How to Become a Lottery Retailer

When you become a lottery retailer, your business can increase tremendously. This is due to the increase in foot traffic and the cross-sell opportunities for other products that the lottery generates. Customers that play the lottery spend almost double that of an average customer. Follow these steps to become a lottery retailer.

Instructions

1. Operate your business for 6 months before applying to be a lottery retailer. You must be in the same location operating under the same business name.

2. Contact your state's lottery district office for an application to become a lottery retailer. You can find the phone number for your state's lottery district office by typing the name of your state followed by "district office" in an online search engine.

3. Submit to a criminal background investigation on yourself and your employees. A criminal past may prevent you from becoming a lottery retailer.

4. Have a financial investigation. This is to determine that you demonstrate financial integrity and responsibility.

5. Open a separate account within your financial institution for lottery refunds if your application to become a lottery retailer is approved. You will need to set up electronic funds transfer (EFT) within this account to pay your lottery fees.

6. Accept delivery of your lottery machines. Verify at this time that everything was received in good condition.

7. Attend a training seminar with your employees. This seminar will cover the lottery laws as well as how to operate the machines and handle transactions. This training is mandatory for the owner and any employees who will be selling lottery tickets.