Stake.us has stopped accepting new registrations from Texas and Mississippi, adding the two states to its excluded-territories list while leaving existing customers able to continue playing. The limited restriction means the company has not fully withdrawn from either market.
The change appeared in version 20.0 of Stake.us’s terms and conditions, dated Nov. 5. Section 2.1 names 25 excluded states, with Texas and Mississippi added as the final entries, and the version history describes the revision as the “addition of further States to ‘Excluded Territories.’”
The terms state that residents of excluded territories cannot access the platform, create accounts or play its games. But a Stake.us customer-support representative told Sweepsy that the new Texas and Mississippi restrictions apply to “new registrations only,” and that players with existing accounts can continue to play.
The documents did not specify whether those existing customers can redeem eligible coin balances. Stake.us also gave no reason for adding Texas and Mississippi to the list.
Its help-center page had not yet caught up with the terms update as of Thursday. It listed 23 states where Stake.us said it could not accommodate players because of state regulations, omitting Texas and Mississippi, while directing users to Section 2.1 of the terms for the definitive restricted-states list.
Mississippi has taken a firm public position against unlicensed online gambling. In June 2025, the Mississippi Gaming Commission said online casino-style gaming, sports wagering and sweepstakes casinos were illegal in the state outside a licensed casino, and said it would pursue domestic and offshore operators it regarded as illegal. Stake.us has not linked its new restriction to that enforcement stance.
As we reported in October, Stake.us stopped serving Oklahoma customers on Oct. 30 ahead of the state’s Nov. 1 sweepstakes-casino ban; Oklahoma remains on the company’s excluded-states list.
Separately, Stake.us plans a complete withdrawal from Arkansas on Dec. 7, when residents will lose the ability to play but retain access to log in and redeem remaining balances.
