West Virginia sweepstakes laws: casinos, bills and free apps

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Last verified October 3, 2026. On October 16, 2026 an automated check re-opened 9 of its 9 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: 1
Ranked free apps open to residents: 6 of 6
Sweepstakes-casino brands and West Virginia: 12 exclude it, 1 limits it, of 18 tracked

Enforcement

2025-xx-xx, West Virginia Attorney General: subpoenas (reported by the press; no primary document found) against Sweepstakes casino operators, not named in the report. Status: issued. [S1]
What the record says
WV News reported on July 14, 2025 that "Attorney General John McCuskey recently announced that his office issued 47 subpoenas to sweepstakes casino operators", and that although none had responded formally, more than 20 platforms had withdrawn from the state. The report does not say when the subpoenas were issued. We found no Attorney General release or filing on the subpoenas, so this entry rests on secondary reporting.

Rules for any sweepstakes in West Virginia

Lottery offense (W. Va. Code section 61-10-11): [S4]
What the rule requires
Makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both, to set up, promote or help manage or draw a lottery or raffle for money or other thing of value, or to sell or hold for sale lottery chances, tickets or devices entitling a person to a prize drawn in a lottery. The section states that it does not apply to the forms of lottery known as "policy" or "numbers", which section 61-10-11a addresses separately.
Prize notices (W. Va. Code sections 46A-6D-1 and 46A-6D-3): [S5]
What the rule requires
Under the Prizes and Gifts Act, a person may not, in connection with a sale or solicitation, tell someone they have won anything of value or are a contest winner unless the prize is given without obligation and delivered at no expense to the recipient within ten days; phrases such as "Congratulations" or "You have won" count as such a representation.

Free sweepstakes apps open to West Virginia residents

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

App	Our rank	West Virginia
Chance Infinite	1, 81/100	Open
Coinnect	2, 71/100	Open
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 West Virginia

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

Exclude West Virginia: Chumba Casino, Global Poker, Hello Millions, High 5 Casino, Jackpota, LuckyLand Casino, McLuck, Mega Bonanza, Pulsz, Pulsz Bingo, Spree, Stake.us
Limit West Virginia (for example Gold Coin only): Modo
Do not exclude it: Crown Coins Casino, Fortune Wins, Legendz, Sportzino, Zula Casino

116 sweepstakes casinos' own terms do not exclude West Virginia: see the casino list for West Virginia.

Regulator

West Virginia Lottery Commission

Notes

Read the 3 research notes

In a statement quoted by Casino Reports (secondary; article first published January 29, 2025 per the page metadata, updated June 18, 2026), the Attorney General said: "We have serious concerns about West Virginia consumers, specifically our children, being targeted by illegal gambling operations," adding that his office could not comment on specific cases. The same article reported, citing an unnamed source, that the Attorney General was preparing to either subpoena or send cease-and-desist letters to sweepstakes operators. (S2)
On August 5, 2025 the Attorney General announced that he joined a 50-attorney-general letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice to address illegal offshore gambling; the release does not mention sweepstakes casinos. (S6)
Comparison with our crackdown timeline: it says the Attorney General "issued 47 investigative subpoenas beginning February 2025, after which more than 20 platforms quietly left the state, per trade coverage." The report we opened supports the 47 subpoenas and the more than 20 departures, but gives no start month; we could not confirm "beginning February 2025" from it or from any state document. The Casino Reports article of January 29, 2025 (S2) described subpoenas or letters as being prepared, which is consistent with, but does not establish, a February 2025 start. (T1, S1, S2)

What we could not establish

No primary document for the subpoenas: the Attorney General's news listing, read back to January 13, 2025 (148 articles), contains no release on sweepstakes casinos. (S3)
The West Virginia Lottery Commission's website renders by script and could not be searched by our client; we found no Lottery Commission action on sweepstakes casinos.
The Legislature's 2025 and 2026 regular-session bill lists contain no bill whose title concerns sweepstakes casinos or dual-currency games; the 2026 rule bills on interactive wagering (SB 296, HB 4249) were identified by title; SB 296's introduced text, opened 2026-10-03, only authorizes the Lottery Commission's interactive wagering rule and does not mention sweepstakes, and the rule text itself was not read. HB 4343 (2026, "Individual Gaming Restrictions") amends the resort gaming facility entry rules in section 29-25-24 and does not mention sweepstakes. (S7, S8)

Common questions

Does West Virginia have a law on online sweepstakes casinos?

We found no statute in West Virginia 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 West Virginia residents?

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

Do sweepstakes casinos accept players in West Virginia?

Of the 18 sweepstakes casino brands in our database, 12 exclude West Virginia and 1 limit it in their own documents, last verified October 3, 2026. Documents change often, so read the current terms first.

Sources

S1 WV News, Sweepstakes Casinos Exit West Virginia Amid Statewide Crackdown (July 14, 2025) (secondary reporting), retrieved October 3, 2026
S2 Casino Reports, WV AG Poised To Go On Offensive Against Sweepstakes Casinos (first published January 29, 2025 per the page metadata; updated June 18, 2026) (secondary reporting), retrieved October 3, 2026
S3 Office of the West Virginia Attorney General, News listing, pages 0 to 4, retrieved October 3, 2026
S4 West Virginia Legislature, West Virginia Code, W. Va. Code section 61-10-11, Lotteries or raffles; penalty, retrieved October 3, 2026
S5 West Virginia Legislature, West Virginia Code, W. Va. Code sections 46A-6D-1 (Prizes and Gifts Act) and 46A-6D-3, retrieved October 3, 2026
S6 Office of the West Virginia Attorney General, Attorney General McCuskey joins bipartisan effort urging U.S. Department of Justice to address illegal offshore gambling (August 5, 2025), retrieved October 3, 2026
S7 West Virginia Legislature, All bills, 2025 and 2026 regular sessions, retrieved October 3, 2026
S8 West Virginia Legislature, SB 296 (2026), introduced text, and HB 4343 (2026), introduced text, retrieved October 3, 2026
T1 SweepstakeReport, The sweepstakes casino crackdown: a dated timeline (site page, compared against primaries) (secondary reporting), retrieved October 3, 2026