Internet Lotteries

There are three ways of providing Internet lottery games. These are:

• Established lottery operators provide Internet access to existing land based lottery systems. The Internet system maintains player accounts, allows deposits, withdrawals, placing bets etc. It does not participate in the draw of numbers. The draw is conducted by the existing land based system. However, the Internet system does the winner selections using the numbers drawn by the land based system
• The newer land based lottery systems provide both online terminals through leased lines as well as full Internet access.
• The third category of Internet lottery system is Internet only lottery system. These systems maintain player accounts, allow deposits, withdrawals, placing bets etc. The Internet system also conducts the draw of numbers and winner selection.

Stringent independent testing and certification is a must for all three types of lottery systems. So it is very important that players look for independently tested and certified lottery sites.

Independently tested and certified Internet lottery systems have many advantages over conventional lottery systems. These include the following:

• Complete history of account activity is available to the player
• Complete betting history is available to the player
• Players get more betting combinations
• Players can make advance bets
• Winnings are automatically credited to player accounts
• Player protection mechanisms are generally available
• Access to gambling related information