Delaware Lottery

Delaware Lottery

Delaware Lottery logo
Type	Lottery System
Headquarters	McKee Business Park 1575 McKee Road Dover, Delaware 19904
Website	www.delottery.com

The Delaware Lottery is run by the government of

.

Prior to 2018, Delaware was one of only four jurisdictions where wagering on sports was legal under

, based on what Delaware had offered prior to 1992. On June 5, 2018, after the Supreme Court ruled PASPA unconstitutional, the Delaware Lottery expanded sports betting to include additional sports and single-game bets.

In January 2010, legislation was passed legalizing Lottery-owned table games at Delaware's three racetrack casinos ("racinos".)

The minimum age to play the Delaware Lottery is 18, except for video lottery and

do not allow underage persons in them, the minimum age to purchase tickets in such establishments is effectively 21.

Sports Pick

Sports Pick is the brand name for

Parlay Betting:

Regular season:

• Half-point parlays
• Teasers (6 points)
• Super Teasers (10 points)
• Reverse Teasers (-7 points)
• $100,000 Parlay Card
• Future book wagering

All spreads on Half-point parlays, Teasers, SuperTeasers, and Reverse Teasers have half point spreads to eliminate ties. $100,000 Parlay Card has integer spreads and ties lose.

Postseason:

• Half-point parlays
• Teasers (6 points)
• Reverse Teasers (-7 points)
• Playoff Special cards
• Future book wagering

Current draw games

In-house draw games

Play 3

Play 3 is drawn twice a day.

Play 4

Play 4 also is drawn twice a day. Both games involve matching the digits 0 through 9.

Multi-Win Lotto

Multi-Win lotto is played daily. Cash jackpots begin at $50,000 and roll over until they are won. Six numbers from 1 through 35 are drawn. Each $2 game features 3 lines of play. In addition to winning in the "classic" way (matching in any six-number play), prizes also are won by matching enough of the 18 numbers across the three lines to the six numbers drawn; "combined play" also wins if none of the 18 match the numbers drawn.

Keno

Delaware Keno is a keno game drawn every few minutes that began in January 2013 in 81 businesses.

Multi-state draw games

Lotto America

Lotto America is available through 13 lotteries, including Delaware's, and is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Lotto America draws five white numbers from 1 through 52, and a "Star Ball", numbered 1 through 10. The jackpots begin at $2,000,000. Lotto America also has an option called All-Star Bonus that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, or 5.

Lucky For Life

In January 2015, Delaware began selling

.

Mega Millions

On October 13, 2009 the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in US lottery jurisdictions. The Delaware Lottery added Mega Millions on the date of the cross-selling expansion, January 31, 2010. Mega Millions' jackpots currently start at $40 million (temporarily reduced to $20 million); it is drawn Tuesday and Friday nights.

Powerball

Since 1991, Delaware has been a member of MUSL. Powerball began in 1992. Powerball's jackpots currently start at $40 million (temporarily reduced to $20 million); it is drawn Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday nights.

Former in-state draw games

Delaware Cash 5

Delaware Cash 5 was a 5-number game, were introduced in late 2011. Players chose 5 numbers from 1 to 33. The minimum Jackpot prize was $25,000, and if it was not won, it keeps rolling, until there is/are a jackpot winner(s). Players won by matching 2($1), 3($5), 4($100), or all 5 numbers in any order. There was also a Doubler number, from 1 to 7. If the player matched the Doubler number drawn, all non-jackpot prizes will be doubled. Drawings were held every Tuesday & Saturday nights. The game was suspended in January 2015 and replaced by the Multi State Lucky For Life game.^{[citation needed]}

Former multi-state draw games

Hot Lotto

Hot Lotto was available through 15 lotteries, including Delaware's, and was drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Hot Lotto drew five white numbers from 1 through 47, and an orange "Hot Ball", numbered 1 through 19. The jackpots began at $1,000,000 (all-cash, and "taxes-paid"), increasing by at least $50,000 if there is no top prize winner. Hot Lotto also had an option, called Sizzler (similar to Powerball's PowerPlay); the Sizzler tripled non-jackpot prizes.

The Hot Lotto game underwent a major change on May 12, 2013. Eight "white balls" were added, although the "Hot Ball" field remained at 19 numbers. The top prize changed from annuity-with-a-cash-option to will all-cash, and "taxes paid" (jackpot amounts reflect the net amount to be won, rather than the gross.) Hot Lotto had its last drawing on October 28, 2017.

Video lottery

Delaware has three lottery-sponsored casinos –

– whose games include MUSL's MegaHits.

References

External links

• Delaware Lottery official site