New Jersey Lottery is updating how it regulates lottery couriers as part of a wider move to achieve modernisation of the state lottery’s ecosystem.
The state lottery has proposed amendments relating to licensing, insurance, financial reporting, and the purchase and delivery of lottery tickets by couriers to the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law.
In a statement, the lottery explained that the amendments serve to better streamline the process for couriers while enhancing its own oversight functions and protecting the integrity of the New Jersey lottery system.
Proposals include revisions to insurance and indemnification requirements, changes to how financial transactions and ticket redemption are processed, and updated auditing and reporting obligations.
“The proposal would allow courier services to operate more efficiently, reduce administrative burdens while better reflecting the current technological and economic landscape,” a New Jersey Lottery statement read.
New Jersey appears to be stepping up its regulation of lottery couriers, being one of only two US states to regulate the companies, the other being its neighbour, New York.
The mention of integrity in the New Jersey Lottery’s statement is interesting, coming at a time when the role lottery couriers are playing in the wider US lottery system comes under scrutiny.
This scrutiny has largely taken place in Texas, where a long-running debate about lottery integrity spurred on by a 2023 buyout incident and a 2025 winning ticket purchased via a courier has led to a state legislature bill to abolish the Texas Lottery Commission.
However, there is no indication that New Jersey is planning the same thing, with the state – as mentioned above – being one of the first movers in regulating lottery courier apps like Lotto.com, Jackpocket, Jackpot.com and Lottery.com.
Lottery couriers continue to feel the pressure in other areas of the US though, with a bill in Indiana awaiting the state governor’s signature. If secured, the bill will ban couriers in the state, making it one of only three states to do so, the others being Virginia and Wisconsin.