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Mega Millions Will Remove Break-Even Prizes: Here’s Why That’s Good for Players
The upcoming Mega Millions price increase in April will see break-even prizes end. Here’s why that is good for future players of the game.
West Virginia’s Online Lottery is Now Live, Offering Draw Games, eInstants, and a Loyalty Program
The West Virginia Lottery launched its online platform, iPlay, on Halloween, offering draw games and instants for sales.
Massachusetts iLottery Launch Delayed Until 2026 Amid Funding Delays—Is the Wait Normal?
The Massachusetts online lottery won’t arrive in 2025 as initially expected, as a Lottery official revealed last week that the anticipated launch date has been pushed back until approximately April 2026. That’s about five months slower than the initially projected timeline. News of the delay came last week during an event with Massachusetts Treasurer Deb […]
Jackpot.com Launches Faster Digital Scratcher Games in Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas
Online lottery courier Jackpot.com has launched a digital scratch ticket offering that enables customers in Massachusetts, Ohio, and Texas to play official state lottery scratch-offs in a fraction of the time typically required. The all-new scratch-off addition to Jackpot.com’s signature “Scratchers” platform enables players to purchase their favorite official state lottery tickets on any device. […]
Lottery Courier Lotto.com Now Taking Draw Ticket Orders and Supplying Digital Scratch-Offs in Massachusetts
There are now three options to buy lottery tickets online in Massachusetts as Lotto.com announced its launch on October 3. Players can use Lotto.com’s app to order tickets for draw games and play digital scratch-offs. Massachusetts is the 11th state for Lotto.com. Lottery couriers like Lotto.com allow users to purchase lottery tickets online. Once the player […]
$1.1 Billion Mega Millions, $214 Million Powerball Jackpots Unclaimed — Lotteries Say Winners Often Forget
It may seem impossible that Americans so concerned about rising grocery prices would forget about their winning lottery tickets worth millions and, in one case, an unclaimed $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot owed to a New Jerseyan. However, lottery officials tell Bonus that the mental lapse is the primary reason that winners never come forward […]
Virginia Online Instant Lottery Wagers Now Exceed Retail Sales
Virginia is one of the more recent US states to have launched an iLottery, but its online sales already exceed the retail channel. The Virginia Lottery’s preliminary numbers for fiscal year 2024 indicate $5.52 billion in total sales for fiscal year 2024. Although it has not yet released its annual report, the Lottery Post reports that over $3 billion of that came through […]
Kansas to Launch Online Lottery in 2025 as Pollard Banknote Makes Its e-Instant Debut
Next year, Kansas will become the most recent state to launch a full-featured online lottery, including draw ticket sales and e-Instant games. The launch will also mark the US debut of Pollard Banknote’s new line of digital instant games. The North American debut coincidentally also came this week, with the games’ launch in the Canadian province […]
Massachusetts Online Lottery Begins Around Thanksgiving 2025, May Be Biggest US iLottery Per Capita
Sixteen months from now, Massachusetts online lottery players may be making iLottery ticket sales history. That’s because the Bay State, known for having the highest ticket sales per person among US lotteries, will begin selling online tickets around Thanksgiving 2025. The Lottery announced on July 29 that online lottery sales will launch after it finds […]
Massachusetts Online Lottery Just Needs Governor’s Signature to Become Reality
Massachusetts will soon have an online lottery if Gov. Maura Healey signs the latest version of the state budget, which includes authorization for ticket sales over the Internet. It seems almost inevitable that the Governor will do so, given that the idea of establishing a Massachusetts iLottery was her idea to begin with. The bill text doesn’t […]
