Crown Coins vs Poly

The short version

On our Editor Rating, Crown Coins leads Poly 4.3 to 4.0. Crown Coins comes out ahead for the wider map (prize play in 36 jurisdictions against 32) and younger adults (it starts at 18, Poly at 21). Poly doesn’t beat it on anything we’ve confirmed, but we still don’t have a sign-up bonus for it, so that could change.

State availability

By our count Poly is open for prize play in 32 of 51 jurisdictions, Crown Coins in 36.

If you’re in Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina or West Virginia, Crown Coins is the one of the two you can play for prizes at.

Both Poly and Crown Coins keep Indiana and Utah on their open lists, and Crown Coins’ also shows California, Delaware and New York, while Poly’s also shows Maine and Tennessee; we treat them as unavailable because of a state ban or regulator action.

Redemption rules

Cash prizes start at 50 SC at either site.

Both pay prizes by ACH bank transfer. Crown Coins adds Skrill and prepaid card.

Crown Coins’ stated processing time: review 24–72h (up to 7 days); then ACH/instant bank transfer 1–5 business days, Skrill 1–3 business days, prepaid card instant. For Poly, the stated timing is: up to 10 business days for cash prizes (over $2,500 may take longer).

Poly requires 1x playthrough on Sweeps Coins before redemption; Crown Coins’ playthrough isn’t in its verified terms. Crown Coins requires identity verification before you redeem. Poly values 1 SC at $1 in prizes.

Playing without buying

New accounts at Crown Coins get 2 SC and 100,000 Crown Coins with no purchase. We couldn’t confirm a free sign-up amount for Poly.

By post, Crown Coins offers free Sweeps Coins too; the amount per request isn’t stated. Poly takes mail-in requests at 2 SC each. The steps: get a request code first, handwrite a request on a 4x6 card and mail it in an envelope.

Paying for Gold Coins

We’ve verified Crown Coins’ purchase methods (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Skrill and PayNearMe (cash at retail)), not Poly’s.

Help and games

Support works the same way at both: email support. Poly claims 500+ games. Crown Coins doesn’t publish a count we could confirm.

Ratings explained

The widest gap is redemption terms, where Crown Coins scores 4.8 to Poly’s 3.8 (Crown Coins: 3 payout methods and payouts stated in minutes or hours; Poly: 1 payout method and a stated wait measured in days).

Poly isn’t scored on purchase options because we haven’t verified the underlying facts; Crown Coins is. We score game library for Poly but not Crown Coins, whose record lacks the facts needed.

Who runs them

Different companies: Truessence Inc. runs Poly; Sunflower Limited runs Crown Coins.

Crown Coins vs Poly: questions