kentucky and Arkansas claims.
| Owner | VGW, an Australian group that also runs Chumba Casino and Global Poker |
|---|---|
| Sweepstakes run by | VGW Games Limited, Malta |
| State license | None found |
| Launched | December 2025 |
| Minimum age | 21, or the age of majority if later |
| Coins | Gold Coins, bought for play, can't be redeemed. Sweeps Coins, which come free, can |
| Value of a coin won | $1 |
| Play-through | Once; the site can require up to 20 times |
| Minimum redemption | $50, or 50 eligible Sweeps Coins |
| Coins expire | 60 days after your last login |
| Disputes | Individual arbitration, no class actions, unless you opt out in time |
LuckyLand Slots and LuckyLand Casino aren't the same
| LuckyLand Slots | LuckyLand Casino | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Closed | Open in most states |
| Launched | 2018 | December 2025 |
| Games | Slots | Slots, table games and live games |
| Coins | Gone; they couldn't move to another VGW site | A separate account and balance |
VGW announced on July 28, 2026 that it was closing LuckyLand Slots as it shifts focus to its other brands. Gold Coin sales ended August 3, games ended August 24, and redemptions ended September 14. That's 27 days from the announcement to the last spin, and 48 to the last redemption. The old address now sends visitors to LuckyLand Casino (checked November 9, 2026). VGW says Chumba Casino and Global Poker aren't affected.
If you still had coins on LuckyLand Slots
We found no process for balances left after September 14. There's one exception. Under its settlement with New York (paragraph 18), VGW has to let New York residents who didn't get its 2025 phase-out notice ask to redeem Sweeps Coins that were in their account and eligible for redemption on June 2, 2025. The window runs for a year from August 31, 2026, and it covers LuckyLand Slots. As of October 10, OpenClassActions hadn't found a request form. The $8 million goes to the state, not to players. If VGW doesn't respond, you can complain to the New York Attorney General.
Where it's available
LuckyLand Casino's own block page, which is what its site shows from outside the US, listed sixteen states on November 9, 2026. In six you can't use the site. In ten you get Gold Coin play only, with no sweepstakes. All thirteen states in its Sweeps Rules (version 3.0) are among them. Sweepsy's list of October 8 also has Oklahoma and Florida, which the block page doesn't list. Oklahoma's ban took effect November 1, as our guide explains. We couldn't confirm Florida: the rules still cap Florida prizes, SweepsKings doesn't list it, and Sweepsy itself reported VGW fully operating there on September 15.
| Source | States |
|---|---|
| LuckyLand Casino's block page: not available | Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Washington |
| Same page: Gold Coin play only, no sweepstakes | California, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, West Virginia |
| Sweepsy's list of October 8 only, not on that page | Florida, Oklahoma |
Our guide to sweepstakes casinos lists the states whose laws ban them. A state can act at short notice: check your own before you buy.
What the rules cost you
Each Sweeps Coin you win is worth a $1 prize, and you need 50 to redeem. Free coins normally have to be played once, but the rules let the site raise that to as many as 20 times. That's where the math changes. Here is the average cost of meeting each requirement on 50 free coins, the redemption minimum.
| Times played | Coins of play | Average cost at a 95% return | Average cost at a 97% return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 2.50 | 1.50 |
| 5 | 250 | 12.50 | 7.50 |
| 10 | 500 | 25 | 15 |
| 20 | 1,000 | 50 | 30 |
Even played once, the average cost leaves you under the minimum. At 20 times on a 95% game, it's your whole balance. Many players would run out before finishing, and a few would end ahead.
The rules also let the site change win rates at any time, limit redemptions to $10,000 a day or another amount, cap a Florida prize at $5,000 per spin, and forfeit coins if an account closes for any reason. You pay any tax. The 95% and 97% are our examples: check a game's own table.
VGW's record
- 2022 to 2023, Kentucky class action. VGW agreed to pay $11.75 million to settle Armstead v. VGW Malta, over Kentucky players' losses at Chumba Casino and LuckyLand Slots, without admitting wrongdoing. The claim deadline has passed.
- 2023 to 2025, Georgia. VGW won three suits. One filed in 2023 went to arbitration, and a federal court dismissed two, in December 2024 and July 2025, on jurisdiction and arbitration grounds. None decided whether its games are gambling.
- March and November 2025, Maryland. The regulator lists cease-and-desist letters to VGW (Chumba Casino and LuckyLand Slots) in March 2025, and to LuckyLand Slots in November 2025.
- December 29, 2025, Tennessee. The Attorney General listed Luckyland and Chumba among casinos sent cease-and-desist letters that indicated they would comply. VGW had told Sweepsy a week earlier that it would end Sweeps Coin play in the state.
- February 4, 2026, Illinois. The Illinois Gaming Board wrote that it has reason to believe LuckyLand Slots runs an illegal online casino, and demanded that it block Illinois residents or stop offering prizes. A letter like this isn't a court ruling, and it was one of more than 60 that week.
- June 2026, Kentucky. The Attorney General sued VGW, whose brands include LuckyLand Slots and LuckyLand Casino, and seeks to recover players' losses. VGW said it rejects the claims and will defend the suit.
- August 19, 2026, Florida. The Attorney General sued VGW and, in a separate suit, Stake in Hillsborough County, seeking a permanent ban and refunds. VGW didn't answer Sweepsy's request for comment at the time.
- August 31, 2026, New York. In an agreement announced September 9, VGW agreed to pay the state $8 million and to stop offering redeemable coins to New Yorkers. The Attorney General found that its conduct broke New York's gambling laws. VGW neither admits nor denies the findings, and the agreement says it isn't an admission of liability. VGW said it welcomed the end of the matter, and that it had stopped offering Sweeps Coins in New York on its own in June 2025.
- November 4, 2026, Arkansas. The Attorney General sued VGW under the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act, seeking restitution, penalties, taxes and an injunction. He said: “Any reasonable person would call that gambling.” VGW told Covers it strongly rejects the allegations. See our article.
We found no report of a ruling or settlement in any of the three state suits as of November 9, 2026, and their claims are unproven. VGW maintains it doesn't run a gambling business.
casin.com verdict
If you only want a social casino in a state where it's offered, treat every package as money spent and any prize as a bonus.
Think twice if you're buying Gold Coins to cash out. No regulator stands behind a dispute, the rules leave VGW wide room on play-through and win rates, and three states are suing to stop this business and recover players' money.
Don't keep a large balance. LuckyLand Slots showed how fast a site can end: 27 days from announcement to last spin.
Not for players in a state that bans it. If you want real-money casino games, play only where your state licenses them. Here's our page on real-money online casinos.
Questions about LuckyLand Casino
Is LuckyLand Slots closed?
Yes. Games ended August 24, 2026, and redemptions ended September 14.
Is LuckyLand Casino the same as LuckyLand Slots?
No. It's a separate VGW site with its own account and balance, launched in December 2025, and it's still open.
Can I move my LuckyLand Slots coins to LuckyLand Casino?
No. VGW told players coins couldn't move to its other sites.
I missed the deadline. Can I still redeem?
We found no route, except for the New York residents described above.
Is LuckyLand Casino legit?
It's run by a large company, but we found no state license, and several states say this kind of site is illegal gambling. VGW disputes that.
Is LuckyLand Casino available in my state?
Check the table above, then the site itself. It needs you to be 21 or older.
How we checked. By the casin.com team. Last checked November 9, 2026. Sources: LuckyLand Casino's Sweeps Rules (version 3.0) and block page, New York's Assurance No. 26-052, the Illinois Gaming Board's letter, Maryland's regulator's list, the Tennessee Attorney General's release, the Arkansas Attorney General's release, and trade and class-action reports. From outside the US, LuckyLand Casino's site shows only a block page listing restricted states. We couldn't read its other live pages, and we haven't played there or made a redemption. This is a plain summary, not legal advice. See also our Crown Coins Casino review.