Play UK Lottery Online (Outside UK) • Play Online (UK)

The short answer is yes, you can buy lottery tickets online. Players who have a UK address and a sterling account with a UK bank can subscribe to the lottery just as easily as they can subscribe to a magazine. All they have to do is decide how many lines they want to play in each draw, how many draws they want to play (that is, how long they want their subscription to run for) and pay the required fee in advance.

There are plenty of advantages to buying your lottery tickets online, and the most important ones can be summarised as follows:

• Unless you happen to live next door to a lottery retailer, buying your tickets online is a lot more convenient than having to go out – especially if the weather happens to be typically British.

• Buying online allows you to avoid queues that can be fairly lengthy. This is particularly the case if you tend to buy your tickets on the day of the draw rather than earlier in the week.

• When you buy your lottery tickets online you won’t have a paper ticket that can be lost or stolen. This means that you’ll never experience the agony of seeing your numbers come up and then realising that you’ve misplaced a ticket worth a fortune.

If you choose to buy your tickets online then it is essential that you buy from a reputable and trusted organisation so that you can be confident of receiving any winnings that are due to you. You need to check that:

• The company is a legitimate one and is operating in accordance with all relevant laws and regulations.

• You can select your own numbers and are not forced to buy “Lucky Dip” tickets.

• The company is explicit about the terms and conditions that you accept by purchasing tickets from them. These are important because they allow you to know exactly where you stand and what you can and cannot expect from the company.

Play UK Lottery Online (Outside UK) • Play Online (UK)

Those of you who do not wish to buy your tickets online but are nevertheless interested in playing the National Lottery on a subscription basis may also like to take a look at our article on How to Play by Subscription.