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Compare official state lottery sales, licensed courier services, and lottery-style alternatives in one place. Start with your state to see what’s actually available, then explore partner guides when a specific option fits.
Start with the state-run website or app where direct ticket sales already exist.
View state guidesFind states where courier partners can handle official-ticket ordering for you.
See courier statesCompare lottery-adjacent instant-play platforms when courier access is unavailable.
Compare alternativesSee entertainment-first options with clearer promos, availability, and trust notes.
Review partner fitsWhat you'll find here
Compare official online sales, courier access, and reviewed lottery-style partners without bouncing between disconnected pages or partner-first funnels.
We lead with state-run sales first when direct purchase exists.
Supported states are separated from true iLottery markets.
Promo, trust, and availability details are grouped by product fit.
Each page is designed to answer what actually works where you live.
By state
Search your state and compare official online sales, courier access, scratch-card alternatives, and sweepstakes-style options before you click through.
Direct purchases through the state-run lottery website or app.
Official-ticket courier services in supported non-iLottery states.
Lottery-adjacent instant-play platforms where ticket buying is unavailable.
Entertainment-first alternatives with promos, availability, and trust notes.
All state guides
Search by state and compare official online sales, courier access, scratch-card alternatives, and sweepstakes-style options in one place.
| State | Official online sales | Courier access | Scratch-card alternatives | Sweepstakes-style games | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Alabama official online sales: unavailable | Alabama courier access: unavailable | Alabama scratch-card alternatives: available | Alabama sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Alaska | Alaska official online sales: unavailable | Alaska courier access: unavailable | Alaska scratch-card alternatives: available | Alaska sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Arizona | Arizona official online sales: unavailable | Arizona courier access: available | Arizona scratch-card alternatives: available | Arizona sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Arkansas | Arkansas official online sales: unavailable | Arkansas courier access: available | Arkansas scratch-card alternatives: available | Arkansas sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
California | California official online sales: unavailable | California courier access: unavailable | California scratch-card alternatives: available | California sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Colorado | Colorado official online sales: unavailable | Colorado courier access: available | Colorado scratch-card alternatives: available | Colorado sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Connecticut | Connecticut official online sales: available | Connecticut courier access: unavailable | Connecticut scratch-card alternatives: available | Connecticut sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Delaware | Delaware official online sales: available | Delaware courier access: unavailable | Delaware scratch-card alternatives: available | Delaware sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
District of Columbia | District of Columbia official online sales: available | District of Columbia courier access: available | District of Columbia scratch-card alternatives: available | District of Columbia sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Florida | Florida official online sales: unavailable | Florida courier access: unavailable | Florida scratch-card alternatives: unavailable | Florida sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Georgia | Georgia official online sales: available | Georgia courier access: unavailable | Georgia scratch-card alternatives: unavailable | Georgia sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Hawaii | Hawaii official online sales: unavailable | Hawaii courier access: unavailable | Hawaii scratch-card alternatives: available | Hawaii sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Idaho | Idaho official online sales: unavailable | Idaho courier access: available | Idaho scratch-card alternatives: available | Idaho sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Illinois | Illinois official online sales: available | Illinois courier access: unavailable | Illinois scratch-card alternatives: available | Illinois sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Indiana | Indiana official online sales: unavailable | Indiana courier access: unavailable | Indiana scratch-card alternatives: available | Indiana sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Iowa | Iowa official online sales: unavailable | Iowa courier access: unavailable | Iowa scratch-card alternatives: available | Iowa sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Kansas | Kansas official online sales: unavailable | Kansas courier access: unavailable | Kansas scratch-card alternatives: available | Kansas sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Kentucky | Kentucky official online sales: available | Kentucky courier access: unavailable | Kentucky scratch-card alternatives: available | Kentucky sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Louisiana | Louisiana official online sales: unavailable | Louisiana courier access: unavailable | Louisiana scratch-card alternatives: unavailable | Louisiana sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Maine | Maine official online sales: unavailable | Maine courier access: available | Maine scratch-card alternatives: available | Maine sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Maryland | Maryland official online sales: available | Maryland courier access: unavailable | Maryland scratch-card alternatives: available | Maryland sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Massachusetts | Massachusetts official online sales: unavailable | Massachusetts courier access: available | Massachusetts scratch-card alternatives: available | Massachusetts sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Michigan | Michigan official online sales: available | Michigan courier access: unavailable | Michigan scratch-card alternatives: unavailable | Michigan sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Minnesota | Minnesota official online sales: unavailable | Minnesota courier access: available | Minnesota scratch-card alternatives: available | Minnesota sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Mississippi | Mississippi official online sales: unavailable | Mississippi courier access: unavailable | Mississippi scratch-card alternatives: available | Mississippi sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Missouri | Missouri official online sales: unavailable | Missouri courier access: unavailable | Missouri scratch-card alternatives: available | Missouri sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Montana | Montana official online sales: unavailable | Montana courier access: available | Montana scratch-card alternatives: unavailable | Montana sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Nebraska | Nebraska official online sales: unavailable | Nebraska courier access: available | Nebraska scratch-card alternatives: available | Nebraska sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Nevada | Nevada official online sales: unavailable | Nevada courier access: unavailable | Nevada scratch-card alternatives: unavailable | Nevada sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
New Hampshire | New Hampshire official online sales: available | New Hampshire courier access: available | New Hampshire scratch-card alternatives: available | New Hampshire sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
New Jersey | New Jersey official online sales: unavailable | New Jersey courier access: available | New Jersey scratch-card alternatives: unavailable | New Jersey sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
New Mexico | New Mexico official online sales: unavailable | New Mexico courier access: unavailable | New Mexico scratch-card alternatives: available | New Mexico sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
New York | New York official online sales: available | New York courier access: available | New York scratch-card alternatives: unavailable | New York sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
North Carolina | North Carolina official online sales: available | North Carolina courier access: unavailable | North Carolina scratch-card alternatives: available | North Carolina sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
North Dakota | North Dakota official online sales: available | North Dakota courier access: unavailable | North Dakota scratch-card alternatives: available | North Dakota sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Ohio | Ohio official online sales: unavailable | Ohio courier access: available | Ohio scratch-card alternatives: available | Ohio sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma official online sales: unavailable | Oklahoma courier access: unavailable | Oklahoma scratch-card alternatives: available | Oklahoma sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Oregon | Oregon official online sales: unavailable | Oregon courier access: available | Oregon scratch-card alternatives: available | Oregon sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania official online sales: available | Pennsylvania courier access: unavailable | Pennsylvania scratch-card alternatives: available | Pennsylvania sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Rhode Island | Rhode Island official online sales: available | Rhode Island courier access: unavailable | Rhode Island scratch-card alternatives: available | Rhode Island sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
South Carolina | South Carolina official online sales: unavailable | South Carolina courier access: unavailable | South Carolina scratch-card alternatives: available | South Carolina sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
South Dakota | South Dakota official online sales: unavailable | South Dakota courier access: unavailable | South Dakota scratch-card alternatives: available | South Dakota sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Tennessee | Tennessee official online sales: unavailable | Tennessee courier access: unavailable | Tennessee scratch-card alternatives: available | Tennessee sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Texas | Texas official online sales: unavailable | Texas courier access: unavailable | Texas scratch-card alternatives: available | Texas sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Utah | Utah official online sales: unavailable | Utah courier access: unavailable | Utah scratch-card alternatives: available | Utah sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Vermont | Vermont official online sales: unavailable | Vermont courier access: unavailable | Vermont scratch-card alternatives: available | Vermont sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Virginia | Virginia official online sales: available | Virginia courier access: unavailable | Virginia scratch-card alternatives: available | Virginia sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Washington | Washington official online sales: unavailable | Washington courier access: unavailable | Washington scratch-card alternatives: unavailable | Washington sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
West Virginia | West Virginia official online sales: available | West Virginia courier access: available | West Virginia scratch-card alternatives: available | West Virginia sweepstakes-style games: unavailable | View guide |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin official online sales: unavailable | Wisconsin courier access: unavailable | Wisconsin scratch-card alternatives: available | Wisconsin sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
Wyoming | Wyoming official online sales: unavailable | Wyoming courier access: unavailable | Wyoming scratch-card alternatives: available | Wyoming sweepstakes-style games: available | View guide |
How it works
There are four common ways people play online. This section lays out what each path actually is, when it makes sense, and how it fits official purchase intent.
Official sales and courier access serve ticket-buying intent. Scratch-card and sweepstakes options are better treated as alternatives, not substitutes.
Some states let residents buy draw games, instant games, keno, or subscriptions directly through a state-run website or app.
Players who want the state-run purchase path first
Couriers place official ticket orders with licensed retailers on your behalf, then handle scan proof and prize-support logistics.
Official-ticket buying in supported courier states
Online scratch-style platforms can be a stronger fit when a state does not offer official sales or courier coverage for ticket buying.
Lottery-adjacent instant play when tickets are unavailable
Sweepstakes products can still be useful, but they need clearer framing because they are not direct substitutes for buying official lottery tickets.
Entertainment-first play with promos and looser product fit
How we review
We review every platform through the lens of online lottery intent: Is it legal where it operates, is it clear about what it offers, and is it genuinely useful for the kind of player landing on the page?
A courier service, a scratch-card platform, and a sweepstakes site should not be judged as if they promise the same thing. We weight the parts of the experience that matter most for trust, product fit, and user clarity.
The result is a review framework built to separate official purchase paths from alternatives cleanly, so users can compare options without guessing what is actually being offered.
Weighted for legality, product fit, transparency, and real-world usefulness so official sales, couriers, and alternatives can be judged on what they actually promise.
Licensing, legality, and how clearly a platform explains what it actually is.
How closely the product matches official-ticket or lottery-style user intent.
Real geographic usefulness, not vague nationwide framing.
Whether costs, promo mechanics, and restrictions are easy to understand.
Sign-up flow, navigation quality, and how easy it is to take the next step.
Brand credibility, transparency, support, and overall confidence signals.
By partner
These are the main platforms we cover for official-ticket courier play and lottery-style alternatives. Each guide combines the offer, review, state availability, and trust details in one place.
Lottery courier
Buy official state lottery tickets online in eligible markets with scanned proof, stored tickets, and a cleaner digital purchase flow.
Built for players who want real lottery-ticket ordering in supported courier states.
Sweepstakes alternative
Play scratch-style and casino-style games through a sweepstakes model built for players who want online gameplay, not official lottery tickets.
Built for players who want sweepstakes-style online gameplay and broad state access.
Scratch-card alternative
A scratch-card-style platform built around quick online play and a simple welcome offer.
Built for players who want a scratch-card-style online experience with broad state coverage.
Use these answers to understand how official purchase, courier services, and alternative partners differ before you choose a state guide or partner page.
Responsible play and partner transparency
Lottery Valley publishes lottery results, tools, guides, and educational content for U.S. users. Because some pages include online-play offers and partner referrals, responsible-play guidance and affiliate disclosure stay visible throughout the product.
Responsible play
Lottery content should inform users, not push reckless behavior. Help resources should stay visible and easy to reach.
Chance still decides outcomes
Predictions, generators, and strategy content do not guarantee winnings. Lottery outcomes remain chance-based.
Age, eligibility, and state rules vary
Eligibility, age limits, and online-play access vary by state and operator. Verify those rules before you act.
Help is available
Free and confidential support is available 24/7 through the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.
Affiliate disclosure
Lottery Valley may earn compensation when users click certain partner links, use a promo code, create an account, or complete a qualifying action with a partner.
Georgia Lottery
Official state-lottery partner
Jackpot.com
Lottery courier partner
Stake.us
Sweepstakes gaming partner
Scratchee
Online scratch-card partner
BorrowMoney.us
Financial-services referral partner
Partners are separate companies with their own terms, fees, eligibility rules, and legal status. Review each partner's official terms before acting.
