Blazesoft Exits Illinois Sweeps Coins in 7 Brands Casino By lines June 7, 2026 Seven Illinois sweepstakes casino brands operated by Blazesoft shut down sweeps coin gameplay on June 5, 2026. The June 7 redemption deadline has now passed. Illinois players who did not redeem their sweeps coin balance before that cutoff have forfeited those coins. What the Blazesoft Illinois Exit Covers Blazesoft’s seven affected brands are Yay Casino, Zula Casino, Luck Party, American Luck, Fortune Wins, Sportzino, and WinBonanza. Blazesoft notified Illinois players by email on June 5 with the subject line Final Notice: Important Update for Illinois Users. Sweeps coin gameplay at each Blazesoft brand ended at 2:00 PM EDT on June 5. The Illinois Gaming Board sent cease-and-desist letters to 65 sweepstakes casino operators on February 5, 2026. The IGB letter to Yay Casino stated the following, in part. The Illinois Gaming Board has reason to believe that Yay Casino is engaged in the operation of an illegal online casino in violation of the Illinois Criminal Code. Luck Party and WinBonanza did not receive cease-and-desist letters directly. Blazesoft ended sweeps coin gameplay at both platforms as part of its portfolio-wide Illinois exit. Stake.us moved Illinois accounts to redeem-only mode on May 19. Dara Casino exited Illinois on June 1. Shuffle.us also left Illinois in May. Most of the 65 named operators remain active in Illinois as of June 2026. Illinois players with unredeemed sweeps coins at Blazesoft brands have forfeited their balance as of June 8. Players who completed KYC verification and redeemed before June 7 at 11:59 PM EDT retained their funds. Gold Coin gameplay on Blazesoft platforms continues for Illinois players. No statewide ban on sweepstakes casinos is currently in place in Illinois. The Illinois Gaming Board’s enforcement targets operators named in the February 2026 cease-and-desist sweep. Related Casino Reviews Illinois Sweeps Crackdown: Who Complied, Who Defied Sweeps Casinos Exit Indiana, Maine Before July Bans Sweepstakes Casinos Face Bans and 100+ Lawsuits Source: Blazesoft’s June 5 email as reported by Sweepsy (June 6, 2026). Illinois Gaming Board cease-and-desist compliance analysis by iGamingFuture (June 3, 2026).
