Tag: online lottery
Jackpot.com Now Live in Arizona
Jackpot.com has announced the launch of its services in Arizona. With this latest offering, Arizonians can now purchase and play their favorite lottery games from mobile phones, desktops and tablets. This includes their favorite nationwide games such as Mega Millions and Powerball, as well as the popular local game, The Pick draw. The innovative platform purchases tickets on behalf of its customers from an official state lottery retailer, displaying a scan of their ticket and transferring winnings under $600 in real-time to their account. For prizes greater than $600, Jackpot.com securely delivers the ticket to the winning player to collect…
Florida looks to sell online lotto tickets
Sun-Sentinel – Want to buy some lottery tickets but can’t make it to your local 7-11, supermarket or gas station? State Sen. Gwen Margolis, D-Miami, has an alternative: a bill that would let customers buy online. But that may not go over so well with the local retailers who currently make big bucks selling paper Lottery tickets. John Fleming, a spokesman for the Florida Retail Federation, which lobbies the Legislature on behalf of those stores, said that the group is aware of the legislation and said that it was likely the brick and mortar retailers would have some objections. The…
Iowans Could Coon Buy Powerball Tickets Online
The day is coming when lottery players in Iowa will be able to purchase Powerball tickets and other lotto-style tickets online on their computer, smartphone or tablet, says Terry Rich, president/CEO of the Iowa Lottery. Rich, who was in Cedar Rapids as part of a tour of the state to talk about the Iowa Lottery, said the states of Illinois and Minnesota now permit in-state online lottery purchases and other states, including New Jersey and Georgia, also are looking to do the same. “We know it’s coming. It will happen,” Rich said. For now, though, he said he wants to…