Three notable sweepstakes casino operators have made additions to their lists of restricted jurisdictions so far in May: Pulsz, Onyx Odds, and Funzpoints.
And it’s a different state for all three operators.
Let’s take a closer look.
Pulsz ends Sweeps Coin gameplay in Indiana
In its most recent update to its terms and conditions, Pulsz has added Indiana to its list of restricted territories. It is not a fully off-limits jurisdiction, like California or Tennessee. Instead, Indiana joins Mississippi and New Jersey as states where “certain promotions shall be limited for you,” according to the terms.
Translation: You can play with Gold Coins, but not Sweeps Coins.
This change applies to both Pulsz Casino and Pulsz Bingo.
So, as of today, Pulsz’s restricted territories are:
- Washington
- Idaho
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- Alabama
- Tennessee
- Connecticut
- New York
- West Virginia
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- California
- Arizona
- Indiana (Gold Coin play allowed)
- Mississippi (Gold Coin play allowed)
- New Jersey (Gold Coin play allowed)
Indiana became the first state in 2026 to pass legislation targeting sweepstakes casinos when lawmakers approved House Bill 1052. Gov. Mike Braun signed the bill in March, and it’s scheduled to go into effect on July 1.
Early versions of HB1052 proposed criminal penalties for sweepstakes casino operators. But legislators later softened the bill during committee hearings, changing the offenses from criminal to civil. The final version also broadened the bill’s scope by specifically covering both dual-currency and “multi-currency” gaming models.
Under the new law, companies that continue offering sweepstakes casino games in Indiana may be fined up to $100,000 for each violation.
Ruby Sweeps also recently left Indiana in a full platform shutdown — so no Gold Coin play or Sweeps Coin play — on May 4, the same day as Pulsz’s update to its terms and conditions.
No cease-and-desist, but still an Illinois exit for Onyx Odds
Onyx Odds, meanwhile, fully exited Illinois earlier in May, bringing its list of excluded markets to 15:
- Washington
- Idaho
- Michigan
- Montana
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- New York
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Nevada
A sweepstakes sportsbook platform like Fliff or Thrillzz, Onyx Odds was actually not one of the more than 60 sweeps operators to receive cease-and-desist letters from the Illinois Gaming Board in February. Other operators that have recently left Illinois — such as WOW Vegas, Rolla Casino, Carnival Citi, Smiles Casino, Rolling Riches and Spin Saga — did receive cease-and-desist orders.
However, even though Onyx Odds didn’t get one, the IGB’s message was clear with its 60-plus orders: We consider Illinois off-limits for sweeps platforms. A representative told Sweepsy as much in an exclusive comment one month before the cease-and-desists were announced.
“The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) works to maintain the integrity and safety of Illinois gambling,” a spokesperson told Sweepsy. “Unlicensed sweepstakes operators and other forms of illegal gambling are not welcome in Illinois.
“The IGB will continue to evaluate all available regulatory and law enforcement tools to respond to illegal gambling and protect Illinois patrons.”
This type of climate could be a dangerous one for a smaller platform like Onyx Odds to operate in, even if it wasn’t directly called out in a cease-and-desist.
Funzpoints is out of Tennessee
Tennessee is now an excluded state for Funzpoints, which brings the operator’s total list of excluded markets to 11:
- California
- Connecticut
- Idaho
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Maryland
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nevada
- Tennessee
This is a full platform exit for Funzpoints as well, so not even Gold Coin gameplay is offered anymore in Tennessee.
The departure may stem from action taken in late 2025, when Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced he had sent cease-and-desist orders to nearly 40 sweepstakes casino operators. He released a list of platforms that had “indicated their intent to comply.” Funzpoints wasn’t included in that list, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it didn’t receive a cease-and-desist letter from Skrmetti’s office.
More recently, the Tennessee Legislature passed Senate Bill 2136, which formally outlaws Sweeps Coin gameplay at sweepstakes casinos. It was just sent to the governor’s office for approval or veto on May 11. SB2136 went through several iterations, including one that stripped language banning sweeps casinos from the bill entirely. There was also an amendment that ordered a study to be conducted on the potential economic impact of a regulated sweepstakes casino industry in Tennessee.
Ultimately, though, the version that passed contained a ban of sweepstakes casinos using “virtual currency” — in our opinion, more effective language that bills that use “dual-currency” wording, which wouldn’t include single-currency models like those employed by Card Crush or ClubWPT Gold.
