Delaware Lottery

The Delaware Lottery is run by the government of Delaware. Its creation was authorized by the state legislature on May 31, 1974. Its "traditional" games include Play 3, Play 4, Multi-Win Lotto, Lucky For Life, Hot Lotto, Mega Millions and Powerball. Delaware also offers Keno, sports wagering, and video lottery.

Currently, Delaware is one of only four jurisdictions where wagering on sports is legal under federal law, although it had not permitted such betting since a game based on final scores in the National Football League (NFL) was available for only the 1976 season. However, a bill was signed by the Governor of Delaware in May 2009 that is much broader than the previous sports wagering law. (The other US jurisdictions exempt from the federal ban on sports gambling under the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act are Montana, Nevada, and Oregon.) In August 2009, a federal court limited sports gambling in Delaware to NFL parlays, based on what Delaware had offered prior to 1992.

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 sports betting, which have a minimum age of 21. As Delaware's liquor stores do not allow underage persons in them, the minimum age to purchase tickets in such establishments is effectively 21.

Delaware sports betting

All wagers must involve at least three separate games. NFL games only.

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)

Playoff Special cards

Future book wagering

Delaware-only 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 is played Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Cash jackpots begin at $50,000. 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, drawn every few minutes, began in January 2013 in 81 businesses.

Multi-state draw games

Hot Lotto

Hot Lotto is available through 15 lotteries including Delaware's, and is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Hot Lotto draws five white numbers from 1 through 47, and an orange "Hot Ball", numbered 1 through 19. The jackpots begin 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 has an option, called Sizzler (similar to Powerball's PowerPlay); the Sizzler triples 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.)

Powerball

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

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.

Lucky For Life

In January 2015, Delaware began selling Lucky For Life, a lesser multi-state game with a $2 price. The game offers a top prize of $1,000 a day for life. Second prize is $25,000 a year for life. The game had only been available for people in the six New England states until January 27, 2015. Drawings will take place on Monday and Thursday evenings. Those drawings will be conducted by the Connecticut Lottery.

Video lottery

Delaware has three lottery-sponsored casinos; whose games include MUSL's MegaHits.

External links

• Delaware Lottery official site