The Delaware Lottery is run by the government of

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. Its creation was authorized by the state legislature on May 31, 1974. Its "traditional" games include Play 3, Play 4, Multi-Win Lotto,

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Mega Millions Mega Millions (originally known as ''The Big Game'' in 1996 and renamed, temporarily, to ''The Big Game Mega Millions'' six years later) is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game; as of January 30, 2020, it is offered in 45 states, the Di ...

, and

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. Delaware also offers

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, and

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

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, although it had not permitted such betting since a game based on final scores in the

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(NFL) was available for only the 1976 season. However, a bill was signed by the

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in May 2009 that is much broader than the previous sports wagering law. (The other US jurisdictions exempted from the federal ban on sports gambling under the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act were

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, and

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.) In August 2009, a federal court limited sports gambling in Delaware to NFL parlays, 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

, which have a minimum age of 21. As Delaware's

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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

offered by the Delaware Lottery. Prior to 2018, the Delaware Lottery offered limited sports betting consisting of parlay betting and championship futures on

(NFL) only; betting was available at casino sportsbooks and at retailers throughout the state. Delaware had made a failed attempt to legalized sports betting in 1976 and received a partial exemption from a federal ban on sports betting under the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act in 1992. On May 14, 2018, the

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struck down the ban on sports betting in the case ''

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''. On June 5, 2018, the Delaware Lottery expanded sports betting to single-game and championship wagers on professional and college sports (excluding Delaware college teams) including football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, boxing/MMA, golf, and auto racing. The expanded sports betting is available at the state's three casinos – Casino at Delaware Park,

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, and

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. Parlay betting on NFL and

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games (excluding Delaware teams) is available at retailers throughout the state. 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 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 is a

keno Keno is a lottery-like gambling game often played at modern casinos, and also offered as a game in some lotteries. Players wager by choosing numbers ranging from 1 through (usually) 80. After all players make their wagers, 20 numbers (some va ...

game drawn every few minutes that began in January 2013 in 81 businesses.

Multi-state draw games

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

, 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

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states until January 27, 2015. Drawings will take place on Monday and Thursday evenings. Those drawings will be conducted by the

Connecticut Lottery The Connecticut Lottery Corporation, also called the CT Lottery, is the official lottery in Connecticut. It was created in 1971 by then-Gov. Thomas Meskill, who signed Public Act No. 865. The first tickets were sold on February 15, 1972. The Conne ...

Mega Millions

On October 13, 2009 the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell

and

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 multi-state draw games

Hot Lotto

Hot Lotto Hot Lotto was a multi-state lottery game administered by the Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which is best known for operating the Mega Millions and Powerball games. Hot Lotto began sales on April 7, 2002; its first drawing ...

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 – Casino at Delaware Park,

, and

– whose games include MUSL's MegaHits.

References

External links

Delaware Lottery official site
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