STATE TRACKER · TX
Sweepstakes casinos in Texas
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
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 129.001 (Age of Majority)
PRIMARY-SOURCE NOTE
Texas grades player and promoter differently, and its gambling chapter names no coin game
What the law does
Chapter 47 of the Penal Code gives each role around a game its own offense1. A player commits gambling under section 47.02 by playing and betting for money or another thing of value at a game played with cards, dice, balls or any other gambling device, a Class C misdemeanor1. Section 47.03 reaches the business side: a person who knowingly participates in the earnings of a gambling place, or for gain sets up or promotes a lottery, commits gambling promotion, a Class A misdemeanor1. Knowingly letting property one owns or controls be used as a gambling place under section 47.04, and knowingly owning or transferring a gambling device to further gambling under section 47.06, carry the same grade1. Two section 47.01 definitions set the chapter's reach: a gambling device must, for a consideration, offer a chance at anything of value, and a thing of value excludes only an unrecorded and immediate right of replay that cannot be exchanged for value1.
What has happened since
Our state record carries no effective date for Texas. The gambling chapter's history notes record one amendment from the 2025 regular session: S.B. 3070 changed section 47.09, the defenses section, effective June 20, 2025, and that section now names the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation as an authority for conduct incident to the state lottery1. The 2025 bill in our source trail, H.B. 4132, would have added paid fantasy sports league offers to the bet definition, and its text does not mention coins or sweepstakes2. Its history lists referral to the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures committee on March 27, 2025 as the last action3, and the current section 47.01 does not contain the fantasy sports sentence1. Our own Texas record is as quiet: no event entry, no exit date, no operator recorded as excluding the state, and all 121 operators we track recorded as accepting players there.
What is still open
Section 47.03 reaches anyone who knowingly participates in the earnings of a gambling place, and section 47.01 defines that place as real estate, a building, a room, a tent, a vehicle, a boat or other property whatsoever where one use is making or settling bets, bookmaking, conducting a lottery or playing gambling devices1. Whether a website or an app counts as other property under that list is not answered by anything our Texas record holds. The same question bears on whether a revenue share paid to a promoter could be participation in those earnings. Our state record does not mark Texas as carrying explicit affiliate liability, and our event history holds no Texas prosecution or court reading that applies the gambling place definition to an online game.
- Enforcement search
- Our event history for Texas holds no entry, no operator we track carries a Texas exit date, and the gambling chapter's history notes show that its only amendment from the most recent regular session changed the defenses section, not the definitions.
- Question still open
- Whether a website or app is other property whatsoever under the gambling place definition, and so whether sharing in an online operator's earnings falls under the gambling promotion section, is not answered by anything in our Texas record.
Sources for this note
- Texas Penal Code chapter 47, Gambling (Texas Constitution and Statutes, Texas Legislative Council) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- H.B. 4132, 89th Legislature, Regular Session, introduced text (Texas Legislature Online) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- H.B. 4132, 89th Legislature, Regular Session, bill history (Texas Legislature Online) accessed Sep 28, 2026
Sources rechecked 2026-09-28. Next scheduled review 2026-12-28.
What the law says
Chapter 47 establishes criminal gambling offenses (gambling, gambling promotion, keeping a gambling place). Exact offense grading is still being verified against the official code; we cite penalty levels only after confirmation.
Operators and Texas
121 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as accepting Texas players, and 13 of those are rated trusted.
No operator we track is recorded as excluding Texas players.
Highest Trust Scores among the operators recorded as accepting Texas:
How this classification was reached
Show the record, the citation and the method
What the Texas 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 Texas, 56 come from our bulk backfill without a terms citation and 3 reflect site availability with no observed Sweeps Coins program.
Citation as stored
Tex. Penal Code Ch. 47 (Gambling), § 47.01 (definitions).
Primary sources on file
Method
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Texas questions
Are sweepstakes casinos legal in Texas?
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: Tex. Penal Code Ch. 47.
What offense class does Texas law attach to promoting a lottery for gain?
Section 47.03 of the Penal Code makes setting up or promoting a lottery for gain one form of gambling promotion and grades it as a Class A misdemeanor. Playing and betting at a game played with a gambling device, under section 47.02, is a Class C misdemeanor.
Which operators accept Texas players?
121 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as accepting Texas players, and 13 of those are rated trusted. No operator we track is recorded as excluding Texas players. The leaderboard filtered to Texas lists every one. Leaderboard filtered to Texas →
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.