Are sweepstakes casinos legal in New York? The law and which casinos accept players

01 · The law

What New York's law says

Banned by statute

Chapter 605 of 2025 makes it unlawful to operate, conduct or promote online sweepstakes games in New York, and the Attorney General had already forced 26 sweepstakes casinos out in June 2025.

Law or action: S5935A (Laws of 2025, Ch. 605); NY AG cease-and-desist letters to 26 platforms; NY AG $8M VGW settlement
Date of action: 2025-12-05 (signed); 2025-06-06 (AG letters); 2026-09-09 (VGW settlement)
Takes effect: 2025-12-05 (took effect immediately)
Penalties: Fine of $10,000 to $100,000 per violation; loss of or ineligibility for a gaming licence; enforced by Gaming Commission, State Police and Attorney General

Checked Sep 2026 Source 1 (nysenate.gov) Source 2 (ag.ny.gov)

Timeline

6 Jun 2025

Attorney General James announces cease-and-desist letters to 26 sweepstakes casinos; all stop selling sweepstakes coins in New York

Checked Sep 2026 Public record
5 Dec 2025

S5935A signed (Ch. 605 of 2025); effective immediately

Checked Sep 2026 Public record
9 Sep 2026

Attorney General James announces $8 million settlement with VGW (Chumba, Global Poker, LuckyLand)

Checked Sep 2026 Public record

02 · The casinos

Which casinos accept players in New York?

This comes from each casino's own terms and help pages. "Accepted" means New York is not on the casino's list of states it turns away. It does not mean New York allows it.

Whether each casino says it accepts players in New York. Source: each casino's own terms and help pages, linked in each row with the date we checked.
Casino	Accepts players in New York?	What the casino's terms say
LuckyLand	Gold Coin play only	Gold Coin free-to-play only (Sweepstakes not available): California, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, West Virginia Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Crown Coins	Accepted	New York is not on its list of states it turns away. Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms
Chumba	Gold Coin play only	Gold Coin free-to-play only (Sweepstakes not available): California, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, West Virginia Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Stake.us	Not accepted	Within the US the following States are excluded: (terms clause 2.1(b), v18.0 of 10 July 2026) Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Lavish Luck	Gold Coin play only	In California and New York, SPARK COINS can be obtained free of charge ... SPARK COINS HAVE NO CASH VALUE. Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Cider	Gold Coin play only	(excluding Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Miane, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee and Washington Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
SpinQuest	Not accepted	Within the US, the following States are excluded: Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Zula	Not accepted	"Excluded Territory” means the states of Washington, Idaho, California, New York, and Michigan in the United States Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Pulsz	Not accepted	You will not access the Games or Service from the states of Washington, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Alabama, Tennessee, Connecticut, New York, West Virginia, Louisiana, Maryland, California and Arizona Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
McLuck	Not accepted	WE DO NOT OFFER ANY OF THE SERVICES IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, TENNESSEE, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Sportzino	Not accepted	ONLY PLAYERS IN THE UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING THE STATES OF IDAHO, MICHIGAN, GEORGIA, CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON) ARE ELIGIBLE TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Modo	Gold Coin play only	You will not play or enter into any Games Services with Sweepstakes Coins from the states of Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
RealPrize	Not accepted	EXCEPT IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN OR A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THE STATE OF DELAWARE, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, THE STATE OF IDAHO, THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THE STATE OF NEVADA, THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, THE STATE OF NEW YORK,... Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Funzpoints	Not accepted	is not available to Users in California, Connecticut, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Maryland, Montana, New Jersey, New York, and Nevada. Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
LoneStar	Not accepted	THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, THE STATE OF MONTANA, THE STATE OF INDIANA, THE STATE OF MAINE OR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Yay Casino	Not accepted	ONLY PLAYERS IN THE UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING THE STATES OF IDAHO, MICHIGAN, CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON) ARE ELIGIBLE CREATE AN ACCOUNT ON THIS WEBSITE. Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Golden Hearts	Gold Coin play only	are prohibited from participating in the Sweepstakes but are allowed to create accounts and play with Gold Coins. Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Spree	Not yet known	We could not read this casino's list of states.
WOW Vegas	Gold Coin play only	Restricted Locations from SC play: Michigan Montana Connecticut Louisiana Maryland New Jersey New York California Tennessee Illinois Indiana Maine Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center
Funrize	Not accepted	You do not access the Games or Service from the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming Checked Sep 2026 Casino terms or help center

Casinos change the states they accept. Check the casino's own terms before you sign up.

03 · Not legal advice

This is information, not legal advice

We report what the public record says and what each casino's terms say, with dates and sources. We are not lawyers and this is not advice about what you may do in New York. Laws and casino terms change. If it matters to you, read the law linked above or ask a lawyer in New York.