Where card ripping sites are restricted, state by state

Based on the platforms' own published terms, five states are restricted by at least one platform we track: Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada and Washington are all excluded by Pickem, and Nevada is additionally excluded by MintPull. No platform we track publishes a restriction on any other state. That is not the same as saying ripping is legal everywhere else — it means no operator has told us otherwise.

Because the platform restricting them, Pickem, operates its rip product inside a social casino. Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada and Washington are the states most active against sweepstakes-model operators. The exclusions look like a response to sweepstakes enforcement rather than to anything about trading cards, which tells you how at least one operator understands its own product.

We cannot tell you that, and neither can anyone else with confidence. No state has ruled specifically on digital pack ripping, the question of whether it constitutes gambling or an unlawful lottery is being litigated now, and operators are making their own risk judgements state by state. What we can tell you is which platforms will accept you and what their own terms say. For the underlying legal arguments, see our page on the legal position. For an actual answer about your own circumstances, ask a lawyer.

18 on every platform we track, except that Pickem requires 19 in Nebraska, which reflects Nebraska's age of majority. Several platforms also carry a 21+ framing in promotional material. Age verification varies widely: Packed and Pickem require a government ID and a liveness check before you can withdraw or ship, while others verify only at the point of shipping.