Crown Coins vs Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins)

The short version

On our Editor Rating they sit close together: 4.4 for Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins), 4.3 for Crown Coins. Go by the published terms and Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) has the edge for a bigger free start (5 SC on sign-up versus 2). There’s no term on record where Crown Coins does better.

Where you can play for prizes

By our count Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) is open for prize play in 35 of 51 jurisdictions, Crown Coins in 36.

If you’re in Illinois, Crown Coins is the one of the two you can play for prizes at. In Illinois, Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) still allows Gold Coin play, just not prizes.

Both Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) and Crown Coins keep Utah on their open lists, and Crown Coins’ also shows California, Delaware, Indiana and New York; we treat them as unavailable because of a state ban or regulator action.

Turning SC into prizes

Cash prizes start at 50 SC at either site.

Both pay prizes by ACH bank transfer. Crown Coins adds Skrill and prepaid card. Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) adds Visa virtual card.

For Crown Coins, the stated timing is: review 24–72h (up to 7 days); then ACH/instant bank transfer 1–5 business days, Skrill 1–3 business days, prepaid card instant. On timing, Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins)’s rules say: typically approved within 3–5 business days; a Visa Virtual Card then arrives by email within minutes.

Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) requires 1x playthrough on Sweeps Coins before redemption; Crown Coins’ playthrough isn’t in its verified terms. Both verify your identity before the first redemption.

Free Sweeps Coins

Sign up at Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) and you get 5 SC and 700,000 Gold Coins without buying anything; Crown Coins gives 2 SC and 100,000 Crown Coins.

By post, Crown Coins offers free Sweeps Coins too; the amount per request isn’t stated. Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) takes mail-in requests at 5 SC each. The steps: get a request code first, handwrite a request and mail it in, from the state on your account.

Paying for Gold Coins

For Gold Coins, Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Skrill and ACH bank transfer, while Crown Coins accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Skrill and PayNearMe (cash at retail). The differences: American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayNearMe (cash at retail) only at Crown Coins and Discover and ACH bank transfer only at Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins).

Help and games

You can reach Crown Coins by email. Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) offers email support. Stated hours: 24/7. Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) claims 250+ games. Crown Coins doesn’t publish a count we could confirm.

What drives the ratings

Most of the difference comes from free-play value: 4.8 for Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins), 3.8 for Crown Coins. Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) has 5 free SC on sign-up, 5 SC per mail-in request and 1x playthrough; Crown Coins has 2 free SC on sign-up and a documented mail-in entry.

We score game library for Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) but not Crown Coins, whose record lacks the facts needed.

Who runs them

Crown Coins is operated by Sunflower Limited, and Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) by Social Gaming LLC. They aren’t sister sites.

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