Legendz Sweeps Casino Announces Changes in California and Tennessee

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- California’s sweepstakes ban takes place on Jan. 1
- Tennessee has issued several cease-and-desist notices recently, including to sweepstakes platforms
- Gold Coins play is still available in both Tennessee and California
Legendz, a platform that offers a sweepstakes casino and sportsbook, has announced some changes to its Sweeps Coins play in California and Tennessee.
According to Sweepsy, Legendz will end Sweeps Coins play in California on Dec. 25. That said, Gold Coins play will remain. We’ve also seen platforms like Modo.us and McLuck follow this same model: keeping Gold Coins play but removing sweeps.
California’s sweepstakes casino ban goes into effect Jan. 1, 2026.
As for Tennessee, Legendz has closed down all Sweeps Coins play. Tennessee has been a hotbed of cease-and-desist notices recently.
Other Brands’ Decision in California
Here’s a roundup of what other brands are doing in California:
- Stake.us: Pulling out of California completely. Stake.us is also facing a lawsuit in California.
- Modo.us: Everything will remain active until the end of the year, and starting Jan. 1, it’ll be Gold Coins-only play.
- Virtual Gaming Worlds: The operator behind brands like Chumba Casino, Global Poker, and LuckyLand Slots hasn’t revealed its plans.
- Yellow Social Interactive Ltd.: Pulling Pulsz Casino and Pulsz Bingo out by Dec. 15.
- WOW Vegas: Plans to stay live until the deadline.
How States Are Responding in Tennessee
While Tennessee doesn’t have an official law on the books, the cease-and-desist notices are flying.
Here’s how brands are responding:
- A1 Development, LLC: Has pulled all brands, including NoLimitCoins, Fortune Wheelz, Tao Fortune, FunzCity, Funrize, and Storm Rush, out of Tennessee.
- VGW: Pulling Sweeps Coins play out by Dec. 23.
- Stake.us: Tennessee will be a restricted state on Dec. 19.
- High 5 Casino, LoneStar, and RealPrize: Ended Sweeps Coins play in the state on Nov. 24.
Legendz New Restricted List
With these changes, here’s the latest restricted states list for Legendz:
- California (beginning Dec. 25)
- Connecticut
- Idaho
- Louisiana
- Maryland (sportsbook only)
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio (sportsbook only)
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
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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