Cheap Lottery Tickets: Where To Get Them?

If you’re looking for cheap lottery tickets, these are the best places to get them:

At your local store that sells official lottery ticketsAt the official website of your local lottery (if available)At 3rd-party online lottery sites

As you go through that list, the tickets tend to get more expensive.

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Buy cheap lottery tickets from your local store

You should be able to buy traditional paper lottery tickets like this at your local lottery retailer…

For example, if you’re in the USA and want to play Mega Millions, you should be able to play the lottery at local retailers like 7-Eleven or Circle K.

Such stores are the main distribution channel for big lotteries and you’ll find the cheapest prices there.

Not sure where to find a lottery retailer near you?

Check the official website for the lottery you’d like to play and they’ll point you in the right direction.

Buy cheap tickets on official lottery websites (if available)

Some lotteries allow you to play online via their official websites, though you usually have to be in the same state or country to do this.

Examples of lotteries you can play this way:

EuroJackpot (multiple countries)Multiple lotteries in IrelandMultiple lotteries in the UK

Some US states also allow you to play various lotteries online:

GeorgiaIllinoisKentucky





MichiganNew HampshireNorth Carolina





North DakotaPennsylvania





Buy cheap tickets from 3rd-party lottery sites



Homepage of theLotter (reviewed here)

3rd-party sites like theLotter and Lotto Agent will buy lottery tickets on your behalf.

The advantage of such sites is that you can play your favorite lotteries from anywhere in the world.

The downside is that this is usually the most expensive way to play