{
  "asset": "Texas sweepstakes casinos claim audit",
  "url": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/sweepstakes-casinos/sweepstakes-casinos-claim-audit.json",
  "page": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/sweepstakes-casinos/",
  "state": "Texas",
  "last_checked": "2026-05-23",
  "source_owner": "The Playbook USA Texas source and evidence route",
  "status_note": "Sweepstakes/social casino access, dual-currency play, Gold Coin balances, Sweeps Coin redemption wording, free-entry claims, or Texas accepted copy is not Texas online-casino licensing.",
  "private_data_policy": "No private identifiers, credentials, payment numbers, document images, account tokens, wallet secrets or unredacted identity document fields are included.",
  "claim_patterns": [
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Texas sweepstakes casino",
      "product_lane": "sweepstakes_social",
      "risk": "A sweepstakes/social casino page can be mistaken for a legal Texas online casino.",
      "weak_signal": "Texas accepted, US accepted, app available, or lobby access without source and terms evidence.",
      "evidence_to_save": [
        "URL",
        "exact Texas wording",
        "terms page",
        "captured date",
        "state-exclusion clause"
      ],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/sweepstakes-casinos/",
      "recheck_trigger": "Texas source update, state-exclusion change, terms change, or enforcement/court update.",
      "secondary_route": "/states/texas/laws/"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Gold Coins have value",
      "product_lane": "social_play",
      "risk": "Social-play credits may be confused with cash or redeemable prizes.",
      "weak_signal": "Gold Coin balance displayed without no-cash-value terms.",
      "evidence_to_save": [
        "Gold Coin terms",
        "purchase terms",
        "no-cash-value wording",
        "account limits"
      ],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/no-deposit/",
      "recheck_trigger": "Coin terms, purchase wording, account policy, or social-play wording changes."
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Sweeps Coins are redeemable",
      "product_lane": "sweeps_redemption",
      "risk": "Redemption language may omit threshold, KYC, state exclusions, payout method, or processing terms.",
      "weak_signal": "Cash prize or redeemable copy without full redemption and KYC terms.",
      "evidence_to_save": [
        "Sweeps Coin terms",
        "minimum redemption threshold",
        "KYC wording",
        "payout method",
        "state-exclusion clause",
        "support ticket"
      ],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/fast-payout/",
      "recheck_trigger": "Redemption threshold, KYC prompt, state-exclusion wording, support reply, or payout status changes."
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "No purchase necessary",
      "product_lane": "free_entry",
      "risk": "A footer phrase may be treated as a complete free-entry route.",
      "weak_signal": "No-purchase wording without visible AMOE, entry method, deadline, eligibility, or limits.",
      "evidence_to_save": [
        "free-entry instructions",
        "AMOE or mail-in terms",
        "deadline",
        "eligibility wording",
        "entry limits",
        "captured date"
      ],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/no-deposit/",
      "recheck_trigger": "Free-entry method, eligibility, entry limits, or terms update."
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "No KYC redemption",
      "product_lane": "redemption_kyc",
      "risk": "No-KYC marketing may fail at redemption or account review.",
      "weak_signal": "No verification headline without withdrawal-stage or prize-claim wording.",
      "evidence_to_save": [
        "KYC policy",
        "redemption rules",
        "support reply",
        "request ID",
        "state eligibility"
      ],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/fast-payout/",
      "recheck_trigger": "KYC request, redemption attempt, account review, support reply, or state-exclusion change."
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Prize or sweepstakes winner must pay to claim",
      "product_lane": "scam_pressure",
      "risk": "Prize-fee, tax-release, shipping, unlock, crypto or recovery demands are high-risk scam signals.",
      "weak_signal": "Pay money, crypto, gift cards, wire, app payment, or private support to release a prize.",
      "evidence_to_save": [
        "demand text",
        "payment method",
        "wallet address",
        "support handle",
        "URL or app listing",
        "screenshots"
      ],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/scams/",
      "recheck_trigger": "Any new fee demand, support-channel change, private-data request, or prize-pressure message."
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Sweepstakes prize or redemption creates tax records",
      "product_lane": "tax_records",
      "risk": "Prize/redemption records can be lost if the user only saves promotional coin copy.",
      "weak_signal": "No statement, payer/support label, payout reference, value, or date saved.",
      "evidence_to_save": [
        "statement",
        "redemption amount",
        "date",
        "payer or support label",
        "payout reference",
        "form or tax notice if provided"
      ],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/taxes/",
      "recheck_trigger": "Prize record, redemption, payer/support statement, IRS source update, or tax-year change."
    }
  ],
  "route_labels": [
    "Texas source check first",
    "Free-entry evidence required",
    "Redemption/KYC evidence first",
    "Prize/tax records route",
    "Scam/support route first",
    "Responsible gambling route first"
  ],
  "brand_surfaces": [
    {
      "surface": "Stake.us",
      "route_type": "sweepstakes_social_crypto_adjacent",
      "tpu_review_status": "review_available",
      "review_url": "/reviews/stakeus/",
      "not_texas_approval": true,
      "not_recommendation": true,
      "correct_routes": [
        "/states/texas/sweepstakes-casinos/",
        "/states/texas/crypto/"
      ],
      "evidence_needed": [
        "sweeps_model",
        "redemption_threshold",
        "kyc_language",
        "crypto_payment_wording",
        "state_exclusions",
        "support_path"
      ]
    },
    {
      "surface": "McLuck",
      "route_type": "sweepstakes_social",
      "tpu_review_status": "not_reviewed",
      "not_recommendation": true,
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/sweepstakes-casinos/"
    },
    {
      "surface": "WOW Vegas",
      "route_type": "sweepstakes_social",
      "tpu_review_status": "not_reviewed",
      "not_recommendation": true,
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/sweepstakes-casinos/"
    },
    {
      "surface": "Pulsz",
      "route_type": "sweepstakes_social",
      "tpu_review_status": "not_reviewed",
      "not_recommendation": true,
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/sweepstakes-casinos/"
    },
    {
      "surface": "Crown Coins",
      "route_type": "sweepstakes_social",
      "tpu_review_status": "not_reviewed",
      "not_recommendation": true,
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/sweepstakes-casinos/"
    },
    {
      "surface": "Chumba",
      "route_type": "sweepstakes_social",
      "tpu_review_status": "not_reviewed",
      "not_recommendation": true,
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/sweepstakes-casinos/"
    },
    {
      "surface": "High 5 Casino",
      "route_type": "sweepstakes_social",
      "tpu_review_status": "not_reviewed",
      "not_recommendation": true,
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/sweepstakes-casinos/"
    },
    {
      "surface": "RealPrize",
      "route_type": "sweepstakes_social",
      "tpu_review_status": "not_reviewed",
      "not_recommendation": true,
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/sweepstakes-casinos/"
    }
  ]
}