Glossary

Sweepstakes “casinos”

These websites are not technically casinos but are instead “sweepstakes” websites. What that boils down to is instead of gambling on games of chance, you are essentially entering lots of “sweepstakes” giveaways where your winnings are determined by… playing games of chance. Those sweepstakes coins you are buying are considered “entries” in the sweepstakes and are also given to you “for free” through the daily rewards and purchasing Gold Coin packs.

It’s exploitng a legal loophole in most states to give us an opportunity to play casino games from home.

GC / SC

GC = Gold Coins aka play-for-fun coins. On some websites playing these coins can help you increase your VIP status, but on most sites these coins have no redeemable real-world value.

SC = Sweepstakes Coins aka play-for-prizes coins. These are what you are actually buying with your purchases and is the currency that we are most concerned with. On nearly all sites 1 SC = $1 USD. When you are redeeming your winnings to a gift card or bank deposit, you are converting these coins back into dollars.

Playthrough

In order to redeem the SC that you purchase or collect on these sweepstakes websites, you have to meet a minimum playthrough requirement. This typically means you have to play games on the sites and bet through all of your SC at least once. So if you have 100SC saved up on a website, then to be able to redeem that to your bank you have to play at least 100SC of bets on Blackjack, slots, etc. This site is all about showing you how to meet these requirements in the safest ways possible to preserve your SC balance and get the most out of your redemptions.

KYC

Also known as “Know Your Customer”, this is a regulation that requires online casinos/sweeps sites to verify that their players are legally allowed to play. That means you will have to scan your driver’s license or passport, take selfies, and upload utility bills or other proof-of-address documents to third-party ID verification services to play on these websites, make purchases, and especially before being able to redeem any funds.

Promoban

This occasionally happens on sites after washing coins or playing too efficiently. Casinos like big winners (that’s good PR) but hate consistent winners (that’s bad for business). Sites will try to keep us away by taking away any bonus offers they would have given us, dropping the bonus amounts on offer compared to regular users, or nerfing our daily login bonuses. If you get promobanned take it as a compliment because that means you’re doing something casinos don’t like: winning!

Washing

Washing is the act of playing in a conservative way and on certain games to preserve our SC for redemption. Playing Blackjack on a flat bet of $1-3 per hand, playing Plinko on Low Risk and low amounts, or playing low volatility & high RTP slots (like Epic Joker) are all ways that we “wash” coins safely. By washing we are keeping most of the casinos’ bonuses while getting through the playthrough requirements for redemption.

Crosswashing

This refers to playing Roulette, Baccarat, or other live table games where you can bet on all possible outcomes by playing the same game on multiple sites at once. This can be a great way to wash a lot of SC quickly by guaranteeing that you will win your bet on one of the sites while losing on the other.

B2 Sites

These are also known as “McLuck clones” or “McLuck sites.” Named after the original McLuck sweeps site, these sites are all ran by B2 and have similar welcome offers, daily bonuses, and games to play. These sites generally have a good reputation in the sweeps community.

A1 Sites

On the other hand, A1 company websites are notorious for being bad sites to play on. They tend to have weird playthrough and redemption requirements that makes playing on these sites not worth it, and that’s assuming you don’t run into issues redeeming funds or run several into other issues. These sites earned a bad reputation in the community, and I don’t link or recommend these sites on here.

”Degen” play

This is the opposite of washing and is NOT what we are trying to do. You may hear people on the Discord mention “going degen” on certain games. They’re describing gambling, either by playing with larger bet sizes than recommended or playing on slot games that have higher volatility or just playing in any way that isn’t the safest way to preserve SC. Degens don’t profit from doing this hustle, and if you find yourself addicted to these sites to the point you’re gambling often, this may not be the right hustle for you.

If you or a loved one has a gambling problem please get help: National Problem Gambling Helpline