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Sweepstakes casinos in Oregon
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+
- Age floor source
- ORS 109.510 (Age of majority)
PRIMARY-SOURCE NOTE
Oregon's code carries its own felony for taking payments for online gambling
What the law does
Section 167.109 is the part of Oregon's gambling chapter aimed at the Internet1. It bars a person engaged in an Internet gambling business from knowingly accepting a card charge, an electronic funds transfer, a check or other bank-routed payment in connection with another person's unlawful gambling online, and it makes a violation a Class C felony1. The companion section 167.112 points the other way for the payment side: banks, card issuers and money transmitters that process those payments are not treated as taking part, and may still collect the debts that result1. Whether a purchase is caught turns on section 167.117, where gambling is unlawful unless specifically authorized by law and a token that can be traded for money or property counts as something of value1. That section spares contests played for tokens only when no player buys more than $100 of tokens during any 24-hour period and the tokens can be exchanged only for property other than money1.
What has happened since
The newest primary document we cite for Oregon is Opinion No. 8297 from the Attorney General, issued November 13, 2025, after the Oregon State Lottery asked whether several activities private businesses run through websites or apps count as gambling2. Its answer on poker, blackjack and slot machines is that they do not stop being gambling when offered online2. It also reads the phrase about staking something of value to cover paying for a chance at a prize, even when the payer expects none of that money back2. The opinion never mentions sweepstakes promotions, and it leaves aside whether any activity is specifically authorized2. Since then our event history for Oregon holds no dated entry, and no operator we track has an exit recorded there. On the operator side, 121 of the operators we track are recorded as accepting Oregon players, and none is recorded as excluding the state.
What is still open
The Oregon record leaves a pair of questions unanswered. The first is how section 167.117 treats a cash-redeemable Sweeps Coin a player never paid for: the section counts a token exchangeable for money as something of value, and its token exemption covers only tokens exchangeable for property other than money1. The second is whether the payment clause in section 167.109 reaches a site that sells Gold Coin packages and hands out Sweeps Coins as a bonus, given that the opinion treats paying for a chance at a prize as staking something of value but says nothing about a free way to enter2. Our record holds no Oregon court ruling or agency action that applies either section to a dual-currency site.
- Enforcement search
- Our event history for Oregon holds no enforcement action, warning letter or prosecution naming a sweepstakes casino. The newest primary document we cite is an Attorney General opinion on online wagering, which interprets the definitions and orders nothing.
- Question still open
- Whether section 167.117 counts a cash-redeemable Sweeps Coin a player never paid for as something of value, and whether the payment clause in section 167.109 reaches a site that sells Gold Coins and hands out Sweeps Coins free, is unsettled in our record1.
Sources for this note
- Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 167, sections 167.108 to 167.167 on gambling (Oregon State Legislature) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- Oregon Attorney General Opinion No. 8297, November 13, 2025 (Oregon Department of Justice) accessed Sep 28, 2026
Sources rechecked 2026-09-28. Next scheduled review 2026-12-28.
What the law says
Unlawful gambling in the second degree (ORS 167.122) is a Class A misdemeanor; unlawful gambling in the first degree (ORS 167.127, essentially promoting/profiting) is a Class C felony.
Operators and Oregon
121 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as accepting Oregon players, and 13 of those are rated trusted.
No operator we track is recorded as excluding Oregon players.
Highest Trust Scores among the operators recorded as accepting Oregon:
How this classification was reached
Show the record, the citation and the method
What the Oregon 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 121 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 Oregon, 56 come from our bulk backfill without a terms citation and 3 reflect site availability with no observed Sweeps Coins program.
Citation as stored
Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.117 (gambling definitions); §§ 167.122, 167.127 (unlawful gambling offenses).
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Method
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Oregon questions
Are sweepstakes casinos legal in Oregon?
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: Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.117.
Does Oregon have a gambling law aimed at online payments?
Section 167.109 bars a person engaged in an Internet gambling business from knowingly accepting card charges, electronic funds transfers, checks or other bank-routed payments tied to another person's unlawful gambling online, and classes a violation as a Class C felony.
Which operators accept Oregon players?
121 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as accepting Oregon players, and 13 of those are rated trusted. No operator we track is recorded as excluding Oregon players. The leaderboard filtered to Oregon lists every one. Leaderboard filtered to Oregon →
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.