Free Gold Coins and Sweeps Coins at Rake.us
We will have a full Rake.us bonus review when we have all the info, but I expect there to be a welcome bonus that will include Gold Coins and free Sweeps Coins. Most sweepstakes casinos I’ve played at give at least 7,500 Gold Coins and 1-5 Sweeps Coins for the no deposit bonus, so I expect Rake.us will have something similar.
You can probably also expect common social casino promotions like a daily login bonus, refer-a-friend scheme, VIP club, and mail-in request bonus. The real money counterpart Rake.com does have a referral scheme already in place so Rake.us will most likely use a similar model.
For this Rake.us review I couldn’t test the actual sweepstakes casino as it’s not live yet. However, I spent time looking at the Rake.com website as I expect it to have a similar style, theme, color scheme, and navigation. The overall site design should be clean and modern as Rake.com employs a simple dark grey theme with high-contrast white text that is easy-to-read.
The sweepstakes casino will most likely have a similar left-hand pop-out menu that contains links to the different game categories, live support, and account management features. If we look at Rake.com, the sweepstakes casino version could have some other cool features like a live ticker of prizes people get from the games, and a live community chat similar to the one Stake.us has.
I hope that they also use similar game filters and there should be a search function so you can instantly find the game you want, or the ability to search for specific software developers.
Will Rake.us have a mobile app?
For this Rake.us review I also considered mobile accessibility. It’s uncommon for sweepstakes casinos to have a downloadable mobile app and only a few brands I can think of have one, which is a shame if you prefer playing on the go via app. I expect Rake.us to follow the same trend where instead of an app, there is a mobile-responsive version of the website that you access via a mobile browser like Chrome or Opera.
Rake.com does not have a mobile app either so this strengthens my expectations. The mobile-responsive version should use the same color scheme and theme and I hope that it has a similar primary navigation that switches to the bottom of the screen like the Rake.com real money site.
Looking at Rake.com, I expect Rake.us to be a crypto-only sweepstakes casino which may not appeal to some people. You will most likely be able to purchase Gold Coin packages that include additional free Sweeps Coins for crypto. I expect the accepted cryptocurrencies to include Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Binance Coin, Ethereum, Tron, Tether, and USDC.
Cash prize redemptions should be possible too and you can expect the common stipulations such as a minimum SC redemption requirement and playthrough requirement for any bonus SC. As a reminder, SC prize redemptions vary from 25-100 minimum, and playthrough requirements are usually no more than 1x. Rake.com also offers the ability to purchase crypto using fiat currency so this could be an option at Rake.us sweepstakes casino.
Expected customer support options at Rake.com
From experience, I’ve found that customer support methods can vary at sweepstakes casinos. Hopefully, Rake.us will offer live chat support, email support, and a detailed help center. I’ve looked at the support options at the partnering real money casino and they do have a live chat support that’s available 24/7, so I assume that Rake.us will simply utilize the same underlying live chat system and support reps.
I expect the site to use the more common “multi-use” live support feature which has been implemented at many US social casinos. This is a support box where you can access both the live chat and help center. You can usually click on a “Send us a message” button, or search the help topics. Rake.com has this feature and the help center has plenty of info so I don’t expect getting support will be an issue at the sweepstakes casino.
There should also be a sweepstakes rules page that details how the available virtual currencies work, and important aspects of the site like the mail-in request bonus, if one is available.
As a sweepstakes casino, Rake.us will not need a gambling license. Instead, it will have to comply with US sweepstakes regulations by offering free Gold Coins and Sweeps Coins, making the game always free to play, and not allowing real money deposits, gameplay, or withdrawals. Rake.com does have a gambling license, and the parent company which I assume Rake.us will operate under is Elixir Tech which is registered in Curacao.
For security, Rake.us should use a secure HTTPS connection and use SSL encryption. It must also have a valid SSL certificate. Again, from my research, the partner site Rake.com has all of these features and I expect the sweepstakes casino to be built using similar technology. There will also be a privacy policy, terms and conditions, and sweepstakes rules that explain what you can do on the site and how it works.
Is there a Rake.us VIP club?
Many sweepstakes casinos have either a VIP club or loyalty schemes which reward repeat players who stick with one brand. I expect Rake.us to have a VIP club or at least give some promotions to existing customers. Looking at the partner real money casino, I couldn’t find a VIP club but there are some features that could easily be added to the sweepstakes casino such as the daily lucky spin and the mystery bonus chests.
There will be a refer-a-friend scheme too as this is something that Rake already does, and we can expect bonuses for existing customers to include a daily login bonus of Gold Coins and Sweeps Coins, a AMOE bonus (Mail-in request), and various Gold Coin first purchase bonuses for the optional Gold Coin packages.
The alternative real money site Rake.com has 8,000+ games but I do not expect this to be the case for Rake.us - no sweepstakes casino to my knowledge has anything like that amount. Looking at the game library though, I anticipate that Rake.us will at least feature video slots, single player table games, live dealer games, and live game shows.
The game developers should include Relax Gaming, 3 Oaks Gaming, and Playson as a few examples. I noticed that the game filters at Rake.com aren’t the best and I hope that this is an area they improve. Currently, you can’t search by software developer and there are only basic filters like game category or new releases - Rake.us needs to implement a better system than this otherwise the games could be difficult to navigate through.
For this Rake.us review I speculated on the coin system and I expect the site to use the standard two-coin model featured at sweepstakes casinos of Gold Coins and Sweeps Coins - the coin might be called something different though as brands do like to put their own spin on the currency.
You can expert the Gold Coins to be free play only and to be for fun. In contrast, the Sweeps Coins should be redeemable for cash prizes, but I don’t have any info on things like minimum redemption requirements or playthrough requirements.
I expect there to be both a Gold Coin and Sweeps Coin game mode too, where whichever coin you play with, you get prizes in the same virtual currency. Hopefully, you will be able to get these virtual currencies for free in common ways such as a welcome bonus, daily login bonus, and mail-in request bonus.
The game library remains unknown but I expect that Rake.us should provide a solid gaming experience. I can’t yet say if it will be a top choice, but looking at the offering from the Rake.com sister site, there is the potential for an average range of slots, live dealer games, and live game shows. How many of these games will be transferred across to Rake.us remains to be seen.