AceBet has revised its terms to remove California, New York, Tennessee and Idaho from its list of excluded territories, while adding Iowa. The Oct. 21 change formalised availability in California and New York after the operator had promoted itself to players in both states for several months.
The updated rules also abandon the term Gold Coins in favour of “Virtual Coins,” according to Sweepsy. AceBet defines Virtual Coins broadly as virtual chips, coins, credits, tickets or points used to play on the platform; they have no cash value, cannot be transferred and are licensed rather than owned by players.
AceBet offers slots, live-dealer tables and proprietary games including Plinko and Crash. Its terms say no purchase is necessary and the site is intended for entertainment only, while Sweeps Coins can be used in casino-style games and redeemed for prizes.
The changes come as California Assembly Bill 831 and New York Senate Bill 5935 have treated the conventional dual-currency arrangement as gambling and prohibited it. Under that familiar model, customers buy Gold Coins for entertainment and receive cash-redeemable Sweeps Coins as a bonus.
AceBet’s alternative in selected states is to sell physical trading-card packs, priced from $5 to $500, with one Sweeps Coin attached for every dollar spent. Its promotional-play policy covers marked card packs purchased by players in California, Indiana, Maine, New York, Oklahoma and Tennessee. It says the cards are bona fide products also available without Sweeps Coins through delux.gg, and that the applicable bonus is displayed on the platform.
That structure relies on California’s exception for promotions accompanying bona fide product sales. But the distinction could be tested if regulators conclude that customers chiefly purchase the cards to obtain Sweeps Coins rather than for their standalone value. AceBet’s terms have recast its terminology, but the state-specific card-pack policy continues to attach the redeemable currency to physical products.
The approach resembles the merchandise-based model adopted by Gains Casino in California and New York, as covered in September. Gains replaced its conventional coin bundles with sales of branded goods carrying promotional Sweeps Coins.
AceBet also provides a no-purchase route through its Surveys and Offers section, where players can complete third-party surveys or meet milestones in outside apps and games. SweepsChaser found that survey rewards ranged from 0.16 or 0.24 Sweeps Coins to at least one coin for longer surveys, with availability varying by player. Users answer screening questions before qualifying respondents are sent to an external survey site and returned to AceBet for credit.
App offers generally pay in stages. A World of Warships promotion offered up to 7.34 Sweeps Coins, including 0.14 for registration, two for using a Tier 1 ship for two days and 5.20 for using a Tier 2 ship for four days. The offer was limited to new users and had to be completed within 30 days. Other app offers advertised rewards ranging from less than one Sweeps Coin to more than 700.
Coins earned through Surveys and Offers are not immediately redeemable. They must be played through three times on eligible casino games, and players need at least 50 redeemable Sweeps Coins and identity verification before requesting a payout.
New York’s enforcement position remains stringent. In June 2025, the state attorney general and Gaming Commission identified 26 online platforms offering virtual coins exchangeable for cash or prizes; all stopped selling sweepstakes coins in the state after receiving cease-and-desist letters. The attorney general’s office said New York law treats wagering cash-redeemable virtual coins on games of chance as gambling regardless of how an operator says those coins were obtained.
