Lottery

Lottery in the US: choose your state

Licensing happens state by state, so the sites you can use depend on where you are when you play, not where you live.

• AlabamaNot legal onlineNo legal online productAlabama has no state lottery; a 2026 bill to allow one died in committee
• AlaskaNot legal onlineNo legal online productAlaska has no state lottery
• ArizonaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online sales; couriers operate but are not licensed or registered since the Lottery ended courier rulemaking on 29 Oct 2025
• ArkansasLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedNo direct online sales; the Lottery may authorise courier apps under its courier rule
• CaliforniaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online sales; the Lottery says courier apps are illegal and their tickets cannot win
• ColoradoLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedNo direct online sales; courier apps allowed under lottery retailer rules
• ConnecticutLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedCT Lottery sells draw games and Keno online; couriers banned by PA 25-112
• DelawareLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedILottery (eInstant games) launched 15 Jan 2026; 18+ for internet ticket games (29 Del. C. 4810)
• District of ColumbiaLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedDC Lottery sells tickets online through DC iLottery
• FloridaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online sales; the Florida Lottery says buying through unauthorised courier services is illegal
• GeorgiaLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedGeorgia Lottery sells draw games and instant-style games online
• HawaiiNot legal onlineNo legal online productHawaii has no state lottery
• IdahoNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online sales; the Lottery says no Idaho law allows internet ticket purchases. A courier app operates but is not state-licensed
• IllinoisLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedIllinois Lottery sells draw-game tickets online
• IndianaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online sales; couriers banned by HEA 1053 (signed 1 May 2025); 2026 iLottery bill died
• IowaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online sales; tickets sold only at authorised Iowa retailers (age 21 to buy)
• KansasLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedKansas Lottery sells draw-game tickets and instant win games online and in its app
• KentuckyLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedKentucky Lottery sells draw games and instant play games online
• LouisianaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online lottery sales; 2026 iLottery bills HB 643 and SB 119 died in committee
• MaineNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online sales on the Maine Lottery site; tickets sold through retail agents; no courier licensing found
• MarylandNot legal onlineNo legal online productState law bars internet ticket-purchase systems; 2026 courier licensing bill HB 371 did not pass
• MassachusettsLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedState Lottery sells draw games and eInstants online since 27 Jul 2026; online play is 21+
• MichiganLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedMichigan Lottery sells instant and draw games online; buyers must be 18+ (MCL 432.29)
• MinnesotaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online sales; the Lottery says tickets are sold only at retailers and it does not regulate lottery service businesses
• MississippiNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online sales; Feb 2024 AG opinion found couriers unauthorised
• MissouriNot legal onlineNo legal online productMissouri Lottery does not sell via the internet or by subscription; tickets only from licensed retailers
• MontanaLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedNo direct online sales, but couriers holding Montana Lottery sales agent licences may sell tickets
• NebraskaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNebraska Lottery does not sell online; no state licensing of lottery couriers found
• NevadaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNevada has no state lottery; the state constitution bars one
• New HampshireLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedNH Lottery sells e-Instants and draw games online through iLottery
• New JerseyLegal and licensed18+, 1 site listedTickets can be bought online through Lottery-registered couriers; the Lottery itself does not sell online
• New MexicoNot legal onlineNo legal online productNew Mexico Lottery offers no online ticket sales on its official site
• New YorkLegal and licensed18+, 1 site listedOnline purchases through couriers licensed by the Gaming Commission; buyers must be in New York
• North CarolinaLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedNC Education Lottery sells draw games and digital instants online; buyers must be in the state
• North DakotaLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedND Lottery sells draw-game plays online via Pick & Click; buyers must be in the state
• OhioNot legal onlineNo legal online productOhio Lottery does not sell online; iLottery bill SB 197 has not passed
• OklahomaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online ticket sales; the lottery app (relaunched Sept 2026) is for rewards and ticket checks only
• OregonNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online ticket sales; the Lottery is only monitoring states that sell online. No courier licensing found
• PennsylvaniaLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedState lottery sells draw games and eInstants online to players in Pennsylvania; 18+
• Rhode IslandLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedState lottery sells draw games, Keno and eInstants online; 18+
• South CarolinaNot legal onlineNo legal online productTickets cannot be bought online; retail only
• South DakotaNot legal onlineNo legal online productLottery tickets cannot be bought online
• TennesseeLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedState lottery offers some games online via its iLottery app
• TexasNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo online sales; lottery couriers barred by state policy since 24 Feb 2025
• UtahNot legal onlineNo legal online productUtah has no state lottery
• VermontNot legal online18+Tickets sold at retailers only; online-sales bill H.669 (2026) stalled in committee
• VirginiaLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedVirginia Lottery sells online; lottery couriers are banned by statute
• WashingtonNot legal online18+Tickets sold in person only; no online sales
• West VirginiaLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedSold online by the Lottery's iPlay programme since 31 Oct 2024 (draw games and eInstants); no courier licensing found
• WisconsinNot legal online18+Tickets sold only at retailers; couriers are banned by statute
• WyomingNot legal online18+WyoLotto sells through retailers; no online sales found