The legal shape

None of these operators hold a gambling licence. They sit under promotional law, the framework behind supermarket prize draws, whose defining condition is that entry can never be made conditional on payment. Every odd design choice in this category descends from that condition.

Unable to sell a chance at a prize, the operator sells an entertainment token and attaches the prize currency free alongside. The attachment is the part with value.

The wallet with no door

Gold Coins arrive in absurd volume because they cost the house nothing and the games need fuel. Spend them, win them, lose them, request more. They never convert. A six-figure number on a banner is always this wallet.

The wallet with a door

Sweeps Coins, or whatever the brand calls its promotional currency. Attached to purchases, dropped daily, or posted free on request. Turned over enough times, they leave as money, gift cards or prizes.

Which is why our reviews lead on that number. Advertised as 250,000 GC plus 25 SC, the offer is 25 SC.

Turnover in plain terms

The promotional wallet arrives restricted, and the multiple attached says how much wagering lifts the restriction. One-times against 50 SC means 50 SC wagered in total. Wagering counts, winning does not, so a losing run delays you rather than blocking you.

Two-times doubles the wagering and gives the house margin a second pass at the same money. Nothing else we measure predicts the outcome so reliably.

Leaving with the money

Unrestricted and above the brand floor, the balance can be submitted. A first submission drags identity checks with it, once. After that the cashier is the only obstacle between request and bank.

Our published figure covers exactly that stretch, measured three times and reported at the median.