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.
Lorrie George
I like the app as I have much of nothing to do, although I felt a little tricked by the Aloha giveaway, I caught myself spending my hard earned points that I had saved for Dominos pizza gosh am I hungry for pizza but will have to wait a few more weeks I guess for one. I will continue to play for pizza.
Steve
If you are playing this hoping to win some cash move on to something else. Cash winners seem to be extremely rare. If you are playing it to win gift cards it is not much better. Token payout is very low and the numbers required to actually purchase a card are high and now it looks like they took the Amazon card off when I’m within 1000 points of winning. Looks like another week of playing to get a 5.00 Burger King card and then it uninstalled. If they would do away with all the contest entries and change them to tokens I might stick around, but it is simply not worth the time. Still, it is free and it is my choice so I can’t give it 1 star so I will give it 2. You will get something if you stick at it long enough. If you eat out a lot the restaraunts.com card may be a better option for you to get discounts. I don’t so it isn’t for me.
Pain
A total load of crap. Actually, crap is better than this app. Like many have said, it Is a total waste of time. It takes forever to accumulate tokens and the scratch-off games are incredibly lame. At least they could make the scratch-offs more entertaining. Minute-for minute, you are better off doing anything else with your time; anything! I have been playing every contest daily (stupidly) for a month and a half. I have not won any real money and only have 35,000 tokens, which amounts to about $10 in gift cards. Yippee!! Companies like these are the bane of existence and should be seriously shut down.
Theresa OShea
This app is nothing but a scam. It took me 4.5 months to make 65,000 tokens. I had enough to cash out for a $40 gift card. Then all of a sudden a couple days ago I logged on & all my points were gone. What the heck??? I emailed support & they told me that for the Aloha contest I had 629 entries & since that contest was now finished so were my tokens. Where does it say anywhere that you are using tokens when you are entering contests & why doesn’t the token count go down after each entry. They wait until months later after a contest ends to take all your hard earned points away. After 4.5 months all I won was .50 cents cash. They can keep it. This app is totally a waste of time. Better apps out there.
This is bs I only won $1.25 and play everyday my boyfriend played for months and hasn’t won a dollar this Lucktastic app is making lots of money from all these ads and can’t even pay out not even $10 so is this app a scam! If not, then I would like to start winning something instead of wasting my days trying to win! The only time I really win something is coins like really come on, that is going to take months just to get enough for a gift card. I don’t expect it to pay me all the time it is a free app, but once in awhile would like to get $5 or $10 or maybe even more I been close to winning so many different times but nothing yet so is this really worth my time!!!