Green Pays Fast. Red Makes You Wait.
We funded an account at eighteen US sweepstakes casinos, cleared every redemption floor on free entries and filed a real withdrawal at each one. Then we sorted them into three zones by how long the money actually took.
The Three Payout Zones
Every site sits in the zone its own withdrawal earned. Nothing here is based on a published policy.
Mega Bonanza
LoneStar Casino
SpinBlitz Sweeps
SplashCoins
Stake.us
McLuck
Spree
CrownCoins Sweeps
MyPrize.us
Dorados
Baba Casino
Spindoo
Jackpota
Pickem Casino
RichSweeps
SpeedSweeps
Pulsz Casino
ThrillCoins
Every Site, Every Figure
The same eighteen sites in one table, with the zone attached to each.
| # | Site | Zone | Score | Welcome pack credited | Redeem | Floor | Paid in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Bonanza | Green | 4.9 | 600K GC + 30 SC | 30 SC | 50 SC | 22h | Review |
| 2 | LoneStar Casino | Green | 4.9 | 500K GC + 105 SC + 1,000 VIP Points | 105 SC | 75 SC | 25h | Review |
| 3 | SpinBlitz Sweeps | Green | 4.8 | 130K GC + 65 SC Free | 65 SC | 50 SC | 23h | Review |
| 4 | SplashCoins | Green | 4.8 | 150,000 GC + 2 SC Free | 2 SC | 75 SC | 30h | Review |
| 5 | Stake.us | Green | 4.8 | 25 SC + 25K GC + 5% Rakeback | 25 SC | 50 SC | 24h | Review |
| 6 | McLuck | Green | 4.8 | 7,500 GC + 2.5 SC Free | 2.5 SC | 75 SC | 28h | Review |
| 7 | CrownCoins Sweeps | Amber | 4.7 | 1.5M CC + 75 SC + 200% First Purchase | 75 SC | 100 SC | 34h | Review |
| 8 | Spree | Green | 4.7 | 30 SC Free + 30K Gold Coins | 30 SC | 50 SC | 30h | Review |
| 9 | MyPrize.us | Amber | 4.7 | 50K GC + 5 SC + 1 SC Daily | 5 SC | 75 SC | 44h | Review |
| 10 | Dorados | Amber | 4.7 | 20K GC + 2 Gems (SC) + 2 Elixir | 2 SC | 75 SC | 40h | Review |
| 11 | Baba Casino | Amber | 4.5 | 500K GC + 2 SC Free | 2 SC | 75 SC | 46h | Review |
| 12 | Spindoo | Red | 4.5 | 11,111 GC + 2 SC Free | 2 SC | 75 SC | 50h | Review |
| 13 | Jackpota | Red | 4.4 | 7,500 GC + 2.5 SC Free | 2.5 SC | 100 SC | 52h | Review |
| 14 | Pickem Casino | Red | 4.4 | 1M GC + 50 SC | 50 SC | 75 SC | 55h | Review |
| 15 | RichSweeps | Red | 4.3 | 50K GC + 1 SC + Wheel up to 40 SC | 1 SC | 75 SC | 58h | Review |
| 16 | SpeedSweeps | Red | 4.3 | 50K GC + 1 SC + Wheel up to 20 SC | 1 SC | 75 SC | 60h | Review |
| 17 | Pulsz Casino | Red | 4.2 | 5,000 GC + 2.9 SC | 2.9 SC | 75 SC | 66h | Review |
| 18 | ThrillCoins | Red | 4.2 | Up to 50K GC + 1 SC Free | 1 SC | 75 SC | 70h | Review |
How A Zone Is Earned
Four steps at every site, identical each time, so the zones can be compared without an asterisk.
Fund it ourselves
Accounts opened in our own names, any coin package paid for out of our own pocket. Nothing comped, nothing arranged in advance.
Record the credit
What the banner promised in one column, what actually landed in the next. Only the second figure is used for zoning.
Clear the floor free
Daily bonuses, promos and postal entries only, until the balance reaches the redemption floor. The days are counted.
File and time it
A real withdrawal, timed from filing to money in hand. That clock decides which zone a site lands in.
Quick Answers
What do the three zones mean?
Green pays inside 30 hours, amber between 31 and 46, red beyond that. The zone is set by our own timed withdrawal, not by the site promise.
Is a green zone site always the better choice?
Usually, but not always. A green site with a two coin welcome behind a 75 coin floor can still be slower to a prize than an amber site that credits 50 coins.
Do I have to buy anything?
No. Every site here runs a free entry route and every figure was produced without a purchase.
Why do Gold Coins not affect the zone?
Because they cannot be redeemed. Only Sweeps Coins have a route to a prize, and only the payout clock decides the zone.
How often do zones change?
Quarterly, on fresh accounts, and immediately whenever a payout clock moves enough to cross a zone boundary.
Why Sort By Payout Speed
Every sweepstakes casino will tell you it pays quickly. Almost none of them will tell you how quickly, because the honest answer is a range and the range is embarrassing at the slow end. We measured it: eighteen accounts, eighteen real withdrawals, a stopwatch from filing to funds.
The spread was wider than the marketing suggests. The fastest site paid in 22 hours. The slowest took 70, close to three days, with a document request halfway through. Both are legal and both are normal, and only one of them feels like being paid.
Zones are not the whole story
A green zone badge means the cashier moves quickly once you reach it. It does not promise the balance is easy to reach. Read the zone alongside the two figures next to it: the redeemable share of the welcome, and the floor you must clear before the cashier opens at all.
Gold Coins never move a zone
Play money is issued in the millions because it costs nothing and can never be redeemed. It is useful for learning a lobby, and it has no bearing on how fast a site pays or on where it sits here.
Zones are re-checked every quarter
Payout queues stretch when a site gets busy and tighten when it invests. A site that slips from 28 hours to 50 moves from green to red at the next check, and the change is dated so you can see the trend.
Start In The Green Zone
Seven sites paid inside thirty hours. If speed is what matters to you, start there and ignore the rest.
Open the zone board