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The minimum age to play the lottery, state by state

Most states set the minimum age for lottery tickets at 18, but some set it at 19 or 21. Check the state page before you buy, because online and in-person sales can have different rules.

Quick answer: of 30 verified states, 25 have 18+ (California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho and 19 more).

By Daniel Whitfield, Editor · Data last verified November 3, 2026 · 30 of 48 lottery states verified (63%)

Minimum age to play30 of 48 lottery states verified
181921Not yet verified, or no lottery
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StateMinimum ageVerifiedSource
California18+November 3, 2026State page
Colorado18+November 2, 2026State page
Delaware18+November 2, 2026State page
Florida18+November 3, 2026State page
Georgia18+November 3, 2026State page
Idaho18+November 2, 2026State page
Illinois18+November 3, 2026State page
Indiana18+November 3, 2026State page
Massachusetts18+November 3, 2026State page
Michigan18+November 3, 2026State page
Minnesota18+November 2, 2026State page
Montana18+November 2, 2026State page
New Mexico18+November 2, 2026State page
New York18+November 3, 2026State page
North Carolina18+November 3, 2026State page
North Dakota18+November 2, 2026State page
Oregon18+November 2, 2026State page
Pennsylvania18+November 2, 2026State page
Rhode Island18+November 2, 2026State page
South Dakota18+November 2, 2026State page
Texas18+November 2, 2026State page
Virginia18+November 3, 2026State page
Washington18+November 3, 2026State page
Wisconsin18+November 2, 2026State page
Wyoming18+November 2, 2026State page
Nebraska19+November 2, 2026State page
Arizona21+November 2, 2026State page
Iowa21+November 2, 2026State page
Louisiana21+November 2, 2026State page
Mississippi21+November 2, 2026State page

Where a state lottery states one age for retail and another for online play, the page for that state explains it. We list a state only after reading an official page that states the figure, so missing states are not yet verified. See corrections to report an error.

Frequently asked questions

Which states have minimum age of 18+?
Of the 30 states we have verified, 25 have 18+: California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho and 19 more. Each is linked to its official source in the table above.
Which states have minimum age of 21+?
Of the 30 states we have verified, 4 have 21+: Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi. Each is linked to its official source in the table above.
Which states have minimum age of 19+?
Of the 30 states we have verified, 1 has 19+: Nebraska. Each is linked to its official source in the table above.
How current is this data?
It was last verified on November 3, 2026. 30 of 48 lottery states are verified so far, and a state is listed only after we read an official page stating the figure.

Method, licence and citation

Method
Each figure was read from an official page: the state lottery, its regulator, state statute, the state revenue department, or the IRS. We list a figure only if we read it on such a page. If we could not verify a state, it shows a dash instead of an estimate. Nothing comes from news articles, aggregators or memory. Data last verified November 3, 2026. How we score and source · Changelog.
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USA Lottery Reviews, “Lottery minimum age by state”, https://usalotteryreviews.com/data/lottery-minimum-age-by-state, data verified November 3, 2026. Download all state rules as CSV.
Corrections
If a figure is wrong or out of date, write to corrections@usalotteryreviews.com. We correct it and record it in the changelog.

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