Life & fun · September 9, 2020
Swopstakes
The world's greatest sweepstake
Swopstakes launched on September 9, 2020 with 63 votes, #817 of 3,919 launches that month.
What it does
Swopstakes is an award-winning Australian social sweepstake based on live racing and sports. Prizes on daily games will range from between $5,000 and $25,000 as well as 'Win up to $1 million' games on Thursday night greyhounds and Saturday afternoon gallops.
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