Gold Machine vs MyPrize.us

The short version

MyPrize.us scores 4.3 on our Editor Rating and Gold Machine 4.0. Go by the published terms and MyPrize.us has the edge for younger adults (it starts at 18, Gold Machine at 21) and free entry by post (4 SC a request, 1 at Gold Machine). There’s no term on record where Gold Machine does better.

Where you can play

Gold Machine offers prize play in 34 of 51 jurisdictions and MyPrize.us in 35. Both figures fold in Gold Machine’s and MyPrize.us’s own exclusions plus current state bans.

Only MyPrize.us is open in Maryland.

Neither accepts prize play in 16 jurisdictions, including Delaware, Indiana and Michigan.

Each operator’s list still shows Utah as open, and Gold Machine’s also shows Indiana, Maine and Tennessee, while MyPrize.us’s also shows Delaware. State law or regulator action restricts sweepstakes casinos there, so we count them as closed.

Redemption rules

Gold Machine and MyPrize.us share a 100 SC cash minimum.

At either site you can redeem by debit card. Only Gold Machine offers ACH bank transfer. MyPrize.us adds Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Gold Machine’s payout timing isn’t in its verified terms. MyPrize.us’s stated processing time: seconds once identity verification is complete (operator homepage).

Playthrough is 1x at both before Sweeps Coins count toward a redemption. Gold Machine’s rules allow it to require up to 3x. MyPrize.us states that ID verification comes before any redemption. Gold Machine puts 1 SC at $1 of prize value.

Free ways to play

Gold Machine takes mail-in requests at 1 SC each. The steps: handwrite a request on a 4x6 card and mail it in. MyPrize.us’s free mail-in entry pays 4 SC per request. You write out a request on a 4x6 card and mail it in an envelope. Five requests would bring 5 SC at Gold Machine and 20 SC at MyPrize.us.

Paying for Gold Coins

Gold Machine takes credit or debit card for Gold Coin purchases; MyPrize.us takes Apple Pay, Google Pay and debit card. A Gold Coin package is never required, and only Sweeps Coins can be redeemed anyway.

Support and game library

Gold Machine and MyPrize.us offer the same support: email. We have a game count only for MyPrize.us: 1,000+, by the operator’s own claim.

How the ratings compare

Purchase options separates them most: MyPrize.us 4.0, Gold Machine 3.0 (MyPrize.us: 3 purchase methods; Gold Machine: 1 purchase method). MyPrize.us also leads on redemption terms, 4.5 to 4.0 (MyPrize.us: 3 payout methods; Gold Machine: 2 payout methods).

Gold Machine isn’t scored on game library because we haven’t verified the underlying facts; MyPrize.us is. That gap doesn’t pull either overall rating down, since unscored parts are skipped.

By Market Signal, a measure of search presence rather than terms, MyPrize.us is the better-known site. Gold Machine’s search momentum is rising fast; MyPrize.us’s is cooling.

Who operates each site

MyPrize.us’s operator is My Technology, Inc. (United States); Gold Machine’s is Gold Machine LLC (United States), so the two aren’t related.

Gold Machine vs MyPrize.us: questions