To qualify to use sweepstake casinos in Nebraska, you must do two things: stay inside Nebraska and meet the age requirement set by the platform. These sites are treated by Nebraska under its lottery, gift enterprise and prize promotion laws (Article III §24, Neb.). Rev. Stat. §9-701 and §§86-212 to 86-235.
All three laws prohibit any setup that requires you to pay to enter a prize game. Provided you are in Nebraska and the site offers a genuine no-purchase option, you are within your rights.
Age requirements
Nebraska’s rules say you can take part in sweepstakes or social casinos from the age of 18, but most sweepstakes platforms in Nebraska have an age restriction of 21 or over. You’ll have to stick to the platform’s rules, not the state’s minimum age requirement. We’ll just need to verify your account to check this. If your ID doesn’t match the age requirement, your account will be blocked and we won’t take any further action. There’s no way around it or any room for negotiation.
Location checks
For a Nebraska sweepstakes casino to recognize you as eligible, you have to actually be located in the very same state. Be aware that every time you open the site, location checks will be running in the background. If you travel to one of the states that rejects the sweeps model entirely, such as Washington, you will lose temporary access. If you travel to a state that permits the model, such as Iowa or Colorado, your access will not be affected.
Verification for prizes
Before any money leaves the platform you chose to play on, the site will need to do a quick identity check. You’ll need to provide a government ID, a Nebraska address and, sometimes, a proof-of-address document. If everything should match up, your payout will be processed. But if there’s even the slightest issue, no matter how small, the payout will stop until it’s been sorted.
