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.
Scott
They’ve moved the goal posts. You can no longer cash out unless you have a minimum of $2 – if you have less than $10, you’ll have to get it in the form of a gift card. It takes $10 to get an actual check. But that’s not all…
In order to redeem any tokens (and probably cash), you have to be a VIP member. There are NO details on what exactly that means on the app or their website, but it involves downloading other apps from their “partners”. If you download enough of them – and nowhere that I can find does it specify how many “enough” is – you can then redeem some tokens.
I spent about a year watching ads on this app – one of which tried to download a keylogger virus on my phone – to get to the 130k tokens needed for the $50 Amazon gift card only to find out that I now have to download an unspecified number of apps in order to “unlock” the gift card. No thank you.
This app is, at best, very misleading. Don’t waste your time like I did.
Steve Dymond
I never had any problem. I almost have enough points for my 10th 25 dollar gift card. You do need to register on the site usual stuff name address.
Emily
Yes, it takes forever to accumulate enough points to cash in, but I have successfully collected two $50 Amazon gift cards. So while it probably won’t get you rich, you can earn decent rewards.
Brenda Moore
You can’t redeem your winnings… A big fat 0 from me…
David Schleime
I honestly cannot believe this. I am a very hard working young man who was recently married and have a kid on the way. With all that said, at the end of most months there is not a whole lot of money left over in the bank. So the idea of being able to save up tokens so that we could go out to one of the restaurants they have listed. Now I’m finding out there are 0 of these cards available. So instead of having nice night out after over a years worth of token collecting that I wont be getting anything. How could they do this and get away with it. I’m am going to try to reach out so that others who have fallen on tough times don’t get scammed into believing something good is coming. Thanks Lucktastic you lying cheating scumbags. Hope you get all that’s coming to you.
Pm
I got a Walmart & IHOP e-card, but since then nothing. I keep contacting them but they don’t respond. When I request a card now, I keep getting Error306RB2. It started off fine, but now I wonder about all those suppose winners.
Ligeia Padierna
Same issue here. I can’t get my reward after months of collecting tokens. Apparently, I have to install an app from lucktastic or buy an item from them.