Guide To Online Lotteries

There are various online gambling options available in the current iGaming market, but one that has been growing rapidly in popularity (perhaps even more rapidly than the sector as a whole) is online lottery play.

There are various sites offering online lottery play at this point, from the official websites of specific lotteries, to sites that offer the ability to play various lotteries from outside your jurisdiction, allowing you to play a number of lotteries from around the world, without having to travel there!

As with much of the online gambling world, online lotteries can seem a little confusing at first, but when you take the time to get to know how they work, they’re actually pretty simple.

To save you the time of trying out these sites to get a sense of how they work, we’re here with a handy guide to tell you everything you need to go.

How Do Online Lotteries Work?

There are two main types of online lottery site, the first is the simplest, the site of a specific lottery.

In this case, you bet online for the lottery (or lotteries) in your jurisdiction, and you get the same odds of winning and the same payouts as you would if you’d bought a ticket in a shop.

Then there’s the more interesting type of lottery site, that which offers the ability to play a plethora of lotteries from around the globe.

Obviously, these sites would not be able to offer official play in these lotteries unless you were within the correct jurisdiction, so instead you are given the chance to bet on them.

While betting on the results of lotteries will normally come with a lower jackpot than winning the actual lottery would, there are fixed odds attached to all winning combinations, making you far more likely to win big betting on a lottery than playing one (it should be pointed out that the odds are still slim, but much better than the 100,000,000-1 that many lotteries offer).

Lower Jackpot Lotteries

Whether betting on a lottery from a smaller country with a lower jackpot, or taking part in a regional lottery, there are many options for those looking for lower risk and lower reward, offering higher chances of winnings, but significantly smaller jackpots than their national cousins.

This is not always true in the US, where there are no national lotteries and some state-run offerings often having huge jackpots.

Safety and Security

Safety is the first priority of any player considering online gambling of any kind, and lotteries are no different.

As long as you research in advance, there should be no risk, as all official sites of lotteries and regulated identically to the land-based lottery, and betting sites are licensed and regulated in the same way that a casino or sports betting site would be, so as long as the site is correctly licensed, you and your money will be protected.

Online lottery play is the logical evolution of lotteries in general, and it only looks set to keep growing.