Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) vs YAY Casino

The short version

On our Editor Rating they sit close together: 4.5 for YAY Casino, 4.4 for Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins). Go by the published terms and YAY Casino has the edge for more free Sweeps Coins at registration (12 against 5) and crypto users (Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) doesn’t list crypto prizes). Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) doesn’t come out ahead on any term we compared.

Where you can play for prizes

Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) offers prize play in 35 of 51 jurisdictions and YAY Casino in 36.

Only YAY Casino is open in Illinois. In Illinois, Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) still allows Gold Coin play, just not prizes.

Each operator’s list still shows Utah as open, and YAY Casino’s also shows Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey and Tennessee, though sweepstakes casinos are restricted there. We follow the law, not the list.

Turning SC into prizes

Cash prizes start at 50 SC at either site.

At either site you can redeem by ACH bank transfer and Visa virtual card. YAY Casino adds crypto.

Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins)’s stated processing time: typically approved within 3–5 business days; a Visa Virtual Card then arrives by email within minutes. For YAY Casino, the stated timing is: review typically 24–72 hours (up to 7 days); then bank transfer 1–5 business days, prepaid/virtual card instant by email.

Sweeps Coins at Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) must be played 1x before redemption. We haven’t verified a playthrough rule for YAY Casino. Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) states that ID verification comes before any redemption.

Playing without buying

Sign up at YAY Casino and you get 12 SC, 120,000 Gold Coins and 20 free spins without buying anything; Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) gives 5 SC and 700,000 Gold Coins.

Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins)’s free mail-in entry pays 5 SC per request. To enter, get a request code first, handwrite a request and mail it in, from the state on your account. By post, YAY Casino credits 5 SC per request. The steps: obtain a unique request code, write out a request and post it.

Buying Gold Coins

Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) takes Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Skrill and ACH bank transfer for Gold Coin purchases; YAY Casino takes credit or debit card and crypto.

Support and game library

For help, both sites list email, 24/7. Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) claims 250+ games to YAY Casino’s 1,300+.

Ratings explained

Most of the difference comes from purchase options: 5.0 for Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins), 3.5 for YAY Casino. Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) has 5 purchase methods; YAY Casino has 2 purchase methods plus crypto.

Sister sites?

They’re sister sites: both list Social Gaming LLC as the operating company. Sister sites often share rules, and these two match on minimum age, cash minimum, mail-in amount and support channels, but differ on payout methods and state list.

Fortune Coins (Fortune Wins) vs YAY Casino: questions