Who owns LuckyLand Slots?
As of : LuckyLand Slots is owned by VGW Holdings Limited, a private company in Perth, Australia, that also runs Chumba Casino and Global Poker. LuckyLand is a sweepstakes slots site for US players and holds no gambling licence from any state. In September 2026 VGW agreed to pay $8 million to settle a case with the New York Attorney General, without admitting wrongdoing.
| 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 | luckylandslots.com |
| Sister casinos | 2 |
| Fines and actions | LuckyLand Slots’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 runs three sweepstakes brands. LuckyLand Slots is the one built around slot games, while Chumba Casino is a general casino and Global Poker covers poker. In 2025 shareholders approved a buyout of the minority owners, which left VGW fully in the hands of its founder through a family investment company.
Licence and what it means for you
LuckyLand has no gambling licence. It runs on a dual-currency sweepstakes model, so no state gambling regulator checks its games, payouts or complaint handling. The site has withdrawn sweeps play from a growing list of US states, and VGW left Canada in 2025. Under the New York settlement, players there can only use Gold Coins.
Sister sites
VGW runs 2 other brands in our data: Chumba Casino and Global Poker. They share the same owner and the same sweepstakes model, and regulators often name all three in one action.
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.
Does self-exclusion at LuckyLand Slots cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
Our data lists 6 actions against VGW. Several name LuckyLand directly. Michigan's Gaming Control Board sent a cease-and-desist letter dated 5 December 2023 over unlicensed online gambling, made public on 18 January 2024, and VGW withdrew from the state. On 4 February 2026 the Illinois Gaming Board sent letters to LuckyLand, Chumba and Global Poker. In September 2026 VGW Holdings settled with New York for $8 million over play in that state from 2012 to 2025. Florida and Kentucky have also sued VGW; those claims are not proven.
All 6 fines and regulator actions, with sources
2 of these 6 concern LuckyLand Slots’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: Got a Michigan C&D (letter Dec 5 2023); Minnesota AG warning 2025. 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 LuckyLand Slots?
VGW Holdings Limited, a private Australian company based in Perth.
Is LuckyLand Slots licensed?
No. It is a sweepstakes site without a state gambling licence.
Are LuckyLand Slots and Chumba Casino the same company?
Yes. VGW owns both, as well as Global Poker.
Has LuckyLand Slots faced state action?
Yes. Michigan sent a cease-and-desist letter in 2023, Illinois sent one in 2026, and VGW paid $8 million in a 2026 New York settlement.
Is LuckyLand Slots legit?
We have no licence record for LuckyLand Slots. Its owner is VGW Holdings, a private company. Fines and regulator actions against LuckyLand Slots’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 LuckyLand Slots’s sister sites?
LuckyLand Slots has 2 sister casinos with the same owner, VGW Holdings: Chumba Casino, 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://sbcamericas.com/2025/08/01/escalante-bid-vgw-approved-shareholders/
Last checked 15 Oct 2026. Review text checked against our data on 22 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
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