The Weirdest Places People Admit to Playing Sweepstakes Games

The Weirdest Places People Admit to Playing Sweepstakes Games
Alicia Butler
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Alicia Butler
Andrew McDermott
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Updated: July 1st 2025

Now that there are more than 40 sweepstakes casinos available, there’s never been a better time to play online casino games.

Well, some people take this statement to heart because they’ll whip out their phones and start playing regardless of whether they’re in the car, chilling in the ocean, or… even in the bathroom.

Here are some of the weirdest places people have admitted to playing sweepstakes games.

In the Pool/the Ocean

Players gravitate toward sweepstakes games when they want to relax, so it makes sense that they might play them when relaxing in the water.

Yet, playing sweepstakes games on a device that isn’t waterproof could be a little dicey.

If you have a waterproof case for your phone or tablet, we’d say to go ahead, relax, and get your game on. Yet, you might want to save your gaming for when you’re sticking to the shallow end (or chilling at a swim-up bar).

In the Car/On a Train

We truly hope the Reddit OP who mentioned playing sweepstakes games in the car wasn’t the one driving! But it makes sense to kill some time playing games while waiting in the CVS parking lot for your prescription to be filled.

Similarly, it also makes sense that you might pass the time on a long train ride or metro ride by playing sweepstakes casino games. Just make sure you don’t happen to drive through a state where gameplay is banned by the online casino.

In the Bathroom

O.K., a lot of people use their phones when they’re in the bathroom at work or at home, so it makes sense that people might also use this time to play sweepstakes casino games.

If you’re playing at work, the bathroom might be the only place where curious eyes aren’t watching you when you play.

Just do everyone a favor and give your device a little swipe with an antibacterial wipe after.

In a Cemetery

Yes, this one weirded us out a little bit, too. One Reddit user admitted to playing sweepstakes casino games in a cemetery.

We’re going to suspend our disbelief for a moment and assume that maybe the OP was giving someone a lift to visit a dearly departed loved one and decided to spend that time waiting by playing sweepstakes casino games?

We’re not 100% certain that we want to know the answer to that question, but you can easily see why this one made it on our list of weirdest places to play sweepstakes casino games.

At a… Casino

O.K., this one really takes the cake. One Reddit OP admitted to playing sweepstakes casino games on his phone while sitting on a bench outside a casino on a smoke break.

We have no idea if the person worked at the casino and was, therefore, possibly banned from playing casino games. Or, maybe they live in a state where they can’t legally smoke inside the casino (which would make sense because sweepstakes casinos often don’t operate in Nevada, where you can light up a cig indoors).

Either way, to each their own. We’re not here to judge.

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Alicia is OddsSeeker's Lead Editor & Fact Checker! She's been reviewing online casinos, sportsbooks, and other gaming since 2021, but has well over a decade of experience writing and editing for some of the largest online magazines and brands since 2011! Over her career, Alicia has worked as a travel and entertainment writer & editor contributing to widely read digital publications such as The Spruce, The Balance and The Spruce Pets, VeryWell, and TripSavvy. Alicia makes sure our readers can trust every word - holding both our team & our gaming operator partners to the highest standard to ensure that our readers always have the best possible experiences playing gaming online! Beyond OddsSeeker, Alicia is a marketing expert, entrepreneur, and avid traveler based in Connecticut!

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