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Sweepstakes laws in Florida

We found no Florida statute naming sweepstakes casinos; the Attorney General sued Stake.us and VGW entities on August 19, 2026, and we found no ruling in either case as of October 3, 2026.

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. Every line below cites a document; numbers in brackets point to the source list.

Status
Regulator or attorney-general action
Enforcement actions on record
3
Ranked free apps open to residents
4 of 6
Sweepstakes-casino brands and Florida
0 exclude it, 0 limit it, of 18 tracked

Bills

  • CS/CS/SB 1404 (2025 session), Gambling: indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; died, June 16, 2025. [S5]
    What the bill does

    The committee substitute would have defined “Internet gambling” as an online game of chance that awards money or another thing of value and “simulates casino-style gaming,” and made operating, conducting or promoting it a third-degree felony. The bill text does not use the word sweepstakes. Withdrawn from consideration May 3, 2025; listed as died June 16, 2025 (text: S6).

  • CS/HB 1467 (2025 session), Gambling: passed House; died in Senate Rules, June 16, 2025. [S7]
    What the bill does

    Broad gambling bill whose engrossed text contained the same “Internet gambling” definition and a third-degree felony for operating, conducting or promoting it. Passed the House 70 to 34 on April 25, 2025; indefinitely postponed in the Senate May 3, 2025; listed as died in Rules June 16, 2025 (text: S8).

  • HB 953 (2025 session), Gambling: died in committee, June 16, 2025. [S5]
    What the bill does

    House bill listed by the Senate as similar to SB 1404; its filed text contains the same “Internet gambling” definition and operator felony. Died in the Industries and Professional Activities Subcommittee June 16, 2025 (text: S9).

  • CS/CS/SB 1580 (2026 session), Illegal Gaming: passed both chambers in different forms; died in returning messages, March 13, 2026. [S10]
    What the bill does

    Would have amended section 849.08 to define “Internet gambling” as an online game of chance awarding money or a thing of value that simulates casino-style gaming, made playing it a second-degree misdemeanor and operating, conducting or promoting it a third-degree felony. The Senate staff analysis says the definitions are meant to close “gray market” loopholes; the text does not use the word sweepstakes. Passed the Senate 34 to 0 on March 6, 2026 and the House as amended 82 to 31 on March 11, 2026; died in returning messages March 13, 2026 (text: S11; staff analysis: S12).

  • CS/CS/CS/HB 189 (2026 session), Gambling: laid on table, March 11, 2026. [S13]
    What the bill does

    House gambling bill, listed by the Senate as similar to SB 1580, with the same “Internet gambling” definition and a third-degree felony for operating, conducting or promoting it. Laid on the table March 11, 2026 (text: S14).

  • HB 591 (2026 session), Gambling: died in committee, March 13, 2026. [S15]
    What the bill does

    Filed bill containing the “Internet gambling” definition and an operator felony; the Senate's bill summary says it “prohibits specified gambling or gaming advertisements”. Died in the Industries and Professional Activities Subcommittee (text: S16).

  • SB 1164 (2026 session), Gambling: died in committee, March 13, 2026. Senate bill defining “Internet gambling” and “Internet sports wagering” and prohibiting both. Died in the Regulated Industries committee March 13, 2026 (text: S18). [S17]

Enforcement

  • August 19, 2026, Florida Office of the Attorney General, Department of Legal Affairs: civil lawsuit (Hillsborough County Circuit Court) against VGW Holdings U.S. Inc, VGW U.S. Inc., VGW Luckyland, Inc., VGW Holdings Pty Ltd., VGW Malta Ltd, VGW Malta Holding Limited, VGW Games Limited, Yodlee, Inc., Trustly, Inc. and Worldpay Holdco, LLC. Status: pending. [S2]
    What the record says

    The complaint alleges that the defendants “operate and facilitate illegal online casinos in the State of Florida” through Chumba Casino, LuckyLand and Global Poker. Count I seeks forfeiture and recovery of money lost gambling under sections 849.12 and 849.29, Florida Statutes; Count II alleges violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. The Attorney General's release says the suits seek permanent injunctions, forfeiture and recovery of consumer losses, disgorgement, civil penalties, restitution and fees. These are allegations.

  • August 19, 2026, Florida Office of the Attorney General, Department of Legal Affairs: civil lawsuit (Hillsborough County Circuit Court) against Sweepsteaks Ltd. d/b/a Stake.us, Easygo Group Holdings Pty Ltd., Medium Rare N.V., Kick Streaming Pty Ltd., Praxis Tech Ltd., Breeze Labs Payments Inc., and two individuals named in the caption. Status: pending. [S3]
    What the record says

    The complaint alleges that the defendants “operate illegal online casinos in the State of Florida” and pleads the same forfeiture count under sections 849.12 and 849.29 and a Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act count. These are allegations.

  • September 25, 2026, Florida Office of the Attorney General: letters to advertising platforms against Google, Meta, Reddit, Snap and TikTok. Status: issued. [S19]
    What the record says

    Per trade-press reporting of the Attorney General's letters and his September 25, 2026 post, the letters ask the five companies to confirm by October 23, 2026 that they have stopped advertising sweepstakes casino platforms, including Stake, Chumba, LuckyLand and Global Poker, to Florida residents. We did not retrieve the letters themselves.

Rules for any sweepstakes in Florida

  • Registration, trust account or bond, winners list (Fla. Stat. section 849.094(1), (3), (4) and (5)): [S4]
    What the rule requires

    An operator of a game promotion (defined to include a sweepstakes conducted in connection with the sale of consumer products or services) whose announced prizes total more than $5,000 must file its rules and prize list with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services at least 7 days before the start, and must fund a trust account or post a surety bond equal to the total prize value. The operator must later file a certified list of winners of prizes worth more than $25 and give a copy free to anyone who asks.

  • No purchase requirement (Fla. Stat. section 849.094(2)(e) and (8)(b)): Section 849.094(2)(e) makes it unlawful for a game-promotion operator “To require an entry fee, payment, or proof of purchase as a condition of entering a game promotion.” Section 849.094(8)(b) adds that compliance with the department's rules is not a defense to a slot machine charge or a violation of any other law. [S4]

Free sweepstakes apps open to Florida residents

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

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

Sweepstakes casinos and Florida

What the 18 sweepstakes-casino brands in our database say about Florida 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 Florida, and documents change often.

199 sweepstakes casinos' own terms do not exclude Florida: see the casino list for Florida.

Regulator

Florida Gaming Control Commission

Notes

Read the 6 research notes
  • Timeline check: our crackdown timeline says Florida's Attorney General sued Stake.us and VGW brands on August 19, 2026 in Hillsborough County, naming payment processors, citing press coverage. The Attorney General's release and both complaints as filed (e-filed August 19, 2026) are now on the office's own site and agree with that entry (S1, S2, S3).
  • Timeline check: the timeline lists Florida among states where bills failed. The Florida Senate's own bill pages agree: every 2025 and 2026 bill listed here died (S5, S7, S10, S13, S15, S17).
  • None of the 2025 or 2026 bill texts listed above uses the word sweepstakes; they define “Internet gambling” by its features. Whether a given platform would have fallen within that definition is not something the bill pages state.
  • The Florida Gaming Control Commission's February 3, 2025 cease-and-desist letters went to three overseas bookmakers and casinos (BetUS, Bovada and MyBookie), not to sweepstakes casinos, per the Commission's release (S20). The Commission's news page links the Attorney General's August 19, 2026 release (S21).
  • Press reports in January 2026, citing Florida Politics, said the Attorney General had “issued subpoenas” to several fantasy platforms and “sweepstakes-style gaming apps” and planned to meet with operators early in 2026. The recipients and dates were not published in the sources checked, and the Attorney General's news-release list, read back to March 2024 on 2026-10-03, has no release on those subpoenas (S22, secondary; S24).
  • The Attorney General's June 10, 2026 release on a Lee and Collier County machine operation adds that the office “notified payment processors that their facilitation of illegal online gaming may implicate Florida’s RICO act”. It links the letter to Visa only through an X post, which we did not retrieve, and it does not mention sweepstakes casinos (S23).

What we could not establish

  • Court docket status for the two August 19, 2026 complaints was not checked; the case numbers are blank on the copies posted by the Attorney General. Status is recorded as pending because we found no report of a ruling or dismissal in the sources checked on 2026-10-03.
  • The Attorney General's September 25, 2026 letters to Google, Meta, Reddit, Snap and TikTok were not found on myfloridalegal.com's news-release list on 2026-10-03, and the X post that announced them was not retrievable without a browser; that entry rests on secondary reporting (S19).
  • We did not survey local or county actions against physical sweepstakes parlors, which are outside the scope of this record.

Common questions

Does Florida have a law on online sweepstakes casinos?

We found no statute in Florida 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 Florida residents?

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

Do sweepstakes casinos accept players in Florida?

Of the 18 sweepstakes casino brands in our database, 0 exclude Florida and 0 limit it in their own documents, last verified October 3, 2026. Documents change often, so read the current terms first.

Sources

  1. S1 Florida Office of the Attorney General, Attorney General James Uthmeier Files Lawsuits Against Operators of Illegal Online Casinos (release dated August 19, 2026), retrieved October 3, 2026
  2. S2 Florida Office of the Attorney General, Complaint, Office of the Attorney General v. VGW Holdings U.S. Inc. et al., Hillsborough County Circuit Court (e-filed August 19, 2026), retrieved October 3, 2026
  3. S3 Florida Office of the Attorney General, Complaint, Office of the Attorney General v. Sweepsteaks Ltd. d/b/a Stake.us et al., Hillsborough County Circuit Court (e-filed August 19, 2026), retrieved October 3, 2026
  4. S4 Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine), Florida Statutes section 849.094, Game promotion in connection with sale of consumer products or services, retrieved October 3, 2026
  5. S5 The Florida Senate, CS/CS/SB 1404 (2025), Gambling: bill history, retrieved October 3, 2026
  6. S6 The Florida Senate, CS/CS/SB 1404 (2025), committee substitute 2 text, retrieved October 3, 2026
  7. S7 The Florida Senate, CS/HB 1467 (2025), Gambling: bill history, retrieved October 3, 2026
  8. S8 The Florida Senate, CS/HB 1467 (2025), engrossed 1 text, retrieved October 3, 2026
  9. S9 The Florida Senate, HB 953 (2025), filed text, retrieved October 3, 2026
  10. S10 The Florida Senate, CS/CS/SB 1580 (2026), Illegal Gaming: bill history, retrieved October 3, 2026
  11. S11 The Florida Senate, CS/CS/SB 1580 (2026), committee substitute 2 text, retrieved October 3, 2026
  12. S12 The Florida Senate, Senate staff analysis, CS/CS/SB 1580 (Rules Committee), retrieved October 3, 2026
  13. S13 The Florida Senate, CS/CS/CS/HB 189 (2026), Gambling: bill history, retrieved October 3, 2026
  14. S14 The Florida Senate, CS/CS/CS/HB 189 (2026), committee substitute 3 text, retrieved October 3, 2026
  15. S15 The Florida Senate, HB 591 (2026), Gambling: bill history, retrieved October 3, 2026
  16. S16 The Florida Senate, HB 591 (2026), filed text, retrieved October 3, 2026
  17. S17 The Florida Senate, SB 1164 (2026), Gambling: bill history, retrieved October 3, 2026
  18. S18 The Florida Senate, SB 1164 (2026), filed text, retrieved October 3, 2026
  19. S19 Covers, Florida AG Demands Social Media Sites Stop Hosting Sweeps Casino Ads (updated September 28, 2026) (secondary reporting), retrieved October 3, 2026
  20. S20 Florida Gaming Control Commission, Florida Gaming Control Commission Demands Overseas Bookmakers and Casinos Cease Their Illegal Online Gambling Operations in Florida (February 3, 2025), retrieved October 3, 2026
  21. S21 Florida Gaming Control Commission, FGCC News, retrieved October 3, 2026
  22. S22 Sweepsy, Florida AG Sends Subpoenas To Sweeps Casinos, But Also Wants To Hear Them Out (January 5, 2026) (secondary reporting), retrieved October 3, 2026
  23. S23 Florida Office of the Attorney General, Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Illegal Gaming Enforcement Operation Results; Setting Pace for Record Year (June 10, 2026), retrieved October 3, 2026
  24. S24 Florida Office of the Attorney General, News Releases (list pages read back to March 2024), retrieved October 3, 2026

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