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B-Two Operations sweepstakes casino sites announce Maine, Tennessee departures

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Publish Date: Jul 09, 2026

Fact checked by: Matt Moreno

Key Points

B-Two Operations runs multiple sweepstakes casino sites in the United States
Sites had already limited availability in Tennessee but full shutdown is forthcoming
Virtual Gaming Worlds has limited its game access for people in Indiana

B-Two Operations sites have informed players that they will make their games completely unavailable in Tennessee on July 13 and Maine on July 15. With these updates, Maine and Tennessee join 14 other states where sweepstakes casinos like HelloMillions have blocked access to their contests.

B-Two Operations sites will soon be unavailable in nearly a third of the United States. Another company with prominent sweepstakes casino brands, Virtual Gaming Worlds, is pulling back its business in the country again as well.

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B-Two Operations shares announcements on business in Maine and Tennessee

According to the latest update in the sites’ terms of use, Maine and Tennessee will be added to U.S. states where B-Two Operations sweepstakes casinos do not operate on any level as of July 15 and 13, respectively. There are four prominent sweepstakes casino sites that B-Two Operations owns.

HelloMillions
McLuck
PlayFame
SpinBlitz

Currently, Maine residents have full access to gold coin and sweeps coin play. Tennessee players have only been able to play with gold coins for most of 2026 to this point, though.

Gold coins are the digital currency that users can buy but cannot redeem for real-money prizes. Sweeps coins cannot be purchased directly but may be redeemed for cash prizes after bettors meet playthrough requirements.

With these additions, there will soon be 16 states in which B-Two Operations sites do not operate.

Connecticut
Delaware
Idaho
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Tennessee
Washington
West Virginia

B-Two Operations also only provides gold coin play in California at this time. Many of the states on this list have enacted statutes explicitly banning the operation of sweepstakes casino sites, but not all of the states that have done so are on this list right now.

B-Two Operations still potentially reviewing situation in Oklahoma

Besides Maine and Tennessee, other states to enshrine restrictions on sweepstakes casino play in 2026 include Indiana and Louisiana. Oklahoma stands out on that list at this point.

Oklahoma’s legislature finalized an explicit ban on sweepstakes casino play in May, but that law does not take effect until Nov. 1, 2026. For that reason, B-Two Operations may still be deliberating on its next steps or simply waiting until the statute becomes effective to take action.

Another state of interest in this regard is Iowa. While Iowa has not enacted any laws that explicitly restrict sweepstakes casinos, it did expand the powers of gaming regulators in the state to take action against unlicensed gambling websites.

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has not announced any usage of that new authority to this point. Such actions could be forthcoming, though, and some sweepstakes casinos like High 5 Casino have already pulled out of the state in what could be an abundance of caution.

While Oklahomans could soon lose access to sweeps coin games on multiple sweepstakes casino sites, people in Indiana have seen their options diminish significantly.

Virtual Gaming Worlds makes Indiana a “gold coins only” state

Virtual Gaming Worlds (VGW), which operates the popular Chumba Casino and LuckyLand Slots sites among others, has deactivated sweeps coins games for players in Indiana. Gold coin play is still available there, mimicking the company’s policy in several other states.

Online casino play is illegal in Indiana, as are dual-currency sweepstakes games. By only offering gameplay with non-redeemable tokens, VGW hopes to avoid running afoul of Indiana law on both points.

That theory may be tested in court at some point, but for now, it’s VGW’s preferred course of action in most of the states that have enshrined sweepstakes casino laws. B-Two Operations has primarily gone the full shutdown route in many of those same places.

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