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.
AJ
Truth of life, if you have countless hours playing for $50 then get another job (or a job in general)! Countless hours wasting your time for “tokens” sounds like you have been wasting your time for a quick and somewhat unrealistic payout!
I was supposed to have won at least 3 times now for a total of 155.00 and the game will never acknowledge I won even though I matched 3 like the instructions say and I’ve contacted their supposed support and they never respond. In fact, it seems they have never responded to any complaints they’ve received ever.
Karen
Constantly out of stock of gift cards. Don’t expect to get any.
Sean
Total Scam – class action suit waiting to happen. Fraudulent and deceptive adverting practices. There are no gift cards to redeem. Everything is “out of stock” Company will do nothing about complaints. Go after their advertisers first then partners and venture capital investors. I’m sure their advertisers wont want to be affiliated with fraudulent and deceptive practices and will pull their ad dollars if they get enough customer complaints about Jump Ramp / Lucktastic.
Brian
Nice comment! But I never had an issue getting my Amazon $5 and $10 gift cards. I even got a $10 Groupon one time. Save for a few times of having to wait and keep asking where my gift codes were I never had money taken from them. However this message I received from Samantha at Lucktastic through Instagram about this process called Flip cash sends out a real scam alarm in my head! She said you can turn hundreds into thousands. I said that sounds high risk. She’s still sending me messages there and soon may have to block her. The verdict: keep playing those scratch offs and don’t give them any money!
Keri
Not even one star. When I joined, it said I needed 130,000 points to get a $50 Amazon gift card. Now it says I need over 200,000. I don’t care that I didn’t win the scratch cards, I’m just upset that they up the points needed so that you can never truly redeem a prize of actual value.