Many U.S. states have adopted online lottery in some form. Online lottery sites and apps allow players to purchase lottery tickets without having to go to a physical location and purchase physical tickets.
Online lottery sites can offer purchases for national lotteries like Powerball and Mega Millions, as well as state lottery tickets, online scratchers, and other games.
There are two primary ways you can purchase online lottery tickets.
States with direct online lottery sales
Some U.S. states allow players to purchase lottery entries from state-operated online outlets. These outlets generally allow players to purchase both state and national lottery tickets.
You can use these online lottery sites as long as you’re located in the state in which you’re trying to purchase the lottery ticket while you make the purchase. For example, if you’re in Illinois, you can go to the Illinois Lottery website and buy tickets for both state and national lotteries.
The list of U.S. states offering direct lottery sales online includes:
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Washington DC
Look for more states to adopt online lottery in the upcoming years as well.
Jackpocket and other lottery courier apps
The Jackpocket app allows players to purchase lottery tickets in various U.S. states, including states that don’t have access to online lottery via state-operated sites.
Jackpocket acts as an online courier, which purchases lottery tickets remotely for its customers. If you win on a lottery ticket purchased through Jackpocket, you can facilitate payment through the app as well.
Keep in mind that Jackpocket and similar apps are private businesses and not affiliated with or operated by U.S. state lotteries in any way.
Jackpocket offers its services in the following states and territories in the U.S.:
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Puerto Rico
- Texas
- Washington DC
- West Virginia
Jackpocket allows players to purchase Powerball and Mega Millions tickets. Depending on which state you’re in you may be able to purchase state lottery tickets and scratchers as well.