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iLottery
Online lottery ticket sales are legal and live in 13 states and DC, as of Oct 12, 2026. 3 states allow it in a limited form.
Online sale of lottery tickets/e-instants by the state lottery.
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By state
| State | Status | Launched | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | Live | Oct 12, 2021 | Monopoly State | Online lottery ticket sales/keno are listed by the Gaming Division as one of the forms of "online gaming" authorized alongside sports wagering, fantasy contests, and online casino gaming. |
| Delaware | Live | Jan 22, 2026 | Monopoly State | Internet lottery/e-instants revenue-shared under § 4815(e) (first $3.75M/year of proceeds to the State Lottery Fund after costs and player payouts); authorized by the same June 28, 2012 Gaming Competitiveness Act (HB 333) that created internet casino games and online poker, which let the Lottery Office conduct traditional lottery games over the internet to verified in-state players. The launch date above is for the Lottery's current online eInstants platform, built with Scientific Games and announced January 22, 2026 ("an evolutionary new iLottery program," 250+ eInstant titles including licensed brands, integrated with the Delaware Lottery Players Club loyalty program). Online multistate draw-game sales (Powerball, Mega Millions) were reported as planned for fall 2026 but not yet live as of mid-2026 trade coverage.? |
| District of Columbia | Live | Dec 21, 2020 | Monopoly State | DC iLottery (e-Instant games sold only online) unveiled December 21, 2020; players must be physically located in DC (geolocation-verified) and 18+. |
| Georgia | Live | Nov 2012 | Monopoly State | Georgia Lottery sells draw-game tickets (Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life, Fantasy 5, Cash 3/4, KENO!, etc.) and e-games directly through galottery.com with mandatory age/identity verification before purchase. Online sales launched November 2012, initially limited to Powerball, Mega Millions and Fantasy 5. |
| Illinois | Live | Mar 1, 2012 | Monopoly State | Illinois was the first U.S. state to sell lottery tickets online (pilot authorized by a 2011 IRS/DOJ opinion workaround then codified). Internet sales restricted to transactions initiated and received within Illinois; minimum age 18. Program section is scheduled for repeal 2028 absent renewal. |
| Kansas | Live | Monopoly State | Kansas Lottery sells draw-game entries and digital eInstant games directly online/via app (PlayOn Kansas platform) alongside retail sales.? | |
| Kentucky | Live | 2016 | Monopoly State | Online sales (draw games and ~60 Instant Play e-instant games) are available to players registered through the Kentucky Lottery's "Fun Club" on the website/mobile app. The Lottery's own FY2019 sales-by-channel table shows $0 in iLottery sales in FY2015 and $521,000 in FY2016, placing the launch in fiscal year 2016 (mid-2015 to mid-2016).? |
| Michigan | Live | Aug 2014 | Monopoly State | Michigan was among the first states to sell lottery products online, relaunching its website in August 2014 to add online draw-game ticket purchases and virtual instant ("e-instant") games. |
| New Hampshire | Live | Sep 1, 2018 | Monopoly State | Online lottery/e-instant sales began Sept. 2018, built and operated under contract by NeoPollard Interactive (player management, payments, compliance, RG). After DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel reversed course in Jan. 2019 and opined the federal Wire Act reaches all interstate wagers (not just sports), New Hampshire and NeoPollard sued; the U.S. District Court for NH ruled June 3, 2019 that the Wire Act is limited to sports betting and does not reach state lotteries, and the First Circuit affirmed Jan. 20, 2021, securing iLottery's legal footing. |
| North Carolina | Live | Nov 2023 | Monopoly State | The N.C. Lottery Commission voted the evening of Aug. 15, 2023 to begin selling "Digital Instant Games" (eInstants) online by Nov. 15, 2023; officials said a 2023 budget-law provision banning "casino-style" lottery games did not bar these online instant games. Games launched in mid-November 2023 (secondary sources differ between Nov. 14 and Nov. 15) through vendor NeoPollard Interactive. Players create an online account and provide the last four digits of their SSN to verify identity and age 18+. |
| Pennsylvania | Live | May 1, 2018 | Monopoly State | Launched with 11 instant games and now offers 90+ e-instants plus Keno-style draw games. |
| Rhode Island | Live | May 2020 | Monopoly State | Launched May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic; offers eInstant games and iKeno to devices verified as physically located in Rhode Island. |
| Virginia | Live | Jul 1, 2020 | Monopoly State | Authorized by SB922 (2020 Va. Acts ch. 117), which repealed the prior statutory ban on Internet lottery sales and added "the sale of tickets or shares over the Internet" to the Lottery Board's required method-of-sale rulemaking (Va. Code § 58.1-4007(A)(8)) -- a specific authorizing law, not merely general rulemaking under the 1987 lottery statute. Online draw-ticket and e-instant sales run via valottery.com/MyGameRoom and the VALottery app; supplied by IWG. iLottery reached ~18% of total Lottery sales within its first quarter. |
| West Virginia | Live | Oct 1, 2024 | Monopoly State | The West Virginia Lottery launched direct online ticket sales in October 2024 for players 18+ physically present in-state, offering Powerball, Mega Millions, Lotto America, Daily 3, Daily 4, and Cash 25 draw games plus a growing "iNSTANTS" library. This is separate from third-party digital lottery courier apps, which resell tickets for physical in-state retailers rather than selling directly on behalf of the Lottery.? |
| New Jersey | Limited | Oct 1, 2018 | Monopoly State | NJ Lottery offers an app/website for Quick Draw ePlayslip wagering (launched Oct. 1, 2018) and drawing results; third-party couriers (Jackpocket) fill much of the online ticket-purchase role.? |
| New York | Limited | Monopoly State | The New York Lottery's own online channel (mynylottery.org / the NY Lottery app) sells subscriptions, up to one year, for draw games, not on-demand single-ticket purchase or e-instant/scratch-off play; individual ticket and instant-game sales remain primarily in-person via licensed retailers. A 2020 Gaming Commission approval opened the door to mobile purchase of instant games through third-party courier apps such as Jackpocket and Jackpot.com, rather than a direct Lottery e-instant platform. | |
| Tennessee | Limited | Jan 2025 | Monopoly State | Tennessee Education Lottery launched the "TN iLottery" app in January 2025, selling draw-game tickets online. The Lottery relies on its existing statutory authority to sell tickets directly and accept non-cash payment, unlike retailers, rather than on new legislation. Players must be 18+ and physically in Tennessee. Scratch-offs and other e-instant (digital scratch-style) games remain retailer-only and are not sold through the app, which is why this vertical is marked limited rather than fully operational.? |
| Utah | Prohibited | No state lottery exists to sell tickets online. | ||
| Alabama | Not authorized | No state lottery exists to sell tickets online; moot pending Section 65 amendment. | ||
| Alaska | Not authorized | No state lottery exists to sell tickets online. | ||
| Arizona | Not authorized | The Arizona Lottery's own "Where to Play" tool directs players to retail locations only; there is no online draw-ticket or e-instant purchase channel on arizonalottery.com (the mobile app is for ticket-scanning/second-chance entry, not point-of-sale). No statute authorizes direct-to-consumer online lottery sales. | ||
| Arkansas | Not authorized | No Arkansas Lottery statute or program authorizes direct online ticket sales by the Lottery itself. Residents instead access tickets through third-party courier apps that partner with licensed retailers; the Lottery's spokesperson has described its role as regulating the retailers couriers use, not operating an online-sales channel of its own. | ||
| California | Not authorized | The California Lottery does not sell tickets, subscriptions, or e-instants online or via app; the official app supports only number-checking and ticket-scanning (Check-A-Ticket). No statute authorizes direct-to-consumer online lottery sales, consistent with the Lottery's position that only in-person retail purchases produce valid winning tickets. | ||
| Colorado | Not authorized | Colorado Lottery does not sell draw-game tickets or e-instants directly online to consumers; subscriptions exist but full iLottery platform is not operated. | ||
| Florida | Not authorized | Florida Lottery tickets are sold only in person through licensed retailers; there is no online ticket or e-instant sales channel.? | ||
| Hawaii | Not authorized | No state lottery exists to sell tickets online; moot under the same HRS §712-1220 general gambling prohibition. | ||
| Idaho | Not authorized | Idaho Lottery tickets are sold only through licensed retailers; its site shows no online ticket-purchase option. | ||
| Indiana | Not authorized | HB 1078 (2026) would have authorized online draw-game and e-instant sales (18+, voluntary exclusion) but was pulled from the House floor calendar on Jan. 20, 2026 and died for the session for lack of caucus support. | ||
| Iowa | Not authorized | Iowa Lottery: "does not offer online gaming or gambling"; games are sold only at authorized retailers. | ||
| Louisiana | Not authorized | Louisiana Lottery tickets are sold only in person at licensed retailers through WinStation vending machines; no statute or program authorizes online ticket sales. The Lottery has discussed exploring online sales, but no enabling legislation has passed.? | ||
| Maine | Not authorized | The Maine Lottery does not sell tickets or e-instants directly over the internet. Residents can buy Maine draw-game tickets online only through third-party couriers (Jackpocket, Lotto.com) rather than a state-run online-sales channel; the Lottery's own website/app is used mainly for results and retailer lookup, not direct ticket purchase. | ||
| Maryland | Not authorized | Maryland does not sell lottery tickets online. HB 1218 (2024) would have authorized the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to sell draw-game tickets to in-state consumers via the internet (with Scientific Games testifying in support before the House Ways and Means Committee); it was not enacted. HB 618 (2025), addressing internet sales of subscription play, was referred to committee with the Lottery and Gaming Control Agency registered as informational (neither favor nor oppose); no record of passage was found. Monthly Lottery director's sales reports for 2026 continue to report only retail-channel (draw, monitor, Fast Play, instant) sales, with no online ticket-sales channel reported. | ||
| Massachusetts | Not authorized | Massachusetts does not sell lottery tickets online directly; House and Senate bills to authorize iLottery have been filed in multiple sessions without passage. | ||
| Minnesota | Not authorized | The Lottery is statutorily barred from selling instant-win tickets through a website: Minn. Stat. § 349A.13 provides the director "shall not...sell instant win lottery tickets through a website," with an exception only for tickets of a multi-state joint lottery or drawing-based games. A short-lived online-scratch and gas-pump/ATM sales program was shut down by the Legislature under a 2015 law (effective Aug./Sept. 2015) amending § 349A.13 after the Lottery had expanded without legislative approval. | ||
| Mississippi | Not authorized | Mississippi Lottery tickets are sold only through licensed retail locations; there is no channel for buying tickets online. | ||
| Missouri | Not authorized | No statute authorizes online sale of draw-game or e-instant tickets by the Missouri Lottery. | ||
| Montana | Not authorized | Montana Lottery's own site offers only a mobile app (ticket scanning/second-chance entry) and store locator, with no online draw-ticket or e-instant purchase flow found; no statute authorizes direct online lottery ticket sales. | ||
| Nebraska | Not authorized | The Nebraska Lottery does not sell tickets or e-instants directly online; Nelottery.com's MVP Club/ePLAYSLIPS app lets players scan or enter already-purchased tickets and play online 'contests' (second-chance drawings), not buy tickets. Online ticket purchase is instead handled by third-party couriers, which the Lottery itself is not a party to. | ||
| Nevada | Not authorized | No state lottery exists, so there is no iLottery product. | ||
| New Mexico | Not authorized | The New Mexico Lottery's own website lists only retail draw games and scratchers, with no online ticket sales or e-instants product. | ||
| North Dakota | Not authorized | No statute authorizes online sale of lottery tickets/e-instants. | ||
| Ohio | Not authorized | Ohio Lottery does not sell draw or instant tickets online directly, and no statute authorizes a direct iLottery platform; third-party courier apps fill some of that gap in a legal gray area. | ||
| Oklahoma | Not authorized | The Oklahoma Lottery does not sell draw tickets or e-instants directly online. A June 2025 report said the Lottery was exploring a "digital platform," possibly as a competitive response to third-party couriers, plus an app upgrade letting winners claim prizes digitally, but neither confirms live online ticket or e-instant sales. | ||
| Oregon | Not authorized | The Oregon Lottery's own site advertises no online ticket purchase, mobile-app draw-game sale, or "buy online" feature; it directs players to retail locations, and no statute authorizes online sale of Lottery draw-game tickets. | ||
| South Carolina | Not authorized | The Lottery Commission sells draw and instant games through licensed retailers only; no online ticket-sale platform (iLottery) has been authorized or launched. | ||
| South Dakota | Not authorized | No statute authorizes online sale of lottery draw tickets/e-instants. | ||
| Texas | Not authorized | Texas does not sell lottery tickets online directly to consumers; only retail terminals and licensed couriers (now banned) provided any online-adjacent purchase path. | ||
| Vermont | Not authorized | The Vermont Lottery does not currently sell tickets, subscriptions, or e-instant games online. No bill authorizing internet lottery sales has been enacted; two bills on the subject are pending before the General Assembly in the 2026 session. | ||
| Washington | Not authorized | Washington's Lottery does not sell tickets online or through its mobile app; tickets, scratch cards, and keno may be purchased only from licensed retail locations or self-serve vending machines in-state. A 2005-07 budget proviso had separately barred use of lottery appropriations for internet-delivered games. | ||
| Wisconsin | Not authorized | No statute authorizes online sale of lottery draw tickets/e-instants. | ||
| Wyoming | Not authorized | WyoLotto's own site lists only retail draw games (Cowboy Draw, Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life, 2by2, KENO) with "Find a Retailer" the only purchase-related nav item; no online/app-based ticket-purchase or subscription product is offered or referenced. |