Lucktastic Exposed — Can You Make Some Cash with It?
Lucktastic Review
Looking at Lucktastic (assuming the conceptual use of words such as Luck is Fantastic) it all seems fairly simple and straightforward. This is an application for Android and iPhones for playing scratch games online. Even better, it’s free. So what’s the catch?
Where Do I Start at Lucktastic?
Of course, the first thing players have to do is download the App on their phone, set up an account, and then start to play. Ah – the catch! You have to be a US citizen to play. More on why shortly. Let’s go back to the games. Players win tokens that can be used to get more scratches. The token value (i.e. winnings) is between $1 to $100. What a player wins is divided into what can be used to redeem and what can be used to cash in. It appears, that cashing in means trading that part of your wallet for coupons. One article referenced Amazon Gift Cards though it does look like there are other advertisers that provide coupon rewards.
More at Lucktastic
Consecutive day play is encouraged with the US $5,000 a US $10,000 scratch cards. To “unlock” the US $5,000 scratch card, players must play five days consecutively. Ditto for the US $10,000 scratch card but for ten days. Oops, there is also a US $25,000 sweepstakes that have terms and conditions of play.
How to Claim Winnings on Luckstatic
Players can actually cash out their account as long as it is over $10 either by receiving a check (7 – 10 business days) or using a system called Dwolla. To activate this, click on the Four Leaf Clover. It will open a menu of options. If you don’t have a Dwolla Account, it will walk you through the process of opening one. Dwolla is a US platform for money transfers. It looks pretty professional though it does look like you have to be a US citizen to register.
How Does Lucktastic Do It?
Ah, the catch! Firstly, let’s go back to the ole you have to be a US citizen to play. This is because the site is funded by advertising. It doesn’t appear that this translates into receiving spam but instead prior to playing the scratch card, players are offered advertising to view. You do have a choice on whether you have to read before you play and it does appear that whether you do or not, does not affect winning. But, keep in mind – the more tokens you cash to play, the more advertising you are offered.
What Else?
Surfing around and reading some of the comments players have made, it does sound like the App itself might be a little sluggish, and/or your ability to play depends on how new your phone is. As I am not a US citizen, I couldn’t register to play, I did not find this out firsthand.
Lastly at Lucktastic
Given that you are not actually giving these guys any credit card details (it is free) and the game itself is very straightforward, there can’t be that many questions. But if you do, the operator of the site is Jump Ramp Games out of New York with a snail mail and email address, plus a Twitter account. There are no phone numbers. There are no terms and conditions with any information being provided only in their FAQ.
Why You Should Register with Luckstatic
Pros:
It’s free
Has an app
Why You Shouldn’t Register with Luckstatic
Cons:
You won’t win a mega jackpot
Must be a US citizen
Is Luckstatic Legit?
If you’re into playing scratch cards (I admit it, I am) and you are a US Citizen in the US (and I am not), then this could be some good fun and winnings though it’s not going to be that mega jackpot. Then again, it is free. Lucktastic gets 5.5 out of 10.
Jay Conboy
App failed miserably.
You used to be able to redeem your tokens for gift cards, now the gift cards are gone. You can only enter contests to win prizes that do not exist. I won a one year subscription to a magazine in November and have still not received it, after several several several other attempts to contact customer service nobody gets back to you. I took it upon myself to call the magazine that I won the subscription for and they have no information of me having getting or receiving a subscription to them from Lucktastic. This is a huge scam. I have over 25,000 tokens and can do nothing now with them, and lots of time wasted… don’t bother with this app.
M. Keppler
I also have been trying to use my tokens to get giftcards and they are always out of stock. Also, they do not answer emails or feedback. They say you will hear back in 24 hours and all you receive is a blank email with NO response! And, that is not even the worst part of this scam! Right when I got enough tokens to buy a gift card, they immediately raised the amount of tokens to 199,999 for a gift card. I have worked past that to over 200,000 tokens and they still will not give me a gift card. If this isn’t a scam I don’t know what is! Any advertisers using this site cannot be legit either.
Angela Crawford
I’ve been playing for years. I have plenty of tokens 325,000+ however everything is out of stock except the magazines. I contacted them but they don’t respond.
Trice
I use to get gift cards now it has become a scam it is saying out of stock on all the gifts cards, the magazines is the only thing available
Kathie
I’ve had the same gift card trouble. Been trying for a month now. I email back and forth with them and just get the run around. I’ve been a loyal member to them for years, actually cashed in on some nice gift cards.. But now it’s a joke.
Jennifer
I’ve got two gift cards as rewards. Now, I can’t redeem any tokens for gift cards. They are always mysteriously out of stock. It was cool while it lasted but it seems based on other reviews that this is the norm. After hours of those terrible advertisements on every single scratch off, I think I EARNED those gift cards.