State database · DE · verified 2026-10-03
Sweepstakes laws in Delaware
No sweepstakes-casino statute or 2025-2026 bill found; the Division of Gaming Enforcement issued a cease-and-desist order to VGW Luckyland, Inc., announced April 7, 2025.
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.
- Status
- Regulator or attorney-general action
- Enforcement actions on record
- 1
- Ranked free apps open to residents
- 5 of 6
- Sweepstakes-casino brands and Delaware
- 13 exclude it, 1 limits it, of 18 tracked
Enforcement
- April 7, 2025, Delaware Division of Gaming Enforcement, with the support of the Delaware State Lottery: cease-and-desist order (announced April 7, 2025; the release says Delaware residents could no longer participate effective April 2, 2025) against VGW Luckyland, Inc.. Status: issued. [S1]
What the record says
The State's release says an investigation by the Division of Gaming Enforcement found that VGW Luckyland, Inc., a subsidiary of VGW Holdings Ltd., "was operating illegal online gaming", and that Delaware officials "concluded that VGW misrepresented its services as a promotional sweepstakes while enabling players to purchase coins for casino-style games, leading to potential cash winnings." It states that such games offered by an unlicensed entity violate the Delaware Constitution, the Delaware Penal Code and the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012, and that "Effective April 2, 2025, Delaware residents can no longer participate in VGW Luckyland’s unlicensed online gaming platforms."
Rules for any sweepstakes in Delaware
- Lottery offense (11 Del. C. section 1401): Makes it advancing gambling in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor, to sell, or possess with intent to sell, a lottery policy, certificate or other thing promising that a number, ticket or certificate will, "on the happening of any contingency in the nature of a lottery", entitle the purchaser or holder to receive money, property or evidence of debt. [S4]
Free sweepstakes apps open to Delaware residents
Our ranked apps, by what each one's own official rules say about Delaware. Chance Infinite is operated by this site's publisher.
| App | Our rank | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| Chance Infinite | 1, 81/100 | Open |
| Coinnect | 2, 71/100 | Excluded |
| Prizes by GAMEE | 3 (tied), 54/100 | Open |
| Winsome Rewards | 3 (tied), 54/100 | Open |
| PCH+ | 5, 51/100 | Open (app listed unavailable) |
| PCH Lotto | 6, 48/100 | Open (app listed unavailable) |
Sweepstakes casinos and Delaware
What the 18 sweepstakes-casino brands in our database say about Delaware 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 Delaware, and documents change often.
- Exclude Delaware: Chumba Casino, Fortune Wins, Global Poker, Hello Millions, High 5 Casino, Jackpota, LuckyLand Casino, McLuck, Mega Bonanza, Sportzino, Spree, Stake.us, Zula Casino
- Limit Delaware (for example Gold Coin only): Modo
- Do not exclude it: Crown Coins Casino, Legendz, Pulsz, Pulsz Bingo
72 sweepstakes casinos' own terms do not exclude Delaware: see the casino list for Delaware.
Regulator
Delaware Division of Gaming Enforcement
Notes
Read the 4 research notes
- The Delaware General Assembly's site search for "sweepstakes", with the 2024-2026 (GA 153) session selected, returned no bills on 2026-10-03 ("No records available" when rendered in a browser; the search appears to match bill titles, since "lottery" returned five items); the same search for "gambling" returned one unrelated bill (HB 314, student athlete protection). (S2)
- The Division of Gaming Enforcement category on news.delaware.gov listed only this April 7, 2025 release when checked on 2026-10-03. (S3)
- In secondary reporting, Sweepsy on August 11, 2026 quoted an operator email to Delaware players of RealPrize and LoneStar saying "Effective August 21, 2026, Sweeps Coins (SC) will be discontinued for Delaware players" and that redemption requests could be submitted until September 21, 2026. We found no state document naming those brands, and the email as quoted gives no reason. (S5)
- Our crackdown timeline does not mention Delaware. Our September 3, 2026 Delaware notice gives the same April 7, 2025 release and April 2, 2025 effective date, consistent with the primary record. (T1, T2)
What we could not establish
- The cease-and-desist order itself was not published with the release; we relied on the release text.
- A news.delaware.gov site search for "sweepstakes" on 2026-10-03 returned no matching posts in the text we retrieved. A web search on 2026-10-03 found no Delaware Department of Justice (Attorney General) action on sweepstakes casinos; we did not search the Department's own release archive.
- The dge.delaware.gov homepage, retrieved 2026-10-03, carries no sweepstakes-specific page or notice.
- We found no Delaware statute on promotional sweepstakes registration or bonding in the sources checked; the lottery entry above is the criminal gambling provision.
- One secondary site, Bright Side of News (August 18, 2026), states that the Division of Gaming Enforcement issued cease-and-desist letters to sweepstakes operators in mid-August 2026 and that RealPrize and LoneStar left as a result. It cites no letter or release, and the operator email Sweepsy reported on August 11, 2026 predates mid-August. We found no state document supporting it on 2026-10-03, so it is not recorded as enforcement. (S6, S5, S3)
Common questions
Does Delaware have a law on online sweepstakes casinos?
We found no statute in Delaware 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 Delaware residents?
Per their own official rules, Chance Infinite, Prizes by GAMEE, Winsome Rewards, PCH+ and PCH Lotto accept residents of Delaware, and Coinnect excludes it. Chance Infinite is operated by the publisher of this site.
Do sweepstakes casinos accept players in Delaware?
Of the 18 sweepstakes casino brands in our database, 13 exclude Delaware and 1 limit it in their own documents, last verified October 3, 2026. Documents change often, so read the current terms first.
Sources
- S1 State of Delaware News, Division of Gaming Enforcement, Delaware shuts down illegal online slots (April 7, 2025), retrieved October 3, 2026
- S2 Delaware General Assembly, Global search results for "sweepstakes" (GA 153 default filter), retrieved October 3, 2026
- S3 State of Delaware News, News category: Delaware Division of Gaming Enforcement, retrieved October 3, 2026
- S4 Delaware Code Online, Delaware Code Title 11, Chapter 5, Subchapter VII, section 1401, Advancing gambling in the second degree, retrieved October 3, 2026
- S5 Sweepsy, RealPrize, LoneStar Ending Sweeps Coin Gameplay In Delaware (August 11, 2026) (secondary reporting), retrieved October 3, 2026
- S6 Bright Side of News, Delaware Sweepstakes Casino Cease-and-Desist Pushes RealPrize, LoneStar Out (August 18, 2026) (secondary reporting), retrieved October 3, 2026
- T1 SweepstakeReport, The sweepstakes casino crackdown: a dated timeline (site page, compared against primaries) (secondary reporting), retrieved October 3, 2026
- T2 SweepstakeReport, RealPrize and LoneStar players in Delaware have until Sept 21 (site notice, September 3, 2026) (secondary reporting), retrieved October 3, 2026
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