Buying lottery tickets online, state by state
Whether you can buy a lottery ticket online is your state lottery's call, not the game's. These guides take one state at a time and say what that lottery's own site says, quoted, linked and dated.
How these guides are made
Each guide answers one question first: does this state's lottery sell tickets online, and if so, how? The answer comes only from the lottery's own site, in its words, with a link to the page and the date we read it. Then I give my read of its app or online shop as the lottery describes it: what it offers, what it costs, how a prize gets paid and what the pages leave unclear.
Where a lottery's own site wouldn't open for us, we hold its guide back until we can read it. I'd rather tell you I couldn't read it than hand you somebody else's summary. We don't name or recommend any company that offers to buy tickets for you; the buying lottery tickets online page explains why, and how an official online sale works.
The states
| State | Guide | What the lottery's site said on 28 October 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | Virginia Lottery app and online play | Sells online, on its app and site |
| Michigan | Michigan Lottery online and app | Sells draw games online, on its app and site |
| Florida | Florida Lottery app | Doesn't sell online; the app makes digital play slips and checks tickets |
| Texas | Texas Lottery app | Doesn't sell online; the app checks tickets and pays some prizes |
Lottery rules change, and so do lottery websites. I'd treat each row as true on the date it carries, and check the lottery's own page before you put money in.
Where I'd start
If your state is in the table, read its guide. If it isn't, the US lotteries page has a link to every lottery's official site, and the questions the guides ask are the ones I'd put to yours: who may buy, from where, how prizes are paid and what limits you can set. The reviews side of this section is on the lottery reviews page.
One habit covers most of the risk. Type the lottery's address in yourself, never through a link someone sent you, and if a message says you've won something you never entered, read lottery scams before you reply.