Well, if you want to.cgiay lotteries over the internet you don't have as many choices as you would think.
Governments just love to regulate every kind of gambling (I think it's
mostly so they can be sure to get their share, while looking like they are
protecting the public from scams). For exa.cgie, in the USA, an antiquated
postal regulation makes it illegal to import lottery instruments or to
transport a lottery ticket across state lines.
http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/usc18/lottery.htm
with a co.cgie of exceptions:
http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/usc18/lotter.htm
http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/lottery.htm
Most of the lotteries you can.cgiay on-line are sold to you by lottery agents, not directly by the lottery itself. One exception is InterLoto or Pluslotto which is well worth checking out. Here are your choices with the pros and cons and a review listed (one to 5 stars) in alphabetical order by country:
Australian Lottery via TMS or Dreams Come Trueor WinnersWeb: If you really have an interest in the Australian Lottery, visit all the sites and make up your own mind TMS seems to me to be a good bet. At least with TMS, you can learn more about the different lotteries.
Canadian Lottery: There are two types of Canadian lotteries: 6/49, the Canadian nationwide lottery and BC/49 is a Canadian provincial (British Columbia) lottery.
US Lottery: This is an interesting one. I am not sure if their stance on the legality of this lottery within the US would hold up co.cgietely in court, but it's an interesting theory. The us government has given US Indian tribes the right to set up gambling casinos with the passage of Indian Gaming Regulation Act (IGRA) of 1988 (25 U.S.§ 2701, et seq.). So, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe in Idaho has set up a server on their reservation, and they say that since you are logging onto their server when you purchase games, you are transacting as if you are actually there. Anyway, I have not.cgiayed this one yet, and the fact that they don't have winners stories up yet is a problem.
Irish Lottery Syndicates: You can actually.cgiay the Irish Lottery from this page. The Irish lottery pays approximately 50% of its funds in prize money.
Australian TERRITORIAN: Northern Territory Lottery, it deserves it's own listing. They brag that the tickets themselves are the largest.... huh? They also tell you ahead of time that the total # of tickets sold will be 260,000 @ $5 each (1.3 million), and that the jackpot is $500,000 with the total of all prizes being $610,000. At least you know your odds, and that you would be an exclusive winner.
German SKL Südeutsche Klassenlotterie: This one is a class lottery run by Germany's two southern states, Bayern und Baden Würtenberg. Both of the two German lotteries are a bit expensive to.cgiay and more co.cgiex than the Lotto you are probably used to.
German NKL Nordwestdeutsche Klassenlotterie or Nordwestdeutsche Klassenlotterie: You guessed it, this is the northern version of the German lottery. It is also a class lottery. Two different agents
Mult.cgie lotteries (Canada and UK): Their server seems to misbehave, pumping out gibberish ASCII characters sometimes. It was probably composed on a computer using french ASCII codes.
Swiss Lottery: This is a site with cross links to one of the NKL sites.
UK National Lottery: This is also out of Ireland. It's not clear if this is different than the above listing. The site is a graphical nightmare, way too busy and not enough information.
Prize Lottery On-Line: I can't figure out who would send them money. They won't get any of my money. The server is somewhere on Grand Turk island. Running since end of '96, they have yet to have a winner... at least they don't lie about it. I think the lack of winner has to do with the fact that the lottery draws don't take.cgiace until all the tickets have been sold. I mention them only as a matter of co.cgieteness.
These belong in a separate category:
www.lottoshop.com: Here you can buy tickets to three popular lotteries: Australian, Cnadian and UK. Pricing is a bit steeper than some other ways of purchasing.
InterLoto / Pluslotto: Without a doubt the best internet lottery. They have a well developed site, the lottery is internet only which allows them to have a 65% payout on all their games, not just Lotto. They have instant games as well as the traditional lotto. for more info on InterLotto, visit the site.
InterKeno: This lottery seems to exist similarly to the Lichenstein lottery. I like the Lichenstein one more.
Prizes.com: This site uses tokens that you earn to enter you into various games and contests.
I have.cgiayed the InterLotto, and have won twice (OK, not as much as I have.cgiayed, it was a measly 3 ball match both times), so I know they are on the up-and-up. Plus, according to the site, " InterLotto is audited by Coopers & Lybrand AG, a member of Coopers & Lybrand International, who also act as independent scrutineers of the Draw. InterLotto is operated by the International Lottery in Liechtenstein Foundation, a charitable organisation.", so I feel fairly confident about them. After all, without all the overhead of traditional lotteries, why shouldn't they be able to deliver on their promises?
They don't just offer the regular Weekly Lotto, they have started offering lots of other on-line gambling options including Instant Game:
If you want to see an archive of the InterLotto news: Click Here.
I highly recommend you visit the InterLotto/ Plus Lotto site and perhaps even.cgiay.
Traditional Link
The PlusLotto even supports charities with a percentage of proceeds.