Lottery Online allows players to purchase lottery tickets and e-Instant games from a laptop or smartphone with internet access. Some states are even offering lottery subscription services that allow you to buy tickets for weeks, months, or a year on a recurring basis.
The First Mover: Illinois
The state’s first online lottery began in 2012 and has since grown to include a variety of instant win games, including Powerball and Mega Millions. It also offers a few traditional lottery games, such as Pick-3 and Pick-4.
It’s also one of the few states that allows you to play a wider range of lottery games on its website, so you can choose from multiple state-sponsored lotteries as well as international ones.
New Hampshire is another great state in terms of online purchases, allowing you to buy tickets for up to 100 consecutive drawings, or 104 total. This means that you can play the same numbers over and over again with a much lower cost than buying them individually in person.
Pennsylvania’s iLottery
In 2018, Pennsylvania introduced its iLottery system, which allows lottery players to purchase tickets for both Mega Millions and Powerball directly from their desktop or mobile device. This platform also lets them play a selection of instant win scratch-offs, as well as traditional lottery games like keno and fantasy 5.
The online lottery industry has become a major driver for lottery companies in recent years, thanks to increased consumer demand. Jackpot, for example, wants to transform the $100 billion-a-year business into an online experience that fits with the way people shop and bet. It plans to offer a service that combines online lottery sales with geolocation technology to help it track where players are playing.