From July 1, the Virginia Lottery will allow customers to buy individual
tickets for popular lottery draws such as Powerball and Mega Millions
online. It will also launch instant-win games on its website.Get more
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executive director of the Virginia Lottery, Kevin Hall, said the
upcoming launch makes Virginia the seventh US state to offer lottery
games online. He added that the new offering allows the lottery to meet
customers “where they already are, and where they expect to find us:
online.”
The state government will use revenue from these online
sales to provide further resources for the K-12 public schools in
Virginia. Retail lottery sales will still continue in over 5,100 stores
across the state. Previously, people in the state could only buy online
subscriptions to large-draw ticket games like Mega Millions. The
beginning of this offering on July 1 is the earliest-possible launch day
that the legislation allows. Instant-win games will be similar to
scratch cards, with new options to be added to the website on a regular
basis.
The mobile app for the Virginia Lottery was created by its
lottery partner International Game Technology (IGT). It was originally
meant for use in retail stores that offered lottery sales, but is now
being updated to allow for the new products. The app will not be
completed in time for the July 1 launch, which means customers will have
to rely on the website for the time being. There has been a large push
for gambling expansion in Virginia in recent years, leading it to become
the second state to legalize sports betting in 2020. The recently
passed measure only allows online sportsbooks, with such offerings still
waiting to launch following Governor Ralph Northam’s approval in April
2020. Legislation allowing the construction of five casinos in different
cities in the state also got the go-ahead.
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