Sweepstakes casino vs card rips: what you actually buy

A sweeps casino sells coins for a game. A card rip sells one card. Two sweeps brands sell both. Tap each to see what your money buys.

By Alexander Korsager · Checked Oct 24, 2026

Compare the four apps

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Umbreon VMAX (Evolving Skies), the card that stands for Crown Rips on this site

Charizard (Base Set), the card that stands for MyPrize Packs on this site

Pikachu Gold Star (Holon Phantoms), the card that stands for PrizePicks Packs on this site

Crown Coins, state by state

No account6 statesNo Sweeps Coins2 statesCrown Rips state listNot publishedIts restricted-states and social-mode articlesThe worked example ↓

What $25 gets you on each brand

The same money on four apps: what it buys, what a card sells back for, and where that lands. Tap a step for its source.

print a pack price: 2 of 4
print a sell-back rate: 3 of 4
sell a kept card back for you: 4 of 4

PrizePicks PacksPaid in dollars
1. $25 gets you
  Packs $1 to $2,500
  Read on the operator's own page
  “Pack prices range from $1 to $2,500.”
  The page gives the range only; whether a $25 pack is one of its prices is not stated.
  Checked Oct 24, 2026.
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2. A card sells back for
  100% of FMV
  Read on the operator's own page
  “Our buyback offer is 100% of your card’s FMV.”
  100% of a value PrizePicks sets itself. The landing page names Card Ladder and ALT; the terms say 'one or more independent third-party collectible valuation services', which PrizePicks may adjust 'at PrizePicks' discretion'. It need not offer a buyback at all (terms § 7.8).
  Checked Oct 24, 2026.
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3. Paid into
  Cash
  Read on the operator's own page
  “you may close your Account and withdraw your Deposits and/or proceeds of accepting Buyback Offers at any time”
  Terms § 6.2. The help centre says the proceeds are 'added to your PrizePicks balance and can be used across all PrizePicks products'; the landing page calls it the card's 'cash fair market value'.
  Checked Oct 24, 2026.
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4. Left alone
  Sold back after 3 days
  Read on the operator's own page
  “YOU MAY STORE IT FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE DAYS”
  Terms § 7.10, which lets PrizePicks shorten the period 'to not less than 24 hours', shown 'before you complete a purchase'; § 7.14 says it 'may be shorter than three days for certain purchases'. A ship-only card is shipped instead and the fee charged to your balance.
  Checked Oct 24, 2026.
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Underdog RipsPaid in dollars
1. $25 gets you
  One $25 pack
  Read on the operator's own page
  “At this time, we offer $5, $25, $100, $1,000, and $2,500 packs.”
  Checked Oct 12, 2026.
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2. A card sells back for
  100% of FMV
  Read on the operator's own page
  “the buyback offer is set at 100% of FMV — the same value determined at pack reveal”
  100% of a value Underdog sets itself, from Alt, CardLadder and its own pricing system. The terms give no percentage: 'you will be credited the fair market value'. The options article adds 'if that option is available for the card'.
  Checked Oct 12, 2026.
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3. Paid into
  Cash, in its ads only
  The operator's marketing says this; its terms do not
  “Keep it or flip it back for cash.”
  The terms say only that 'you will be credited the fair market value'. Underdog balances are either withdrawable cash or bonus funds, and no page read says which one a Rips credit is.
  Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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4. Left alone
  Sold back after 3 days
  Read on the operator's own page
  “Any card that remains in storage for three (3) days or longer will be deemed sold back to Underdog”
  Rips terms, version 1.3, effective September 29, 2026. Four help articles also say 3 days. Underdog 'will attempt' 24 hours' notice by push notification and may extend the deadline.
  Checked Oct 24, 2026.
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Crown RipsA gift with coins
1. $25 gets you
  A coin package, with a free pack
  Read on the operator's own page
  “You're purchasing a Crown Coins package. The Crown Rips pack is included as a free gift.”
  A sold card pays 100% of its current Fair Market Value as Cash Balance; unsold cards are sold back at FMV after 3 days.
  Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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  Package prices not published
  We looked and the operator does not publish it
  No pack price: “The Crown Rips pack is included as a free gift” with an eligible Crown Coins package, and the package prices are shown in the store after sign-up.
  Checked Oct 23, 2026.
2. A card sells back for
  100% of FMV
  Read on the operator's own page
  “receive 100% of its current Fair Market Value (FMV) as Cash Balance”
  100% of a value Crown Rips sets; “every collectible card has a Fair Market Value (FMV), which may change over time”. How FMV is set is not stated. A sale cannot be reversed.
  Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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3. Paid into
  Site credit
  Read on the operator's own page
  “Sell your card instantly and receive 100% of its current Fair Market Value (FMV) as Cash Balance.”
  “Cash Balance can be used for eligible purchases or redeemed if you meet the applicable redemption requirements.” The Redeem menu has a separate Cash option.
  Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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4. Left alone
  Sold back after 3 days
  Read on the operator's own page
  “If no action is taken before the timer expires, the card will automatically be sold at its current Fair Market Value”
  The proceeds go to Cash Balance.
  Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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MyPrize PacksSweeps balance or dollars
1. $25 gets you
  A pack, price not published
  We looked and the operator does not publish it
  No pack price is printed on a page read: the Packs page is drawn in the app and the help article names none.
  Checked Oct 23, 2026.
2. A card sells back for
  An offer shown at the sale
  We looked and the operator does not publish it
  “Offers are shown at the time of sale.” No percentage of a card's value is published, and not every card is eligible.
  Checked Oct 23, 2026.
3. Paid into
  Sweeps balance; dollars in California
  Read on the operator's own page
  “Sell eligible cards back to MyPrize for instant value you can use on the platform.”
  In most states the credit goes to the standard MyPrize sweeps balance. Where sweepstakes play is closed (for example California) it goes to a US-dollar balance that is “for Packs only” and cannot be used on slots. The help article does not say whether sell-back credit can be redeemed.
  Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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4. Left alone
  Sold back after 3 hours
  Read on the operator's own page
  “If you don't ship or sell a card within 3 hours of opening it, the card is automatically sold back to MyPrize and its value is added to your balance.”
  Request shipping inside the same 3 hours to keep the physical card.
  Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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Only the dollar apps print a pack price. On Crown Rips the pack rides on a coin package, and on MyPrize the balance you pay from depends on your state. The two state bans' clauses are quoted on the sweeps and DFS rips page; neither text names cards.

Two worked examples: Crown Rips and MyPrize

Each step is a figure from the brand's own help centre. Tap one for the quote and the date.

Crown Rips: a pack that comes with coins

1You pay for
A Crown Coins package
Read on the operator's own page
“You're purchasing a Crown Coins package. The Crown Rips pack is included as a free gift.”
A sold card pays 100% of its current Fair Market Value as Cash Balance; unsold cards are sold back at FMV after 3 days.
Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Open the source
2The pack
Included as a free gift
Read on the operator's own page
“You're purchasing a Crown Coins package. The Crown Rips pack is included as a free gift.”
A sold card pays 100% of its current Fair Market Value as Cash Balance; unsold cards are sold back at FMV after 3 days.
Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Open the source
3A card sells for
100% of FMV, as Cash Balance
Read on the operator's own page
“receive 100% of its current Fair Market Value (FMV) as Cash Balance”
100% of a value Crown Rips sets; “every collectible card has a Fair Market Value (FMV), which may change over time”. How FMV is set is not stated. A sale cannot be reversed.
Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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4Left in the Vault
Sold for you after 3 days
Read on the operator's own page
“If no action is taken before the timer expires, the card will automatically be sold at its current Fair Market Value”
The proceeds go to Cash Balance.
Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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No account in 6 states and no Sweeps Coins in 2 more. How Crown Rips works.

MyPrize Packs: the balance depends on your state

1In most states you pay from
The sweeps balance
Read on the operator's own page
“Packs are available more widely than our sweepstakes games, including in states where sweepstakes-style play isn't offered, such as California”
Most states use the standard MyPrize sweeps balance. In states without sweepstakes play, such as California, Packs use a US dollar balance that is for Packs only.
Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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2In California you pay from
US dollars, Packs only
Read on the operator's own page
“including in states where sweepstakes-style play isn't offered, such as California”
The only state the Packs article names. It prints no list of Packs states.
Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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3A card sells for
An offer shown at the sale
We looked and the operator does not publish it
“Offers are shown at the time of sale.” No percentage of a card's value is published, and not every card is eligible.
Checked Oct 23, 2026.
4Not shipped or sold
Sold back after 3 hours
Read on the operator's own page
“If you don't ship or sell a card within 3 hours of opening it, the card is automatically sold back to MyPrize and its value is added to your balance.”
Request shipping inside the same 3 hours to keep the physical card.
Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Open the source

Its casino is unavailable in 14 states. How MyPrize Packs works.

Neither publishes a pack price: Crown Rips because the pack is a gift, MyPrize because its pages print none.

The four apps that sell rips inside a casino or fantasy brand

Pick a state: each card shows the rip and its parent product there. Tap a name for the review.

Your state

PrizePicks Packs3.9 of 5 · DFS
Rip
Open
Player Picks
Open
Underdog Rips3.0 of 5 · DFS
Rip
Open
Drafts and Pick'em
Open
Crown Rips2.3 of 5 · Sweeps casino
Rip
Open
Casino
Open
MyPrize Packs1.2 of 5 · Sweeps casino
Rip
Open
Casino
Shut

Currency, buyback, odds and every source are on casino, sweeps and DFS apps with card rips.

Questions people ask

Is a card rip a sweepstakes?

Not on the dollar apps: you pay for a pack and get a card. The two sweeps casinos here differ. Crown Coins says you buy a coin package and the pack comes free, and MyPrize uses its sweeps balance in most states. Both bans' texts name a dual-currency system; a pack priced in dollars has one currency, and neither text mentions cards.

Do the sweepstakes bans cover card rips?

Neither text read for this page names cards or packs. AB 831 and S5935-A turn on a game that simulates gambling with two currencies; AB 831 also reaches coins given with a related product. No court or regulator has ruled on rips: see are card rip apps legit.

Can I open MyPrize Packs in California?

MyPrize's Packs article names California as a state where Packs run, on a US-dollar balance for Packs only, and its supported-states article lists California among 14 states without its sweepstakes play. The MyPrize Packs walk-through has the rest.

Do I pay for a Crown Rips pack?

Not directly. Crown Coins' help centre says you are buying a Crown Coins package and the pack is included as a free gift. A card you sell pays its fair market value as Cash Balance. The Crown Rips review rates it.

Sources

Alexander Korsager

Every figure was checked between October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026. The parent-product facts and the two bill texts were read on October 24, 2026. Nothing here says what the law of any state is.