3 Notable Sweeps Casinos Make Change to Min. Age Requirement

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Key Takeaways
- Three sweepstakes casino have changed their minimum age from 21 to 18
- These sweepstakes casinos include NoLimitCoins, Fortune Wheelz, and Tao Fortune
- This comes after all three changed from 18 to 21 in May
Despite changing its minimum age requirement from 18 to 21 in May, three sweepstakes casinos — NoLimitCoins, Tao Fortune, and Fortune Wheelz — have reverted to the minimum age requirement of 18.
This also comes after A1 Development LLC sweepstakes casinos had a banner along the bottom of each site stating that 21 was the minimum age.
Now, it says 18.
The May Change
As mentioned, NoLimitCoins, Tao Fortune, and Fortune Wheelz changed their minimum age from 18 to 21 back in May.
This was done in an attempt to appease lawmakers amid the heat of the sweepstakes casino industry coming under fire. However, after bills were passed in five states, including Montana, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and California, it appears that it was all for not.
This came after Virtual Gaming Worlds, the company behind Chumba Casino, initiated its change from 18 to 21 in February.
Then, B-Two Operations, the company behind platforms like McLuck and Hello Million, also did the same.
Generally speaking, most platforms are 18-plus. That said, all platforms associated with the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance, including VGW, B-wo, Modo Casino, Pulsz, and more, are 21-plus.
So Now What?
With this change from 21 back to 18, it appears NoLimitCoins, Tao Fortune, and Fortune Wheelz no longer feel like they’re appeasing lawmakers by staying at 21, considering what’s been done since they made the change.
Now, these additional years of “allowed” players could help make up for the revenue lost, especially with the laws in New Jersey, Montana, and Connecticut now in effect.
In addition to the states where bills have been passed, other states have been clamping down on them, including Arizona, Louisiana, Tennessee, West Virginia, and many more.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has until tomorrow, Oct. 12, to decide whether to sign, veto, or take no action on AB 831.
If he does nothing, it’ll be the equivalent of signing the bill into law.
If it does, that’ll go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
We’ll see if other sweepstakes casinos make similar changes in an effort to make up for lost revenue or another motivation.
Richard Janvrin is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. He started writing as a teenager before breaking into sports coverage professionally in 2015. From there, he entered the iGaming space in 2018 and has covered numerous aspects, including news, reviews, bonuses/promotions, sweepstakes casinos, legal, and more.
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