The Powerball jackpot has become the seventh highest prize in U.S. lottery history, and you may not have to leave your home for Wednesday night’s drawing.
The Powerball jackpot has now reached $1 billion, making it the seventh highest prize in U.S. lottery history — and only the seventh jackpot to reach that billion-dollar mark.
“People are more comfortable with being able to do everything on their phone,” said Bill Speros, a senior betting analyst with Bookies.com, a gambling site. But Jackpocket isn’t alone in the field. Some states have their own online platforms. Other private companies are in the business as well. One new entrant, Jackpot.com, launched earlier this year and is now operating in Texas and Ohio.
And about those tickets: Both Jackpocket and Jackpot.com say they purchase physical tickets on behalf of users and then safely hold on to them. A Jackpocket spokesperson explained that the buying is done with a courier-style system, not unlike with a food-delivery app, and that the company has relationships with a number of brick-and-mortar retailers.
But it could be a while before buying a lottery ticket online or via an app becomes as common as ordering a pepperoni pizza, some warn. Plus, states like the fact that those brick-and-mortar lottery retailers essentially function as billboards for the lottery, Spero says. That is, they promote the drawings with signage and help create the buzz that surrounds a big jackpot.
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