MegaBonanza has blocked access in Indiana and Maine as sweepstakes casino bans take effect in both states. Indiana players lost access on July 1. Maine followed around July 14. If you have Sweeps Coins sitting in either account, the window to act is already narrowing.
Two states quietly closed the door this month, and many players still have not noticed. When access ends at a sweepstakes casino, your Gold Coins and your Sweeps Coins do not leave the same way. One has real prize-redemption value. The other does not. If you have a MegaBonanza account tied to Indiana or Maine and have not yet checked your balance, read this before you log out and walk away.
What Just Changed for Indiana and Maine Players
MegaBonanza, a sweepstakes casino running 800-plus games, has added Indiana and Maine to its list of restricted states. The platform now blocks access in 18 states: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Washington, and West Virginia.
Indiana players lost all access on July 1, 2026, when Governor Mike Braun's HB 1052 came into force. Maine followed around July 14, when operators were expected out under LD 2007, signed by Governor Janet Mills on April 6. Both are full blocks: Gold Coin play, Sweeps Coins play, welcome bonuses, and promotions are all unavailable in these states.
Players in other states are not affected. MegaBonanza continues to operate normally in more than 30 states, including Texas, Arizona, and Florida.
What to Do With Your Sweeps Coins Balance
Purchased Gold Coins carry no cash-equivalent value. They are not redeemable for prizes under any circumstance. If you spent money on Gold Coins and your state is now blocked, those coins have no monetary standing. The only balance worth protecting is your Sweeps Coins total.
MegaBonanza requires a minimum of 100 SC to submit a prize redemption request. If your SC balance is below that threshold, a standard redemption is not available. Contact support directly to ask how sub-threshold balances are handled during a state wind-down.
If you have an SC balance on a MegaBonanza account from Indiana or Maine, take these steps:
- Contact MegaBonanza support immediately: Ask specifically about the wind-down terms for your state and whether your SC balance is still eligible for prize redemption. Do not assume a policy exists. Get the answer in writing from the operator.
- Complete identity verification if you have not already: Unverified accounts face additional delays or blocks on prize redemptions. If MegaBonanza has been prompting you to submit documents, do it now.
- Keep records of everything: Screenshot your current SC balance, any pending prize redemption requests, and any support ticket responses. If a dispute arises during the wind-down, documentation is the only leverage you have.
- Watch your registered email: MegaBonanza may send state-specific notices about redemption timelines and deadlines. Check your spam folder if you have not received anything.
Why Indiana and Maine Banned Sweeps Casinos
Indiana's HB 1052 passed with strong bipartisan backing: 87-11 in the House and 37-8 in the Senate. The Indiana Gaming Commission now holds cease-and-desist authority over sweepstakes operators and can impose civil penalties of up to $100,000 per violation. Two earlier attempts to regulate rather than ban the industry both failed, which pushed lawmakers toward an outright prohibition.
Maine's LD 2007 was shaped by a different concern. The law classifies online sweepstakes games as illegal and sets fines of $10,000 to $100,000 per instance. The deeper motive was protecting the Wabanaki Nations' exclusive rights to internet gaming in the state. Maine's tribal nations are expected to launch a regulated online casino in 2027, and the roughly 60 sweepstakes casinos operating in Maine were seen as conflicting with that exclusivity.
Where You Can Still Play
If you are physically located in Indiana or Maine, MegaBonanza is not an option under current law. Access is determined by physical location, not account registration address. Platforms use geolocation technology to verify where a player is connecting from.
For Indiana players, neighboring Ohio and Illinois are not on MegaBonanza's restricted list. If you are physically present in either state, MegaBonanza is accessible there. Michigan and Kentucky are both restricted.
For Maine players, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont are not restricted. Physical presence in any of those states means access is available.
Do not attempt to use a VPN or location-masking tool to access MegaBonanza from a blocked state. Doing so violates the platform's terms of service and can result in account closure and forfeiture of any Sweeps Coins balance.
Players who want to stay put have two options: licensed retail gaming (both Indiana and Maine have regulated land-based casinos and licensed sports betting), or pure social casino platforms that use a single non-redeemable currency and fall outside the sweepstakes model entirely.
If you are looking for a sweepstakes casino that is currently active in your state, our sweepstakes casinos lists which platforms are still operating in Indiana and Maine's neighboring states, and what each one offers.
The Bigger Picture
The restricted list at MegaBonanza has quietly doubled in two years. Six states joined in 2025 alone: California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Nevada, and Montana. Indiana and Maine make it 18 in 2026. Legislation is advancing in Louisiana, and bills have been introduced in Minnesota and Maryland.
The pace is not slowing, and the map that sweepstakes operators work from today looks meaningfully different from where it stood twelve months ago. MegaBonanza remains one of the wider-footprint platforms in the space, still active in more than 30 states, but the direction of travel is clear to anyone watching.
