Golden Hearts Games
Golden Hearts Games is a US sweepstakes site that ties play to charitable donations. How the model works and where it is restricted.
US charity sweepstakes model, not a gambling licence
This brand is not licensed in the markets we cover (or only in part of them), so it has no Wayfinder Score. If you play there, you do not get the protections a local licence brings: limits, self-exclusion and a regulator to complain to.
- Model
- Donation to a charity, with coins for bingo and slot-style games
- Market
- United States, with excluded states
- Games
- Bingo, slot-style games, scratch games
- Prizes
- Cash redemptions after identity checks
How it works
Golden Hearts Games presents itself as a charitable gaming site. A user makes a donation to a chosen charity and receives coins to play bingo, slot-style games and scratch games, with winnings redeemable for cash. There is also a free method of entry, which is what makes it a sweepstakes in law.
The charity receives the donation whether or not the player wins.
Where it stands
Golden Hearts Games holds no gambling licence in the markets we cover (US, UK, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Portugal, South Africa and Ontario). More US states have moved to restrict sweepstakes gaming, and the list of excluded states changes. It is not open to residents of the UK or Europe.
Check the site's current state list before donating.
What to know
The charitable angle is real, but the games work like any other chance-based play and can be habit-forming. Treat a donation made to play as money spent on gaming.
We do not score sweepstakes sites.