New Hampshire iLottery Review

NH iLottery bonuses and promotions

New Hampshire iLottery welcome bonus

The NH iLottery currently offers a welcome bonus to new players. This offer comes in the form of a 100% matching bonus worth up to $200 on your first deposit on the site.

Upon making that initial deposit, players receive free bonus money in an amount equivalent to the purchase up to a maximum of $200.

The bonus money isn’t withdrawable, but must be used to play e-Instant games or purchase lottery tickets. That’s a one-time requirement however. Any winnings from those games or tickets is immediately available for withdrawal, with no playthrough requirements of the sort you’d see at many online casinos.

New Hampshire iLottery ongoing bonuses and promotions

After signing up for an account, NH iLottery players should keep an eye out for new bonus offers. Most of these offers come in the form of free e-Instant games. In effect, these bonuses awarding free games function like “free spins” offers at online casinos.

For example, players might receive five free games as an additional welcome bonus, or 30 free games awarded when purchasing Powerball or Mega Millions tickets.

Other occasional bonuses include a holiday bonus inviting players to match numbers and win rewards. Some of these offers include big prizes worth up to tens of thousands of dollars.

The NH Lottery also runs drawings and giveaways via social media with prizes of iLottery dollars that cannot be withdrawn but must be used to play games or purchase tickets (much like free bonus money).

In order to take full advantage of NH iLottery bonus offers, after signing in go to the “My Account” page and check “New Bonus Offers.”

NH online lottery games

New Hampshire iLottery: Draw games (Powerball and Mega Millions)

NH lottery players can purchase tickets online for the two most popular multi-state lotteries in the country: Powerball and Mega Millions. The New Hampshire lottery offers a variety of draw games to players. However Powerball and Mega Millions are the only two for which tickets can be purchased online.

Players from 45 states plus Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and Washington, DC, all participate in Powerball and Mega Millions, thus creating some enormous prize pools.

Powerball generated the largest prize in lottery history at $1.586 billion in January 2016. The largest jackpot in Mega Millions history was almost equally huge — $1.537 billion in October 2018.

Both games cost $2 to play. Powerball invites players to choose the “Power Play” option for an extra $1 to have a chance at larger cash prizes.

The Powerball drawing occurs twice each week, on Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 10:59 p.m. ET. The Mega Millions drawing also happens two times each week, on Tuesday and Friday evenings at 11 p.m. ET. For both, players can buy tickets up until 9:50 p.m. ET on the night of the drawing.

Online NH lottery players can purchase tickets instantly, either choosing their own numbers or have numbers randomly selected for them. They can also purchase multiple tickets at once.

New Hampshire iLottery: e-Instant games

After starting out with just a handful of e-Instant games at launch, the NH iLottery currently offers more than 40 e-Instant games from which to choose. Popular titles include:

• Blazing Red 7s
• Diamond Payout
• Instant Football Payout
• Jackpot Cash
• Moonlight Multiplier
• New Hampshire Cash Expander
• The Roaring Twenties
• Wizard Of All

The e-Instant games can be played for as little as a nickel and for as much as $20. Top prizes generally range from $15,000 to more than $100,000, with Diamond Payout featuring a grand prize of $250,000.

Some of these games are essentially virtual scratch-off tickets. Others have immersive, animated graphics and sounds, making them somewhat resemble online slots. There is an option to play a “demo” version of each game, giving players a chance to try them out before playing them for real money.

NH iLottery website features

The NH iLottery website is smartly designed with tabs across the top linking to various games, information and FAQs, winning numbers, and to the DraftKings sportsbook that launched online in NH in late 2019. Players can register for NH iLottery accounts or sign in via large green buttons in the upper right.

Scrolling down, you’ll find quick links to purchase Powerball or Mega Millions tickets as well as to access the many e-Instant games. At the bottom are many informational links as well as ways to contact the NH Lottery with any questions or concerns. There are also links to the lottery’s various social media accounts.

The “My Account” page is particularly helpful and well organized, making it easy to find relevant information to your NH iLottery account. The page is organized in sections:

• Details (profile info, balance, last login)
• Tools (preferences, secure document uploads)
• Draw Games (upcoming purchases, past draws, favorites)
• History (transactions, previously played games, tax reported)
• Bonuses (new offers, bonus activity)
• Responsible Gaming (deposit limit, self-exclusion)

Making ticket purchases works much like other online “markets” with a virtual basket and checkout. It is all quite intuitive and easy to navigate.

The website uses geolocation technology to ensure those who purchase lottery tickets on the site or who play the e-Instant games are indeed in New Hampshire when doing so. That means those using a desktop cannot use a VPN or other technology designed to hide their location. It also means those using a mobile device will need to enable location services.

NH iLottery mobile app

Unfortunately, the NH iLottery does not have an app for mobile devices. To purchase lottery tickets or play e-Instant games, you’ll need to visit the site through your browser.

Fortunately, users can access the website with a smartphone browser just as easily as on desktop. The site features all the same functionality no matter what device you’re playing from, including the same graphics and sounds for the e-Instant games.

How do I open a New Hampshire iLottery account?

Opening an account at the NH iLottery is simple. Click the “Register” button at the upper right of the homepage, then follow the instructions. Creating an account will require you to share some personal information, including:

• Email address
• Date of birth
• Mailing address
• Last four digits of Social Security number
• Phone number

When registering an account, you will be asked to create a password you will use to log in to the account. This is also the time to enter any promotional code you might have available to unlock a welcome bonus.

NH iLottery banking options

Once you’ve created an account, the NH iLottery accepts a few different payment methods for deposit funds. These include:

• Debit card (Visa/Mastercard)
• PayPal
• ACH/bank transfer

The minimum deposit is $10, with maximums of $500 per day, $1,500 per week and $3,000 per month. Players also have the ability to self-impose limits and create lower maximums on their deposits.

Players can use the bank transfer or bank draft to withdraw funds from their accounts. The NH Lottery may require additional documentation before processing withdrawals.

NH Lottery customer support

The NH Lottery has both phone and email support. There is also live chat available, accessible through the website.

Additionally, the site’s FAQ section is especially thorough, handling practically all imaginable questions or concerns with detailed answers. There are helpful screenshots as well, to walk users through various tasks like registering for an account, banking, enabling geolocation and more.

NH online lottery FAQ

What is the minimum age to play the lottery in New Hampshire?

The minimum age to purchase lottery tickets or play any of the games on the NH iLottery site is 18 years old.

Do I have to be a resident of New Hampshire to play the NH iLottery?

No, but you do have to be a US resident and physically located within New Hampshire’s borders in order to play the lottery online for cash.

How do I claim my winnings?

Prizes go directly into players’ accounts. For prizes of $599 or less, you can simply withdraw your winnings via a bank transfer or bank draft.

Prizes of $600 up to $9,999.99 must be claimed through the NH iLottery portal. That involves submitting a claim via the NH iLottery website, a process that also automatically handles reporting taxes on the winnings.

Prizes of $10,000 or greater have to be claimed either in person at the NH Lottery headquarters in Concord or via a form sent through the mail.

How does New Hampshire use lottery revenue?

Revenue from the New Hampshire Lottery is primarily earmarked to help education and improve schools in the state. The site breaks down all of the money from lottery purchases as follows:

• 25% to New Hampshire schools
• 63% to prize payouts
• 6% to retailer commissions
• 3% to other costs of sales
• 3% to administrative expenses