How to run a Kick giveaway
Updated 12 November 2026 · By the Vast team
The classic Kick giveaway asks viewers to follow the channel or type a keyword in chat, then draws a winner on stream. Kick's Community Guidelines name one giveaway rule, a ban on "buy-ins" paid by viewers, and they ban bots and engagement tricks that inflate followers. Beyond that, you write the rules, run the draw and deliver the prize.
Vast is our product, so weigh that. We read Kick's Community Guidelines (updated March 19, 2026) and Terms of Service (modified March 23, 2026) on November 11, 2026. Vast doesn't check Kick follows or subscriptions today, and we say below where that matters.
What do Kick's rules say about giveaways?
Kick's Community Guidelines have no section on contests. These are the lines that apply:
- Guideline 11, Gambling. "Gambling involving funds provided by other users, such as requiring 'buy-ins' to participate in giveaways, is strictly prohibited." The same guideline says "Creators must follow the gambling laws in their jurisdiction" and "Under no circumstances may minors participate in gambling-related activities."
- Guideline 7, Integrity and Authenticity. "Deceptive or inauthentic behavior is not permitted," which includes scams and chat spam. "The use of bots, engagement manipulation, or third-party tools to artificially inflate views, followers, or interactions is prohibited."
- Brand partnerships, under Additional Standards. Paid promotions need Kick's "Branded Content" tool, "a visual overlay (e.g. #Ad or #Sponsored in the livestream title) and a verbal disclosure at the beginning of a sponsored segment." Read this section if a brand supplies your prize in return for a mention.
Kick's Terms of Service, section 2.3, ask you to follow the FTC's endorsement guides for "advertising, sponsorships, promotions or exclusive arrangements" on your channel, including when you've been "provided with free products."
We found no required promotion disclaimer in Kick's Terms or Guidelines, like the one Twitch's Terms ask for. Laws on prize promotions still apply where you and your viewers live. Our guide to giveaways on X, Discord, Twitch and Kick has a checklist for each platform.
This isn't legal advice; check with a lawyer for your country and prize.
Should entries be follows or subs?
Follows cost nothing, so a follow-to-enter giveaway is the simple case. Kick bans bots that inflate followers, so don't reward alt accounts, and remove obvious duplicates before you draw.
Subs cost money, and that changes things. Kick names paid buy-ins as banned. In the US, the FTC's page on prize scams says: "It's illegal to ask you to pay or buy something to enter or to increase your odds of winning." A subs-only giveaway, or extra chances for subs, runs into that line. Safer options:
- Thank subs with something outside the draw, such as an emote, a Discord role or a sub-only game night.
- If a sub action is in the giveaway, give a free action the same number of entries, and say so in your rules.
- Ask a lawyer before you give paid entries any advantage.
Our Twitch giveaway guide goes further on subs-only giveaways and sub luck, and the same reasoning fits Kick.
Should you draw on stream or use a giveaway page?
| Draw in chat, on stream | Giveaway page, off stream | |
|---|---|---|
| Who can enter | People watching now | Anyone with the link, in any time zone |
| How people enter | Type a keyword, or follow | Do the actions on the page |
| Proof of fairness | Chat watches the draw | You post the result and how you drew it |
| Fraud risk | Alt accounts typing in chat | Depends on what the tool checks |
| Best for | Hype, small prizes, regulars | Bigger prizes, entries from Steam, Discord or X |
You can do both: collect entries on a page all week, then read out the winner live.
If you draw on stream:
- Show the entrant count and the tool before you press the button. Our free winner picker takes a pasted list of usernames and runs in your browser.
- Have a re-draw rule ready, such as "winners must reply within 60 seconds," and put it in your rules first.
- Don't ask the winner for an address or email in chat. Use a whisper, DM or email.
How do you stop alt accounts and bots?
- One entry per person, not per account, and say that multiple accounts are disqualified.
- Look at winners before you announce. An account made this week that has never chatted before is worth a second look. None of these signs alone proves a bot.
- Never buy followers or chat activity to make a giveaway look bigger. Guideline 7 bans it.
- Ask the winner to prove the account. For example, ask them to type a phrase you choose in your chat from the account that won.
Our guide to picking a giveaway winner covers duplicates, proof of a fair draw and announcing the result.
How do Vast's Kick actions work?
Vast is our product, so weigh this section as a vendor's description.
A Vast giveaway is a page with a list of actions, each worth a number of entries. For Kick there are two:
- Follow on Kick. In the two-step launch flow, it's under More. The player opens your Kick channel from the giveaway, types their Kick username and presses Submit.
- Subscribe on Kick. It works the same way and is in the advanced editor.
Vast doesn't check Kick actions today. It doesn't ask Kick whether that username follows or subscribes, and players don't connect a Kick account to Vast. It records the username the player typed, which you see next to each entry in your entries list. Before you announce a winner, confirm the follow yourself, for example by asking them to type in your chat from that account.
What Vast adds around that:
- Checked actions beside Kick. Twitch follows and subscriptions and Steam wishlists are checked through accounts players connect. If you also stream on Twitch, a checked Twitch follow can be worth more entries than the Kick one.
- A draw you can explain. Winners are drawn at random from everyone who entered when the giveaway ends, and actions worth more entries improve a player's odds. You can't win your own giveaway, nobody wins twice, and you can mark entries invalid and re-draw. See How winners are picked.
- Official rules drafted for you. They start with no purchase necessary, include the minimum age you set, and bar entrants from using "multiple email addresses, identities, or devices."
- Tools for your own review. You can see every entry from one account or one IP address.
Where Vast is weaker for Kick streamers:
- No chat entry. Viewers enter on a web page, with a Vast account or a name and email in the embedded widget. That's more effort than typing a keyword.
- No draw button to press live. Vast draws when the giveaway ends, so your live moment is reading out the winners.
- Kick actions are on trust, as above.
Kick actions work on the free plan, which runs one giveaway a month with one prize and one winner. As of November 11, 2026, Basic costs $15 a month or $108 a year and allows up to 30 winners. See our plans comparison.
Run a Kick giveaway on one page with checked Twitch and Steam actions beside it, and official rules drafted for you. Start a giveaway
FAQ
Are giveaways allowed on Kick?
Kick's Community Guidelines don't ban giveaways. They ban giveaways that require viewers to pay "buy-ins," gambling by minors, and bots or tools that inflate followers or interactions.
Can I run a subs-only giveaway on Kick?
Kick bans paid buy-ins for giveaways. In the US, the FTC says requiring payment to enter or to improve your odds is illegal. Offer a free way in with the same chances, and ask a lawyer.
Does Vast check Kick follows?
No. Vast records the Kick username a player types but doesn't check it with Kick today. Confirm the follow with each winner before you announce them.
How do I draw a Kick winner live?
Close entries, paste the usernames into a random picker on screen, show the count, and draw. Contact the winner privately, and draw again if they don't reply in time.
Sources
- Kick Community Guidelines (updated 2026-03-19) — Guideline 7 Integrity and Authenticity, Guideline 11 Gambling, brand partnerships, checked 2026-11-11
- Kick Terms of Service (modified 2026-03-23) — section 2.3 Endorsements/Testimonials, checked 2026-11-11
- Fake Prize, Sweepstakes, and Lottery Scams (FTC) — illegal to require payment to enter or improve odds, checked 2026-11-11
- Vast's Kick action and draw code, its official-rules template, the help center (How winners are picked) and live plan data — Vast facts, checked 2026-11-11
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