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Gold Coins vs Sweeps Coins
Which coin you can redeem, and which is just for fun.
Sweepstakes casinos use two currencies. Gold Coins (GC) are for entertainment and have no cash value. Sweeps Coins (SC) are the promotional currency that can be redeemed for prizes once you meet the operator's minimum.
Purchases buy Gold Coins; Sweeps Coins arrive as a free bonus alongside them or through free methods of entry such as daily logins and mail-in requests.
Only SC count toward the redemption minimum, which is why a huge Gold Coin headline tells you nothing on its own about how fast you can reach a prize.
Key points
- GC: play only, never redeemable
- SC: redeemable once you reach the minimum and pass verification
- Check whether SC must be played through once before redeeming
