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.
Elliott
Got enough tokens to cash in for instant rewards. Hahaha yeah right. Can’t even get an Amazon gift card or anything else they’ve been out of stock forever. All gift cards unless you want a magazine. Support told me keep trying I might get lucky. I thought I did get lucky getting 130000 tokens. Now I’ve gotta get lucky again? To cash in an instant reward. In my book Lucktastic is now named Sucktastic! Read the negative reviews and believe them don’t waste your time. Also not being able to get any gift cards because they are out of stock but yet Sucktastic winners circle says people are getting gift cards daily. SCAM. How can people get something that’s been out of stock for months?
ryan
Total scam. I have 135K and cannot get a thing. This App is a joke, waste of time, and truly a scam. You can earn credits, but not redeem them. AVOID.
I just received a call from a man claiming to be from Lucktastic and said im the winner of 100,000 and a 5,000 Amazon gift card but he is requesting a $437 application fee through western union. I asked him for his information and the number to the headquarters in New York and he gave me his personal number and a different name to someone in Jamaica for me to wire the money to and i asked him why did he give me the information to someone in Jamaica if they are located in New York and he gave me some excuse of them having a location there also but from my understanding this game is for US residents only. He claims his name is Mr Gomez and he called me from (320) 738-1086, has anyone ran across this person?
I just received a message from a Mr. Gomez stating I had won 100,000$ and that all I had to do was western union “Lucktastic” 350$ promotional fee. I have repeatedly asked for documentation to confirm legitimacy but keep getting a reply that it isn’t how they do those followed by pictures of supposed winners.
Yes, I was also contacted saying I was a random winner of lucktastic Monopoly Bananza supposedly I’m the winner of $100,000 dollars and also $5,000 Amazon gift card.. They said I had to pay 2% of winning in the amount of $219 in order to receive my winnings and then once I received my winnings had to pay the other 4% by western union… I have talked with 4 different people now… Which includes from States of Arizona, Chicago, New York also Jamaica.. first they tell me gotta pay IRS but then tell me I gotta send money to some lady in Chicago and that the IRS has no knowledge of any of this…. There very pushy wanting payment right now… Very scam like and sketchy to me that’s my feelings about it all…
famie
It’s definitely a scam and complete waste of time. Updates just take up more and more of your phone memory. After year and half and no good reviews i deleted app.
Darlene Pacelli-Moore
I only signed up a week or so ago, but I’m waiting for a response from Customer Service about why my account DISAPPEARED after I started referring people who signed up under me. Instead of getting credit for my referrals, my account just mysteriously DISAPPEARED. And yet it allowed me to create a NEW account using my SAME login info and email address, yet my NEW balance STARTED AT ZETO WITH NO REFERRALS. But like I said I sent them an email complaint and am still awaiting a reply.
chris vanworth
Been using daily for year and a half now…never won cash anymore than the $1.25 it lets every newbie win to get them hooked. In that time, I have only ever won 1 400 token tram scratch card, and it lets you win 50 and 25 token cards every other day, plus I got a .50 cent daily bonus 1 time in that year and a half of scratching every single card daily…not rewarding at all….You can make 130,000 for a $50 amazon faster by doing every scratch card every day getting every single daily bonus, and by doing the tap surveys which are the fastest way to earn the most tokens…Since I started, the ads have become way more abundant, and run for longer times now 15-30-1 whole minute…and they get worse about tossing in a still page ad after running a video ad….I think the big winners are fake…the last video they put out was made on a smartphone…who can afford to pay out millions in prizes, but can’t afford production quality recording equipment to produce quality videos for their contests? Never not once seen a single big winner come forward to defend Lucktastic in any of the many many forums that give this app poor reviews….They pay you, but you pay more in time and effort than you will ever get back for it, plus, you make them richer with every ad you play, and every app you download….Lucktastic is the least rewarding app out there that claims to reward you…and their reward prices are way way off the charts too high.