Lottery apps & couriers
Lottery couriers are apps that buy an official state-lottery ticket on your behalf, scan it, and hold it for you. They charge a fee or a markup. They are legal in some states, regulated in a few, and banned in others.
4 reviewed · ranked by overall score · how we score
Lotto.com
The most transparent courier on fees (25% on draw tickets, published), licensed in NJ and NY, but that fee is the heaviest premium of the apps reviewed.
All lottery apps & couriers
Lotto.com
NJ/NY-licensed courier in 12 states with a published 25% fee on draw tickets and no cut of your prizes.
Best for: Players who want a licensed courier with fees stated up front and are fine paying the premium.
Jackpocket
DraftKings-owned lottery courier app: fees shown at checkout, about 12% over face value in observed Colorado prices.
Best for: Players in covered states who want to buy official tickets from their phone and accept a small premium.
Jackpot.com
US lottery courier app from Lottomatrix Corp (seven states); deposit fees are not published on its app page.
Best for: Players in its seven states who want an alternative app and will check fees at checkout.
theLotter
Malta-licensed international courier operating since 2002; not a US-licensed courier, so US lotteries may refuse prizes.
Best for: Players outside the US who want access to many lotteries; US residents have licensed courier options.
What a courier is, and is not
A courier does not run a lottery. It sends an employee to buy a real ticket from a licensed retailer, stores it in a vault, and credits your account if it wins. Small prizes are usually paid into the app; large prizes are handed over as the physical ticket so you claim from the state directly. The risk you take is on the company, not the game: its solvency, its record-keeping, and whether your state allows it at all.
What we score
Ease of play rewards state coverage and a clean purchase flow. Transparency rewards clear fee disclosure and public terms. Player protection rewards state licensing (New York, New Jersey and others now license couriers), independent audits, deposit limits and self-exclusion. Reputation reflects regulatory actions and lawsuits in the last five years. Odds and value inherit the underlying game's odds, minus the fee.
Check your state first
Texas banned couriers in 2025 and several states have never allowed them. Our state pages list which apps currently say they operate in each state.
How we rate. Scored on a published six-criterion rubric. Every figure links to an official source and shows the date it was checked. We sell nothing. Methodology