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A short qualification check
We currently commission U.S.-based contributors and verified lottery-industry professionals. Contributors must provide a verifiable identity, public LinkedIn profile, relevant credentials, published work or industry background, and the tax and payment information required for invoicing.
Public LinkedIn profile
Include your LinkedIn URL in the email. It must clearly support your identity and professional background.
Published work or industry authority
Writers need an article published by another publication. Lottery researchers and industry experts may qualify through verifiable credentials.
A specific reason to listen
Send a focused lottery angle and explain why your reporting, research, or experience makes you the right person to write it.
Editorial focus
What we publish
We want original reporting, useful analysis, and expertise that helps readers make sense of lottery rules, money, risk, and claims.
Lottery law and prize claims
Claim deadlines, anonymity rules, state procedure, and what winners do next.
Lottery taxes
Withholding, state treatment, lump sum versus annuity, and the limits of a calculator.
Scams and consumer protection
Fake-prize fraud, impersonation patterns, and practical verification guidance.
Responsible play
Spending limits, eligibility notes, and practical guidance for playing within a budget.
State eligibility and online play
Official apps, couriers, and sweepstakes-style platforms with careful disclosures.
Odds and scratch-off analysis
Source-led analysis without certainty claims, winning systems, or guarantees.
Preferred formats
- Reported features and original interviews with primary sources.
- Analysis with original research, not recycled ranking pages.
- Practical how-tos that name official sources and remaining limits.
- Expert explainers from people with verifiable domain experience.
- Opinion argued from public records, statutes, or first-hand reporting.
Fit
Who we are looking for
These are the contributors we are currently equipped to assign.
- Experienced journalists and freelancers with at least one article published by another publication.
- Lottery researchers and industry experts with verifiable credentials, research, employment, licensing, or direct category experience.
- Applicants with a public LinkedIn profile and a clear reason they are qualified to write the proposed piece.
- Original, unpublished pitches with a specific angle and a human-written final article.
- Pieces in the 1,000–2,500 word range unless an assignment says otherwise.
Automatic no
What we do not accept
If any of these describe your submission, please do not send it.
- Promotional copy, advertorials, product launches, or paid-link packages.
- Mass guest-post outreach, generic SEO, or pitches without a named author.
- AI-generated or AI-spun drafts, scraped content, and low-effort listicles.
- Casino, sportsbook, poker, crypto-gambling, or off-topic content.
- Prediction guarantees, beating-the-lottery claims, or certainty language.
- Pitches without a LinkedIn profile, credentials, or relevant published work.
Terms
Compensation and rights
Assigned editorial work is paid work. Rates and terms are agreed in writing before you draft.
- Rates
- Rates depend on experience, length, and reporting depth. We agree on the rate before drafting begins.
- Payment
- Payment is by invoice only via ACH to a verified bank account and is due within 30 days of publication and receipt of a valid invoice. Before assignment, contributors must provide the tax and payment information required for invoicing. PayPal, Wise, gift cards, and informal arrangements are not available.
- Rights
- Lottery Valley takes first publication rights and 30-day exclusivity after publication. After that, you may reprint with a canonical link back.
Submission
How to pitch us
Email the items below to hello@lotteryvalley.com. Do not send a full draft unless we assign the piece.
- 011–3 working titles and a 2–4 sentence angle: what is new, who it helps, and why it belongs on Lottery Valley.
- 02Your public LinkedIn profile URL. This is required for every applicant.
- 03For writers: 1–3 links to articles already published with other publications.
- 04For lottery researchers or industry experts: credentials, employer, role, research, licensing, or other details that establish your direct authority.
- 05A short bio and a clear explanation of why you are the right person to write this piece.
Workflow
What happens next
A simple three-step process from pitch to publication.
- 01
Review your pitch
We read pitches first and aim to reply within 5–10 business days. Silence after that is a pass.
- 02
Confirm the assignment
If we take the piece, we agree on the angle, length, rate, and deadline in writing before you draft.
- 03
Edit and publish
We handle the final edit and headline, then publish with a named byline and public author profile.
Common questions
FAQ
The short version of our contributor policy.
Do you pay writers?
Yes. Lottery Valley pays for assigned editorial work. Payment is by invoice only via ACH to a verified bank account, due within 30 days of publication and receipt of a valid invoice. We do not pay by PayPal or Wise.
Is this a guest-post or link-building program?
No. We do not accept paid guest posts, unreviewed backlinks, or mass outreach. Commercial partnership requests belong on Partner With Lottery Valley.
Do I need a LinkedIn profile?
Yes. Every applicant must include a public LinkedIn profile URL in the email. It should support your identity, experience, credentials, or professional connection to the proposed topic.
Do I need lottery clips specifically?
Writers must show at least one article published by another publication, but it does not have to be lottery-specific. Lottery researchers and industry experts may qualify through verifiable professional credentials, research, employment, licensing, or direct category experience.
Can I use AI to write the article?
Not for primary text. AI for research notes or outlining is acceptable if disclosed. AI-generated or AI-spun drafts are an automatic no.
How many links do I get in the author bio?
One dofollow homepage or profile link if you are a verifiable person with a public record. In-body links are editorial decisions, not part of the pitch.
Who owns the piece after publication?
Lottery Valley takes first publication rights and 30-day exclusivity. After that, you may reprint with a canonical link back. We keep a perpetual non-exclusive license to keep the piece live, update it, and use excerpts.