Who owns Chumba Casino?
As of : Chumba Casino is owned by VGW Holdings, a private company based in Perth, Australia. Its founder took full ownership in 2025 in a deal valued at about A$3.2bn. Chumba is a sweepstakes casino with a dual-currency model and holds no gambling licence. Sweeps play has ended in a number of US states.
| Ultimate owner | VGW Holdings (private (owned by its founder through a family office; minority buyout approved 2025)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | VGW Holdings Limited, AU |
| Products | Sweepstakes, Casino |
| Website | chumbacasino.com |
| Sister casinos | 2 |
| Fines and actions | Chumba Casino’s own company: 2 · whole VGW Holdings group: 6 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 15 Oct 2026 |
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In numbers
- VGW Holdings Limited also runs 2 other gambling brands under the same company.
- VGW Holdings owns 3 casino and betting brands in our data.
- 6 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2024, about €7.4 million in total (converted to euros).
Who is behind it
VGW was founded in 2010 and built the dual-currency sweepstakes model. Its brands are Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots and Global Poker. VGW left Canada in 2025. Sweeps play has ended in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, West Virginia, California and other states; Gold Coin play continues there.
Licence and what it means for you
Chumba has no gambling licence. No gambling regulator licences the site, so the player protections of a licensed casino do not apply. Several US states say the model is illegal gambling.
Sister sites
VGW runs 2 other brands in our data: LuckyLand Slots and Global Poker.
2 sister casinos
Same owner often means the same terms, the same support team and the same payout rules. A self-exclusion at one brand may not cover its sister sites.
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Fines and regulator actions
Our data lists 6 actions. In September 2026 VGW agreed an $8 million settlement with the New York Attorney General over illegal online gambling in New York from 2012 to 2025, with no admission. Florida's Attorney General sued VGW and payment processors in August 2026, and Kentucky's Attorney General sued in June 2026. In February 2026 the Illinois Gaming Board sent cease-and-desist letters to Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots and Global Poker; it said it believes the sites run illegal online casinos in Illinois. Michigan sent a cease-and-desist letter over LuckyLand in December 2023, and VGW withdrew. The claims in the lawsuits are not proven.
All 6 fines and regulator actions, with sources
2 of these 6 concern Chumba Casino’s own company; the others concern other companies of the VGW Holdings group. The company column names who was fined.
Fines from the 40 regulators, prosecutors and courts we track, online gambling only; fines against land-based casinos are out of scope. How we count fines.
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | VGW Holdings | New York Attorney General | USD 8,000,000 | Settlement (disgorgement, penalties, costs) over illegal online gambling in NY 2012-2025; no admission; Gold Coin play only going forward. source |
| 2026-08-19 | VGW and payment processors | Florida Attorney General | — | Lawsuit alleging illegal gambling and deceptive trade practices; seeks penalties, restitution and an injunction. source |
| 2026-06-17 | VGW | Kentucky Attorney General | — | Lawsuit in Franklin Circuit Court alleging the dual-currency model is illegal gambling; seeks to stop operations. source |
| 2026-02-04 | Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots, Global Poker | Illinois Gaming Board | — | Cease-and-desist letters for 3 of its sweepstakes brands. The Board said it believes the sites run illegal online casinos in Illinois (720 ILCS 5/28-1(a)(12)) and must block Illinois users or stop offering prizes of value. Part of a batch of more than 60 letters sent with the Illinois Attorney General. source |
| 2025-06-06 | VGW (Chumba, LuckyLand, Global Poker) | New York Attorney General | — | Among 26 sweepstakes sites told to stop; all agreed to end sweeps coin sales in NY. source |
| 2024-01-18 | VGW (LuckyLand) | MI MGCB | — | Cease-and-desist (letter dated Dec 5 2023) for offering unlicensed online gambling in Michigan; VGW withdrew. source |
About VGW Holdings
Perth-based company that built the dual-currency sweepstakes model with Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots and Global Poker. Its founder took full ownership in 2025 (deal valued at about A$3.2bn). It has pulled sweeps play from a growing list of states and left Canada in 2025, and faces state lawsuits.
Headquarters: AU · Founded: 2010 · Ownership: private (owned by its founder through a family office; minority buyout approved 2025)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Flagship sweeps casino; sweeps play ended in NY, NJ, CT, DE, MI, WV, CA and others; Gold Coin play kept. Sweepstakes model; no gambling licence.
- We have no licence record for this site.
- We have no company registration number for VGW Holdings Limited.
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Ratings elsewhere
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Often compared
- Are Chumba Casino and LuckyLand Slots owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by VGW Holdings.
Questions and answers
Who owns Chumba Casino?
VGW Holdings, which its founder has fully owned since 2025.
Is Chumba Casino licensed?
No. It runs as a sweepstakes site without a gambling licence.
Has Chumba Casino faced legal action?
Yes. VGW paid $8 million in a New York settlement in 2026, Florida and Kentucky have sued, and Illinois sent cease-and-desist letters in February 2026.
Is Chumba Casino legit?
We have no licence record for Chumba Casino. Its owner is VGW Holdings, a private company. Fines and regulator actions against Chumba Casino’s own company: 2; against the whole VGW Holdings group: 6. Sister sites with the same owner: 2. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are Chumba Casino’s sister sites?
Chumba Casino has 2 sister casinos with the same owner, VGW Holdings: LuckyLand Slots, Global Poker. Full list: all VGW Holdings sister sites.
Sources
- https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-stops-illegal-online-sweepstakes-casinos
- https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-secures-8-million-leading-operator-illegal-online
- https://www.wvxu.org/2026-06-17/kentucky-attorney-general-sues-prediction-markets-online-sweepstakes
- https://casinobeats.com/2025/11/07/vgw-chumba-luckyland-end-sweeps-west-virginia/
- https://chumbacasino.com/terms-conditions
- https://sbcamericas.com/2025/08/01/escalante-bid-vgw-approved-shareholders/
Last checked 15 Oct 2026. Review text checked against our data on 19 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
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