The Two Coins, And Why It Matters
Nearly every complaint we read online comes from somebody mixing up two currencies.
Where Most Complaints Start
Sweeps casinos run two coin types side by side, and the difference is the whole game.
Gold Coins cannot be withdrawn
Gold Coins let you play and nothing more. No balance, no tier and no promotion turns them into money. Somebody who has spent a week building a huge Gold Coin balance and then discovers it cannot be withdrawn is the most common story on the forums.
Sweeps Coins are what a payout is made of
Sweeps Coins are the redeemable half, worth about a dollar each. Sites cannot sell them by themselves, so they come attached to purchases or free through daily logins, giveaways and a postal request.
The Legal Position
A free route to Sweeps Coins must always exist, which is what places these games under sweepstakes law rather than gambling law. The same rule behind a supermarket prize draw.
What Stands Between You And A Payout
Three things: each Sweeps Coin staked once, a balance above the site minimum, and one identity check. The identity check is where accounts get held up, and it is the only one of the three you can prepare for.
Minimums ran from 50 to 100 Sweeps Coins across the sites we tested, and none of them charged a withdrawal fee.
Getting Verified Without Trouble
Submit a clear photo of your licence with a name that matches the account exactly, on the day you register. Verification took between a few minutes and two days across the eighteen, and mismatched details were the only thing that caused a second request.