Crown Coins vs Sportzino

The short version

Only 0.1 separates them on our Editor Rating (Sportzino 4.4, Crown Coins 4.3), close enough that specific terms matter more. Sportzino is the stronger pick for a bigger free start (7 SC on sign-up versus 2), while Crown Coins is better for players in more states (36 of 51 jurisdictions to 34).

Where you can play for prizes

Prize play is open in 36 jurisdictions at Crown Coins and 34 at Sportzino, out of 51 (the states plus DC).

Only Crown Coins is open in Georgia and Illinois.

Crown Coins and Sportzino both still list Utah as open, and Crown Coins’ also shows California, Delaware, Indiana and New York. A state ban or regulator action overrides that, so they count as closed here.

Turning SC into prizes

Crown Coins and Sportzino share a 50 SC cash minimum.

Both pay prizes by ACH bank transfer. Crown Coins adds Skrill and prepaid card. Sportzino adds Visa virtual 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 Sportzino, the stated timing is: approval typically 3–5 business days; a Visa Virtual Card is then emailed within a few minutes.

Sportzino requires 1x playthrough on Sweeps Coins before redemption (it may require more); Crown Coins’ playthrough isn’t in its verified terms. Crown Coins requires identity verification before you redeem.

Playing without buying

Sign up at Sportzino and you get 7 SC and 170,000 Gold Coins without buying anything; Crown Coins gives 2 SC and 100,000 Crown Coins.

Crown Coins’ rules document a free mail-in entry without stating the SC per request. By post, Sportzino credits 5 SC per request. To enter, get a request code first, handwrite a request and mail it in.

Gold Coin purchases

For Gold Coins, Sportzino accepts Visa, Mastercard and Discover, 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, Skrill and PayNearMe (cash at retail) only at Crown Coins and Discover only at Sportzino.

Help and games

You can reach Crown Coins by email. Sportzino offers email support. Stated hours: 24/7. Sportzino claims 1,000+ games. Crown Coins doesn’t publish a count we could confirm. Sportzino also offers sports picks alongside casino games.

What drives the ratings

The widest gap is free-play value, where Sportzino scores 4.8 to Crown Coins’ 3.8 (Sportzino: 7 free SC on sign-up, 5 SC per mail-in request and 1x playthrough; Crown Coins: 2 free SC on sign-up and a documented mail-in entry).

We score game library for Sportzino but not Crown Coins, whose record lacks the facts needed.

Who runs them

Sportzino’s operator is SSPS LLC (United States); Crown Coins’ is Sunflower Limited, so the two aren’t related.

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