Welcome to the Lotto Awards 2023. This is our third year of running the awards - we’re continually surprised at the rate of change and innovation in the lottery space and we think you’ll see this reflected in the awards. There are multiple new Lottery and prize draw operators winning awards that haven’t even been shortlisted in the past - Jackpocket, Lotto.com, Omaze - to name a few.
This year, to reflect the changes here at CompareTheLotto.com, we’re featuring Operator Of The Year in three different geos - UK/Ireland, South Africa and USA. Then, the popular categories of Innovation Of The Year and Payout Of The Year are an amalgamation of all countries... Read More
For the third year running, Betfred have taken the sought after "Operator Of The Year" award. Betfred continue to offer great odds, often being best odds available, plus feature regular lottery promotions for both new and existing customers. Last year Betfred launched their own custom fixed odds lotto with the Nifty Fifty, this year they enhanced it further by adding the Nifty Fifty £5M jackpot. This £5M jackpot is quite a unique feature in the fixed odds lotto betting world - as most lottos either offer 1-5 betting odds or jackpots - the Nifty Fifty offers the opportunity for both.
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Website: | www.betfred.com |
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Bet365 came a very close second in the Operator Of The Year category this year. This is primarily down to bet365 launching two new innovations in lotto this year - firstly, bet365 started streaming the 49’s lotto live on their website and app, bet365 are the only bookmaker to do this. Secondly, bet365 launched their own lotto betting product - Lotto365. Lotto365 was developed by SIS (the creators of 49’s) and is designed to be entertaining and engaging - two unique features of Lotto365 included the fact that you can win even if you don’t match all the balls you selected and secondly the frequency of the draws - every 5 minutes.
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Website: | www.bet365.com |
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The coveted, and first ever, award for ‘Operator Of The Year (USA)’ goes to Jackpocket. Their app is slick and easy to use and they have a welcome offer for new customers. Jackpocket is also certainly the most established lotto app in the USA - “America’s #1 Lotto App” according to Jackpocket. Currently launched in 15 states with more expected this year. Jackpocket also appear excellent at working with local state lotteries and have lottery courier licenses where available.
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Website: | www.jackpocket.com |
A close second behind Jackpocket goes to Jackpot.com. Although Jackpot.com only recently launched in the USA and are still waiting to open in other states, we were impressed by the UX of their products, how they advised they're working with local state lottery operators and offers available to new customers. Plus, they raised a huge $32M in seed funding and have an experienced management team behind them. We think 2023 is going to be the year Jackpot.com explodes onto the US lottery scene.
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Website: | www.jackpot.com |
Lotto.com is a relative newcomer in the USA lottery space, however, don’t let that fool you - their app is super slick and easy to use and they are already available in 6 states. Lotto.com is a US registered company and is licensed by each state they operate in, so you can be sure they’re trustworthy. The only thing we’d like to see more of from Lotto.com is offers for new and existing customers.
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Website: | www.lotto.com |
The coveted, and first ever, award for ‘Operator Of The Year (South Africa)’ goes to Betway. Betway are a global betting giant and South Africa is one of their biggest markets - as such, they have a great South African website/app and have tailored their products to match the local taste. In particular, Betway has a great Lucky Numbers section with all the popular lottos such as 49’s, Gosloto, SA Powerball and more. Plus, Betway have a fantastic welcome offer and regular offers for existing players.
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Website: | www.betway.co.za |
Hollywood Bets came a very close second behind Betway this year. Hollywood are one of the longest, most established betting brands in South Africa and have a large presence of shops. As such, Hollywood has always been a trusted place to bet by South Africans. Their Lotto/Lucky Numbers section is vast, however, the process of placing a bet can feel a bit clunky compared with Betway. They have a great no-deposit bonus* to get you started quickly and easily. *At time of award. Please see site for terms and conditions.
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Website: | www.hollywoodbets.net |
Supabets are fairly small in comparison to Betway and Hollywood, however, what they lack in size they make up for in terms of lotto offerings. Firstly, they feature perhaps the biggest selection of international lotteries to bet on in South Africa. Secondly, they have the largest deposit match bonus available (R5,000 at time of writing). Finally, they have further promotions available for sports betting and Vegas style games.
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Website: | www.supabets.co.za |
The coveted ‘Innovation Of The Year’ goes to Betfred for the second year running. Previously, we gave the award for the launch of Nifty Fifty, this year it goes to the Nifty Fifty Jackpot. The Nifty Fifty Jackpot allows the user to pick and match 6 balls to win £5M from a £1 stake. What we love about this is, firstly, you can win a life-changing sum of money from a £1 stake (like the original price of a National lottery ticket). Secondly, in the same draw you can bet on your favourite 1-5 balls option (we like 3 balls for 800/1 on the Nifty Fifty) and also place a bet on the £5M jackpot. Usually, customers would have to do this in two separate bets at two separate operators - e.g. 3 balls Irish Lotto at Betfred, US Powerball at Lottoland.
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Website: | www.betfred.com |
Bet365, "The World’s Largest Bookmaker", has long been a trailblazer when it comes to innovation in betting products. This year, they turned their attention to fixed odds lottery betting and came up with Lotto365. There are two unique features that are particularly popular with our customers - firstly, the frequency of the draw. You can bet every 5 minutes on a live Lotto365 draw - this frequency is so much more than other similar products such as Nifty Fifty or 49’s. Secondly, you can win even if you don’t match all numbers - e.g. If you pick 5 balls, if you match all 5 you get £100,000, if you match 4 out of 5 you get £500. All other fixed odds lotto bets, you only win if you match all the numbers you selected.
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Website: | www.bet365.com |
Edwin Castro made global headlines in late 2022 when he won the US Powerball after many weeks of rollovers - a whopping $2.04 Billion! The odds of winning are almost as eye watering as the jackpot - you have a 1 in 292M chance of winning. In true lottery-winning style, Edwin has since splashed out $25M for a house in the Hollywood Hills. As it goes in the US, Edwin first had to pay his massive - almost $1 Billion (!) - tax bill before he could start spending.
View PowerballOmaze always has headline grabbing prizes, that seem to make winning big (a prize draw not a lottery, in this case) more dream-worthy somehow. Why win cash only to buy a dream house, when you can just win the dream house? Autumn 2022, Uttam Parmar did just that - he won a £3M dream house in Cornwall. Omaze also have given away similar properties in the Lake District, Cotswolds and London.
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