Sweepsy was founded to bridge the gap between sweepstakes providers and enthusiasts, creating a trusted source for accurate information, reliable resources, and practical advice. Our mission is to demystify the sweepstakes world, empowering players to participate with confidence and maximize their chances of success.
Sweepsy.com is owned by Pacific Tide Media. The team behind the site consists of industry experts with decades of experience as writers, editors, journalists, players and more.
Our commitment remains steady: to serve as a guiding link in the sweepstakes world, helping players make informed choices and providing operators with a means to connect to players.
Meet the team
Our content team brings diverse expertise in journalism and research-driven content creation. Each piece undergoes multiple stages of development, from initial briefs through writing, editing, and rigorous fact-checking. We maintain regular update cycles to ensure all content accurately reflects current market conditions.
Matt Coles
With over 17 years of experience in affiliate marketing and SEO, Matt Coles has helped businesses maximize online visibility and achieve organic growth. Since 2007, Matt has held leadership roles across the online gambling industry, driving innovation and delivering measurable results.
- Area of expertise: SEO, Marketing, iGaming
- Social media: LinkedIn
- Years of experience: 17
Matt calls Vancouver Island home, where he embraces the outdoor West Coast lifestyle—mountain biking, skiing, surfing and living his best life.
Cheryle Shepstone
With nearly two decades of experience in content, SEO, and operational leadership, I’ve built and managed multiple affiliate networks. I help scale initiatives that blend audience insights with agile execution. I’m passionate about big ideas, moving fast, and making sure every decision is rooted in what the audience wants and needs.
- Area of expertise: SEO, Marketing, iGaming
- Social media: LinkedIn
- Years of experience: 19
Living in Southern Ontario, Cheryle spends quite a bit of time hiking and enjoying the outdoors.
Grant Lucas
A longtime and award-winning journalist, Grant moved from general sports reporting to covering the legalization of sports betting and online casino gaming in 2018 and has since established himself as a reliable and go-to source on the industry, covering and becoming an expert on the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York markets – among others – during that time.
Grant covers the news on Sweepsy, including regulation and provides insights into what’s happening.
Cole Rush
Cole Rush has been in the gambling industry orbit for more than 10 years. His work spans the entire gambling ecosystem, including sports betting, sweepstakes gaming, lottery, and online casinos. Cole relishes writing about the weird and wacky corners of the gambling world, but he happily covers the usual suspects as well.
- Area of expertise: Comparison guides
- Social media: LinkedIn
- Years experience: 10
Cole specializes in honest reviews of gambling and gambling-adjacent platforms. He brings a player’s perspective to every word he writes.
Valerie Cross
Valerie Cross, Ph.D., is a seasoned editor, writer, and content strategist with a passion for the iGaming industry. With over seven years of experience crafting compelling content in gambling, poker, sports betting, and affiliate marketing, Valerie has honed her expertise in bringing timely, engaging, and data-driven stories to life.
When she’s not covering sweepstakes casinos or the latest gambling trends, Valerie enjoys traveling, playing poker, and attending sporting events.
Christopher Feery
Sharing knowledge with readers is one of Chris’ passions. He does so in various ways, with reviews, how-to guides, analysis, news, and more. Christopher aims to keep things simple while serving as a trusted resource for online players.
Christopher has been writing professionally for several years, contributing to multiple outlets along the way.
Nicole Myslik
Nicole is our go-to expert for ensuring our pages are always accurate. She is a pro at creating dynamic, user-friendly pages so you can find what you need. With a keen eye for detail, Nicole handles weekly and monthly content updates and fact-checks information.
- Area of expertise: Content editing and fact-checking
- Experience: Catena Media
- Years experience: 4
Nicole has a passion for sports and outdoor activities, whether it be playing baseball or enjoying a round of golf. With a competitive spirit and love of the game, you will always see Nicole on the ball field or watching her Blue Jays play the game she loves.
Sadonna Price
As a writer, Sadonna strives to provide honest and real information with no sugarcoating. She has worked with several top research sites in the industry, providing the essential details for players interested in iGaming.
Sadonna does a little of everything at Sweepsy. She covers local news, provides insights as a player and has reviewed the majority of the sweepstake casinos.
Dan Holmes
Dan launched his first website in the 1990s. He has written more than 4 million words for the internet and print. He previously worked for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Major League Baseball, and minor league baseball as a producer and writer. His writing has appeared in The Athletic, Sporting News, Detroit Free Press, The Oklahoman, and Wall Street Journal. He has nearly a decade of experience covering the gaming industry in the United States.
Dan covers news and regulatory developments for the gaming industry, including online casinos, sports betting, retail casinos and lottery.
Previous contributors: Matt DeSaro, Dominic Field, Geoff Fisk
Additional resources: Contact Us – Editorial Standards – Privacy Policy
Transparency
To provide honest reviews players can trust.
Creating honest and trustworthy reviews for sweepstakes casinos requires a structured approach that ensures accuracy, transparency, and impartiality.
Dedication
A passion for the industry and continuous growth.
Each team member is deeply passionate about the iGaming industry and committed to its growth. We prioritize testing, experimenting, and conducting thorough research.
Education
Making sure players have what they need.
We aim to empower our readers by providing them with all the necessary information to make informed choices. Our goal is to ensure players have easy access to comprehensive and reliable insights.
Our commitment to responsible gambling
Sweepstakes casinos are a form of entertainment. Our priority at this site includes not just the enjoyment and transparency around sweeps, but the safety of our readers.
We only promote sweepstakes casinos that include policies and accessible responsible gaming resources. You can usually find a link to these resources near the bottom of the main lobby at a sweepstakes casino.
Some of these tools can include:
- Purchase limits – Set a limit on how much you can spend on Gold Coins packages in a given time period
- Time limits – Set a limit on how much time you can spend logged into your account in a given day.
- Take a break – This feature allows you to take a break from a sweepstakes casino by limiting your access for a set amount of time. This time period is usually anywhere from one week to 30 days.
- Self-exclusion – The self-exclusion tool allows you to limit your access to a sweepstakes casino for a longer period, usually up to six months. After that period, you can request access to your account again. The sweepstakes casino will then ask you a few questions to help you and the site determine whether you’re ready to start playing again.
In addition to the tools offered by the sites, we have a responsible gambling resource on our site.