Nate Sterling is the lead sweepstakes casino analyst at Online Sidehustles. He has spent years grinding daily login bonuses, testing welcome packages, and tracking redemptions across the sweepstakes casino industry — and he writes about what actually works, not what sounds good in an affiliate pitch.
Experience
Nate started collecting sweepstakes casino bonuses in 2021 as a daily side hustle. Since then he has personally signed up for, funded, played, and (where possible) cashed out of more than 60 sweepstakes casinos — documenting bonus values, playthrough requirements, KYC friction, and real redemption times along the way. That hands-on record is the backbone of every guide and review on this site.
What Nate Writes About
How We Test & Rate
- Hands-on first. Every casino is signed up for and played before it gets reviewed or ranked.
- Real numbers. Bonus amounts, playthrough, and redemption minimums are recorded from live accounts, not press releases.
- Updated continuously. Sites change bonuses, restrict states, and shut down — ratings are revised as that happens.
- Honest about risk. Sweepstakes casinos involve games of chance. Guides flag the downside, not just the upside.
Editorial Standards
Online Sidehustles uses affiliate links, but rankings are never sold. A casino cannot pay to move up a tier, and Nate regularly rates well-known sites poorly when they earn it. When a guide discusses earnings, those figures reflect documented results and are clearly framed as variable, never guaranteed.
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