STATE TRACKER · MO
Sweepstakes casinos in Missouri
Current status
No tracked explicit prohibition
We have found no state law that explicitly prohibits sweepstakes casinos here. That is an absence of a tracked prohibition, not an affirmative authorization.
There is no tracked prohibition here to act on. An operator's own terms still decide whether it will register you, and some exclude states that have taken no action at all, so read the terms we link on each review page. See the operators we track
- Sweeps Coins (SC) redemption
- No tracked prohibition
- Gold Coin (GC) free play
- Yes
- Minimum age
- 18+
PRIMARY-SOURCE NOTE
Missouri counts an exchangeable token and a credit for free play as something of value
What the law does
Section 572.010, the definitions section of Chapter 572, does not use the word sweepstakes, so a dual-currency site is measured against its general terms1. A person gambles by staking or risking something of value on a contest of chance or a future contingent event outside their control, on an understanding that something of value comes back on a certain outcome1. A lottery is an unlawful gambling scheme in which participants give consideration for a chance to win something of value1. The definition of something of value is wide: besides money and property, it takes in any token exchangeable for them and any credit or promise involving a privilege of playing at a game without charge1. Unlawful means not specifically authorized by law1. Section 572.030 aims at whoever knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling or lottery activity, and grades the larger forms of that conduct as a class E felony2.
What has happened since
The current text of section 572.010 took effect on January 1, 2017, as amended by Senate Bill 491 of 20141. Article III, section 39(f), adopted November 3, 1998, lets organizations recognized as charitable or religious under federal law sponsor raffles and sweepstakes in which a person risks something of value for a prize3. On August 31, 2011, the Gaming Commission's general counsel told bingo licensees that vendor statements implying the Commission had cleared their video sweepstakes devices were not true4. In 2026 the House passed HCS HB 2989, a video lottery terminal bill whose perfected text rewrites parts of section 572.010 and never uses the word sweepstakes, and on May 6, 2026, a motion in the Senate gaming committee to pass it failed56. Our tracked event history for Missouri is empty, we hold no exit date for any operator there, and our records mark 1 of the operators we track as not accepting Missouri players.
What is still open
None of the sources we reviewed specifically authorizes a commercial online sweepstakes, and the constitutional clause on sweepstakes, Article III, section 39(f), names charitable and religious sponsors13. That puts the weight on the definitions. One open point is whether a redeemable Sweeps Coin, once a player holds it, is a token exchangeable for money, so that staking it counts as risking something of value even when the coin arrived free1. The other is whether buying a Gold Coin package that comes with Sweeps Coins is the consideration section 572.010 describes for a lottery1. Our record holds no Missouri court ruling, attorney general opinion or Gaming Commission statement on a remote dual-currency product, and the 2011 letter dealt with physical devices on bingo premises4.
- Enforcement search
- Our tracked event history for Missouri has no entry, and none of the primary sources we reviewed names an online dual-currency operator. The one Gaming Commission statement we found is an older letter to bingo licensees about video sweepstakes devices on their premises.
- Question still open
- Whether a redeemable Sweeps Coin is a token exchangeable for money under Missouri's gambling definitions, so that staking one is risking something of value, and whether a Gold Coin purchase is lottery consideration, has no answer in our record.
Sources for this note
- Missouri Revised Statutes section 572.010, chapter definitions (Revisor of Statutes) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- Missouri Revised Statutes section 572.030, promoting gambling in the first degree (Revisor of Statutes) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- Missouri Constitution Article III, section 39(f), charitable and religious raffles and sweepstakes (Revisor of Statutes) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- Missouri Gaming Commission letter to bingo licensees on video sweepstakes games, August 31, 2011 accessed Sep 28, 2026
- HB 2989 (2026) bill actions (Missouri House of Representatives) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- HCS HB 2989 (2026), perfected text 6459H.03P (Missouri House of Representatives) accessed Sep 28, 2026
Sources rechecked 2026-09-28. Next scheduled review 2026-12-28.
What the law says
Knowingly advancing or profiting from unlawful gambling or lottery activity at scale (e.g., operating a gambling device with $100+/day in play, or receiving $100+/day in lottery plays) is promoting gambling in the first degree, a class E felony (§ 572.030.2); lesser conduct is covered by second-degree promoting (§ 572.040, misdemeanor). Player-side gambling is a misdemeanor (§ 572.020).
Operators and Missouri
120 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as accepting Missouri players, and 13 of those are rated trusted.
1 of the 121 operators we track is recorded as not accepting Missouri players, and 0 of those records cite the operator's own terms.
Highest Trust Scores among the operators recorded as accepting Missouri:
How this classification was reached
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What the Missouri classification rests on
- Source date
- Not recorded
- Last human review
- June 11, 2026
- Effective date
- Not recorded
- Basis of classification
- statutory
Where the operator counts come from
Of the 120 acceptance records, 38 cite the operator's own terms or rules, 10 come from a backfill of the operator's terms, 1 comes from the operator's site configuration, 13 are inferred because the terms do not list Missouri, 55 come from our bulk backfill without a terms citation and 3 reflect site availability with no observed Sweeps Coins program. Of the 1 exclusion record, 1 comes from our bulk backfill without a terms citation.
Citation as stored
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 572.010 (definitions: lottery, contest of chance, advance gambling activity) and § 572.030 (promoting gambling in the first degree).
Primary sources on file
Method
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Missouri questions
Are sweepstakes casinos legal in Missouri?
We have found no state law that explicitly prohibits sweepstakes casinos here. That is an absence of a tracked prohibition, not an affirmative authorization. Authority: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 572.010.
Is a credit for free play something of value under Missouri's gambling definitions?
Section 572.010 defines something of value to include any token exchangeable for money or property, and any form of credit or promise involving a privilege of playing at a game or scheme without charge. The same section leaves out an amusement device that gives only an immediate replay that cannot be exchanged for something of value.
Which operators accept Missouri players?
120 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as accepting Missouri players, and 13 of those are rated trusted. 1 of the 121 operators we track is recorded as not accepting Missouri players, and 0 of those records cite the operator's own terms. The leaderboard filtered to Missouri lists every one. Leaderboard filtered to Missouri →
This page is information, not legal advice. Laws and thresholds change quickly, so confirm with the operator and your state attorney general before depositing, or consult a lawyer. Last verified June 11, 2026. Send a correction.