VA Lottery to offer games online starting July 1
Virginia Lottery will soon offer some of its most popular games in an online format.
Starting July 1st, some games like Mega Millions, Powerball, and Cash4Life will be accessible through by way of phone, tablet, or computer, along with all new instant win games different from traditional paper ticket games. Lottery officials say new games will be added every two weeks through its website, including popular daily draw games such as Pick 3, pick 4, a d Cash 5 that will be added within the first year. but will still offer traditional ticket games through over 5,000 retail stores across the Commonwealth.
“Virginia is the seventh state to offer lottery games online so consumers can play whenever they want wherever they are,” said Virginia Lottery Executive Director Kevin Hall. “Online lottery is not just convenience. Updating the way we deliver our products will help support our responsibility to generate additional resources for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. We feel it’s important to continue to meet Virginia consumers where they already are, and where they expect to find us: online.”
The online gambling format was granted following legislation approval during this year’s general assembly session.
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