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.
Gary Holt
Been playing over 2-years won a lot of tokens and only $2.75. Makes me think that’s it fixed ??
Manuella Johnson
I have been playing for YEARS, and have not won NOTHING‼️ I’m about to delete this waste of quality YEARS app‼️ Scam & Fraud‼️?
Bethany
They do not ever reward gift cards as promised. I have screenshots and communications as proof of this. I am heartbroken after spending over a year believing the lies and false advertising. A year of ads, app crashes, scratching, and certainty that I would get that card. I have been robbed. They have made money off my misery. Anyone with a good review is still trusting and naive to the truth. My pity for all of you who will soon learn that its all been for nothing.
Anne Geach
I have been using Lucktastic for several years now, and have only been able to cash in tokens one time, and not even for a gift card I wanted. My cash balance has been at $3.00 for over 2 years and NEVER had anymore. It takes over a year to save enough tokens to attempt to get a $50 gift card, but then when you try it gives an error code and message that states “out of stock”. After 2 weeks of trying, I sent them a message, and this is the response I received:
“If a gift card you attempt to redeem shows as out of stock, this would mean this is not yet unlocked for your account. In order to redeem any gift card with us you would have to unlock that card as well as have the necessary token amount.
To unlock gift cards, we’re asking all Lucktastic users to take some time to explore, install, and play the partner apps we offer for download. Our app partners support our rewards program and we need the Lucktastic community to support the apps in order to provide the rewards for free. The more you participate, the faster you unlock new rewards. You would also be adding to your token balance in bulk!
You can find our partner offers on your Android device by locating the “Earn up to 30,000 Tokens” option in your scratch card section. On iOS you can find these by clicking on the in-app clover and going to ‘Manage Tokens’, which will take you to Lucktastic Plus. Lucktastic has always relied on our community of players to assist in being able to offer all cash, sweepstakes, and instant reward prizes completely free. Exploring and completing these offers would be the best way to do that.
If you have any questions regarding your current reward availability you can contact support”
And:
“I am a VIP player but my Gift Cards are still locked?
Avatar Lucktastic Support
2 months ago Updated
Being a VIP player consists of different levels and you can always grow your VIP status. If there are certain gift cards that are out of stock, you simply need to continue to grow your VIP status by exploring our partner offers.
Make sure to check out all of our partner offers found by clicking on the Gold Coin icon located in the scratch card section of your app for Android. For iOS, you can find these by going to Lucktastic Plus, found by clicking on the Manage Tokens option on the drop down menu. As you complete more of these offers, you’ll see more rewards unlock and become available.”
Essentially they are forcing you to waste more and more time on the longer and longer ads, but even if you spend time and/or money on the sponsor sites, they are not going to allow you to cash in your points, AND they have no intention of providing enough cash to allow anyone to redeem their cash aware EVER!!!
Like I said, I have been with them for several years now, and cannot cash in my points for ANYTHING I want.
You CAN cash in points for a $5 Amazon gift card, but it would cost 120,000 points for $20 worth when the $50 one is only 130,000 points.
Brenda Jordan
A joke! Although I received two gift cards I didn’t really want, I worked several months before Xmas for the Amazon $50 card, hoping to use it for presents.. didn’t happen! Took months to do only to find out they NEVER had any in stock.. I tried many times.. I ended up taking what I could get just because I worked so long for something! I see they upped their point requirement for it. Also, they’re good at getting their extra by workers having to click again after you sit through several ads..never again, Lucktastic.. They know what they can do with their website!