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WorldWinner in Arkansas: Can You Play for Cash?

By PlayWorldWinner Editorial Team

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The short answer

WorldWinner lists Arkansas among the states where it does not offer cash competitions. Players in Arkansas can still play free practice games. This is based on WorldWinner's help center Restricted States list as of 2026-09-22. Players must be 18 or older, and WorldWinner confirms location before every cash entry.

On this page
  1. What this means for players in Arkansas
  2. WorldWinner availability in Arkansas
  3. What players in Arkansas can do
  4. Taxes, support, and consumer help in Arkansas
  5. How other skill game operators list Arkansas
  6. States near Arkansas
  7. States with the same status as Arkansas
  8. Frequently asked questions

What this means for players in Arkansas

Arkansas is one of five states where WorldWinner's help center says cash competitions are not offered. For someone in Little Rock or anywhere else in the state, that leaves free practice games, with cash entry blocked by the location check. Three other operators publish the same position: Skillz, AviaGames, and FanDuel Faceoff each list Arkansas as not offered for cash. Papaya Gaming includes Arkansas among the states where Solitaire Cash operates, and the Solitaire Smash terms from Play Perfect do not name it as a prohibited jurisdiction. The split shows that each company reaches its own decision, which is why each operator's current page is worth checking.

Geography makes the rule very visible here. Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas all have no state-specific limit on WorldWinner's list, while Louisiana to the south shares the not-offered status. Texarkana straddles the Texas line, and West Memphis faces Memphis across the Mississippi River, so a short drive changes what the app allows. Eligibility follows the device's physical location at the time of entry. Arkansas taxes individual income at graduated rates from 2.00% to 3.90%, noted as general information.

WorldWinner availability in Arkansas

WorldWinner lists Arkansas among the states where it does not offer cash competitions. Players in Arkansas can still play free practice games.

Source: WorldWinner's help center Restricted States list, verified 2026-09-22.
QuestionAnswer for Arkansas
Cash tournamentsFree practice games only
Free practice gamesAvailable
Card games for cashNot offered
Progressive, Mega Event, and Fixed Prize Unlimited Entry tournamentsNot offered
Minimum age18 or older

What players in Arkansas can do

Players in Arkansas can create an account and play free practice games, which use the same rules and scoring as cash tournaments. Practice play has no entry fee and no cash prize.

Eligibility is based on physical location at the time of entry, so the same account can enter cash tournaments while its owner is in a state where WorldWinner offers them.

Taxes, support, and consumer help in Arkansas

Skill tournaments are paid entertainment, and spending should stay inside a budget. Anyone in Arkansas who finds play hard to control can call the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738), or contact the Arkansas Problem Gambling Council (501-403-2321), the in-state resource. WorldWinner also offers account restriction periods of 30 days, 90 days, 1 year, or permanently.

For a dispute that WorldWinner support does not resolve, Arkansas residents can file a consumer complaint with the Arkansas Attorney General's Office. Links to each office are listed under Sources on this page.

State resources checked 2026-09-21. Official links are listed under Sources.
Arkansas resourceDetails
State income taxTop rate 3.90% (graduated rates from 2.00% to 3.90%)
State tax agencyArkansas Department of Finance and Administration
National helplineNational Problem Gambling Helpline, 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738)
In-state resourceArkansas Problem Gambling Council, 501-403-2321
Consumer complaintsArkansas Attorney General's Office

How other skill game operators list Arkansas

State rules are set operator by operator, and the lists do not match. Of the 5 other skill game operators this guide tracks, 2 publish Arkansas as open for cash play with no listed restriction, and 3 list a restriction or do not offer cash play there. Each row restates that operator's own published page.

Each operator's own published state list, verified 2026-09-21. Sources: Skillz support: Who is eligible to compete in Skillz competitions?; AviaGames Terms of Service, sections 2.6 and 2.8; FanDuel support: Where can I play FanDuel Faceoff?; Papaya help center: Who is eligible to compete in Cash Tournaments?; Solitaire Smash Terms and Conditions.
OperatorPublished status for Arkansas
WorldWinnerCash competitions not offered
Skillz platform gamesCash play not offered
AviaGames (Pocket7Games)Cash play not offered
FanDuel FaceoffCash play not offered
Papaya Gaming (Solitaire Cash)Cash play offered
Play Perfect (Solitaire Smash)Cash play offered

States near Arkansas

Of the 6 states that border Arkansas, WorldWinner lists a restriction for Louisiana. The others have no listed restriction.

Source: WorldWinner's help center Restricted States list, verified 2026-09-22.
StateWorldWinner status
LouisianaCash competitions not offered
MissouriCash competitions offered
MississippiCash competitions offered
OklahomaCash competitions offered
TennesseeCash competitions offered
TexasCash competitions offered

States with the same status as Arkansas

WorldWinner's list gives Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, and South Dakota the same status as Arkansas: cash competitions not offered. Each state page is linked in the related guides below.

Frequently asked questions

Can I play WorldWinner in Arkansas?
WorldWinner lists Arkansas among the states where it does not offer cash competitions. Players in Arkansas can still play free practice games. The eligibility check inside WorldWinner is the final word for any individual account.
Can I play WorldWinner games for real money in Arkansas?
No. According to WorldWinner's help center Restricted States list, cash competitions are not offered in Arkansas. Free practice games remain available.
Is WorldWinner legal in Arkansas?
This guide does not give legal advice. It reports what WorldWinner publishes, and as of 2026-09-22 WorldWinner's listed status for Arkansas is: cash competitions not offered.
Do I pay taxes on WorldWinner prizes in Arkansas?
Starting with 2026, WorldWinner reports winnings for US players whose Net Winnings (cash winnings minus entry fees paid) reach or exceed $2,000 at the end of the calendar year, and mails and emails them a 1099-MISC. A player who reaches $2,000 during the year is prompted in the account to submit a W-9 electronically. For years before 2026, the threshold was $600. Arkansas has a state individual income tax with a top rate of 3.90% (graduated rates from 2.00% to 3.90%), which generally reaches prize winnings in addition to federal tax. This is general information, not tax advice.

Sources

  1. WorldWinner help center: Restricted States
  2. Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
  3. National Problem Gambling Helpline
  4. Arkansas Problem Gambling Council
  5. Arkansas Attorney General's Office: consumer complaints
  6. Skillz support: Who is eligible to compete in Skillz competitions?
  7. AviaGames Terms of Service, sections 2.6 and 2.8
  8. FanDuel support: Where can I play FanDuel Faceoff?
  9. Papaya help center: Who is eligible to compete in Cash Tournaments?
  10. Solitaire Smash Terms and Conditions