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Sweepstakes casinos are banned in Tennessee

A Tennessee statute closes the dual-currency sweepstakes model. We list no operators for this state and we do not link players here to any sweepstakes casino.

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The ban on the record

Banned by law
Statute
HB 2136
Effective
May 22, 2026
Operators listed
0
Source
Published bill text

What this means for players

  • Operators may not offer dual-currency sweepstakes play to Tennessee residents. The ones we track have withdrawn.
  • We list no sweepstakes casino for Tennessee and we will not link you to one from this page.
  • If you still hold a balance with an operator, contact its support directly about withdrawing it. We cannot do that for you.
Read the state regulations guide

The statute, on the record

What Tennessee actually enacted, read off the bill text rather than summarized from coverage.

Bill
SB 2136 (Public Chapter 1117), substituted for HB 1885
Codified at
Tennessee Code Annotated Sections 47-18-5901 to 47-18-5904, enacted
How it became law
Passed April 23, 2026 and approved by Governor Lee on May 22, 2026
Operative from
May 22, 2026
Reaches affiliates
Yes

What it covers

Section 47-18-5902 declares that "the operation, conducting, or commercial promoting of online sweepstakes games and other forms of online or app-based gambling are unlawful." The definition reaches a "virtual-currency, dual currency, or multi-currency system" where a player buys or is given currency and can exchange it for a prize, award, cash or cash equivalent.

Penalty

Enforced as consumer protection rather than as a crime. A violation is deemed an unfair or deceptive act under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 and carries the penalties and remedies of that Act, pursued by the Attorney General.

Reaches affiliates

Yes, by conduct rather than by job title. The statute reaches anyone who "operates, conducts, or commercially promotes online sweepstakes games" and, separately, anyone who "supports, facilitates, or assists in the operation of online sweepstakes games." It does not enumerate roles such as media affiliate the way the California, New York, Louisiana and Oklahoma texts do.

How it moved

  1. April 23, 2026Passed the General Assembly
  2. May 22, 2026Approved by Governor Lee and became Public Chapter 1117
  3. May 22, 2026Took effect the same day: Section 11 provides that the act "takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it"

Read from Public Chapter 1117 as signed, Tennessee Secretary of State

This is a summary of published law, not legal advice. Read the linked text before you rely on any of it.

Open jurisdictions near Tennessee

8 openOpen the full state tracker

Bordering jurisdictions where we have found no statutory ban. Residency and identity checks still apply at every operator.

How the model works

Sweepstakes casinos were sold to Tennessee players as promotions rather than gambling: Gold Coins for play, Sweeps Coins redeemable for prizes, no purchase necessary to enter. The statute on this page rejects that reading and treats the dual-currency model as gambling.

We keep this record online because the ban is the single most useful fact about the state. Removing the page would only send players to sites that will happily take them.