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Sweepstakes laws in Arizona

No sweepstakes-casino statute found; since April 2025 the Department of Gaming has issued cease-and-desist orders to operators including Modo.us, Stake.us, High 5 and Pulsz.

Disclosure: this site's publisher, Luck Incorporated LLC, operates Chance Infinite, one of the apps in these databases. Its entry is built from its own documents under the same rules as every other entry. This is reference information, not legal advice; official rules and statutes control.

Last verified October 3, 2026. On October 16, 2026 an automated check re-opened 3 of its 10 sources and found no change. Every line below cites a document; numbers in brackets point to the source list.

Status
Regulator or attorney-general action
Enforcement actions on record
4
Ranked free apps open to residents
5 of 6
Sweepstakes-casino brands and Arizona
4 exclude it, 1 limits it, of 18 tracked

Enforcement

  • April 17, 2025, Arizona Department of Gaming: cease-and-desist orders against Listed under "Sweepstakes": ARB Gaming, LLC d/b/a Modo.us (with MODO.us (online casino) / BITMODO LLC and Modo) and Epic Hunts. The same release lists Generiz, ProphetX, MyBookie and BetUS.com.pa under other categories.. Status: issued. [S1]
    What the record says

    The release says the operators are allegedly providing access to illegal online gaming services including "sweepstakes" platforms, that their active operations in Arizona "are alleged to be felony criminal enterprises", and that each was directed to cease gambling operations in Arizona and exclude Arizona residents and visitors. It cites Promotion of Gambling (A.R.S. 13-3303), Illegal Control of an Enterprise (A.R.S. 13-2312) and Money Laundering (A.R.S. 13-2317).

  • June 27, 2025, Arizona Department of Gaming: cease-and-desist orders against Stake.US (listed under "Sweepstakes") and High 5 (listed under "Offers Multiple Types"). The same release lists ReBet, Novig, Dallas Safari Club, Fanthem and BettorEdge under other categories.. Status: issued. [S2]
    What the record says

    The release says the operators reportedly offer access to illegal online gambling platforms including "sweepstakes" models, alleges felony conduct under the same three statutes, and directs each to cease operations in Arizona.

  • August 15, 2025, Arizona Department of Gaming: cease-and-desist orders against BettySweeps Casino and Pulsz Casino (listed under "Sweepstakes"). The same release lists Fliff Online Gambling and Thrillzz Mobile Gambling as event wagering sportsbooks.. Status: issued. [S3]
    What the record says

    The release says the operators reportedly offer access to illegal online gambling platforms including "sweepstakes" casino-style models, alleges felony conduct under the same three statutes, and says the Department continues to investigate, including possible enforcement actions in partnership with the Attorney General's Office.

  • July 10, 2026, Arizona Department of Gaming: cease-and-desist orders against Club WPT Online Poker (one of five recipients; the others named are BetOpenly, Bookmaker, Kutt Inc. and Raffle Creator). Status: issued. [S4]
    What the record says

    The Department alleges that Club WPT Online Poker enabled Arizona individuals under 21 to engage in "pay-to-play online poker tournaments for prizes" while using what the release calls deceptive no-purchase-necessary language, and alleges promotion of gambling, illegal control of an enterprise and money laundering.

Rules for any sweepstakes in Arizona

  • Gambling definition (A.R.S. section 13-3301): Defines gambling as "one act of risking or giving something of value for the opportunity to obtain a benefit from a game or contest of chance or skill or a future contingent event", with listed exclusions, and separately defines amusement, regulated and social gambling. [S6]
  • Promotion of gambling (A.R.S. section 13-3303): Except for amusement, regulated or social gambling, a person commits promotion of gambling by knowingly conducting, organizing, managing, directing, supervising or financing gambling for a benefit, or furnishing advice or assistance for it. "Promotion of gambling is a class 5 felony." [S7]

Free sweepstakes apps open to Arizona residents

Our ranked apps, by what each one's own official rules say about Arizona. Chance Infinite is operated by this site's publisher.

AppOur rankArizona
Chance Infinite1, 81/100Open
Coinnect2, 71/100Excluded
Prizes by GAMEE3 (tied), 54/100Open
Winsome Rewards3 (tied), 54/100Open
PCH+5, 51/100Open (app listed unavailable)
PCH Lotto6, 48/100Open (app listed unavailable)

Sweepstakes casinos and Arizona

What the 18 sweepstakes-casino brands in our database say about Arizona in their own documents. These lists give no grade; some of these brands pay SweepstakeReport a commission through the links on their fact sheets. We do not judge whether any brand may operate in Arizona, and documents change often.

174 sweepstakes casinos' own terms do not exclude Arizona: see the casino list for Arizona.

Regulator

Arizona Department of Gaming

Notes

Read the 4 research notes
  • Timeline check: our crackdown timeline says the Department of Gaming issued rolling cease-and-desists through 2025 and into 2026. The Department's own releases are dated April 17, June 27, August 15 and September 9, 2025 and July 10, 2026 (S1 to S5). No disagreement.
  • The Department's sweepstakes guide says the term sweepstakes is not defined in Arizona law and lists conditions it says a free-to-play game or contest must meet to avoid the gambling prohibition, including offering free participation "in the same manner, to the same extent, and with the same odds of winning" as paid participation, and clear rules disclosing the sponsor's address, the estimated odds and each prize's quantity and value. The page recommends independent legal advice (S8).
  • The September 9, 2025 release concerns a paid-entry home giveaway, not an online sweepstakes casino: the Department issued cease-and-desist orders to Raffall, a United Kingdom company, and to an Arizona resident promoting the "Phoenix Dream Home Sweepstakes", alleging that the promotion required entrants to buy entries (S5).
  • The releases do not say whether any recipient complied; trade reports of exits are not cited here.

What we could not establish

  • Bill coverage is the Legislature's introduced-bill lists for the 2025 First Regular Session and the 2026 Second Regular Session, checked by short title on 2026-10-03: no title mentions sweepstakes; the gaming-related titles concern event wagering, raffles, racing, the Department's budget (amusements) and agency housekeeping (S9). The Legislature's bill API for the same two sessions (1,854 and 2,190 measures) returned no title containing sweep (S10). We did not read every bill text.
  • The individual cease-and-desist letters were not retrieved; the releases link them, and we relied on the release text.
  • We did not find an Arizona Attorney General action against an online sweepstakes casino; the Attorney General's site was not searched in depth.

Common questions

Does Arizona have a law on online sweepstakes casinos?

We found no statute in Arizona that names online sweepstakes casinos in the sources we checked, last verified October 3, 2026. Status on this page: regulator or attorney-general action.

Which ranked free sweepstakes apps accept Arizona residents?

Per their own official rules, Chance Infinite, Prizes by GAMEE, Winsome Rewards, PCH+ and PCH Lotto accept residents of Arizona, and Coinnect excludes it. Chance Infinite is operated by the publisher of this site.

Do sweepstakes casinos accept players in Arizona?

Of the 18 sweepstakes casino brands in our database, 4 exclude Arizona and 1 limit it in their own documents, last verified October 3, 2026. Documents change often, so read the current terms first.

Sources

  1. S1 Arizona Department of Gaming, Arizona Department of Gaming Issues Multiple Cease-and-Desists (April 17, 2025), retrieved October 3, 2026
  2. S2 Arizona Department of Gaming, Arizona Department of Gaming Issues Several Cease-and-Desists (June 27, 2025), retrieved October 3, 2026
  3. S3 Arizona Department of Gaming, Arizona Department of Gaming Continues Enforcement Against Unlicensed and Unregulated Gaming Operators (August 15, 2025), retrieved October 3, 2026
  4. S4 Arizona Department of Gaming, Arizona Department of Gaming Issues Cease-and-Desist Orders to Multiple Operators Linked to Underage Gambling and Illegal Activity (July 10, 2026), retrieved October 3, 2026
  5. S5 Arizona Department of Gaming, Arizona Department of Gaming Issues Cease-and-Desists on Phoenix Dream Home Sweepstakes (September 9, 2025), retrieved October 3, 2026
  6. S6 Arizona Legislature, A.R.S. 13-3301, Definitions, retrieved October 3, 2026
  7. S7 Arizona Legislature, A.R.S. 13-3303, Promotion of gambling; classification, retrieved October 3, 2026
  8. S8 Arizona Department of Gaming, Sweepstakes (resource page), retrieved October 3, 2026
  9. S9 Arizona Legislature, Introduced bills lists, 2025 and 2026 regular sessions, retrieved October 3, 2026
  10. S10 Arizona Legislature, Bill API, sessions 129 (2025) and 130 (2026), retrieved October 3, 2026

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