Retailer Resources

Becoming a DC Lottery Retailer is a simple process, and the Lottery offers various incentives to businesses to become licensed retailers. Your place of business could be a profitable Lottery location. Contact us today at 202-645-8041 or email OLCG.licensing@dc.gov to learn more about becoming a DC Lottery Retailer.

It's FREE! There is no application fee to become a DC Lottery Retailer. 

It takes approximately four (4) weeks to complete the licensing process.

When players win big, so do retailers! In addition to receiving a commission on each ticket sold and prize cashed at your store location, you also receive a bonus commission on top-prize-winning tickets sold at your location. See the table above to see the commissions for DC Lottery Retailers.

Yes, the DC Lottery provides training to Retailers. The trainings are scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

If you plan to give up your Lottery license, you must notify the DC Lottery at least forty-five (45) days in advance of the date you plan to stop selling.

You must notify the DC Lottery at least ten (10) days in advance of the date you wish to temporarily deactivate the equipment and suspend sales at your location.

DC Lottery licenses are nontransferable. If you plan to sell your business or there is a change in ownership, you must notify the DC Lottery at least forty-five (45) days in advance of the change.

No. Lottery is meant to be only a component of a store's offerings, so retailers cannot be licensed to sell lottery games. The business must operate a lawful establishment in the District of Columbia in which the sale of lottery tickets is not its primary purpose or business.

Retailers are required to complete and submit a renewal application every two (2) years.

No. Retailers are not permitted to move or relocate installed Lottery equipment. If you need the equipment moved, contact us at (202) 645-8041, email OLCG.licensing@dc.gov, or speak to your Lottery sales representative to schedule the removal or relocation of equipment.

Immediately report the damage by calling the DC09 Hotline: 1-877-809-8059.

The DC Lottery’s Retailer Accessibility Program ensures that the lottery's offerings are accessible to all persons, including those with disabilities. As part of the licensing process, all applicants must undergo an assessment of their business location’s accessibility under the ADA standards.

No, selling other state or foreign lottery tickets within the District of Columbia is illegal.

Any person under the age of 18 is ineligible to buy or be sold a DC Lottery ticket.

Also, per D.C. Official Code § 3-1320, no ticket or share shall be purchased by, and no prize shall be paid to, any of the following persons: The District of Columbia’s Chief Financial Officer, any employee of the Office of Lottery and Gaming, or any spouse, domestic partner, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of abode of the Chief Financial Officer or any employee of the Office of Lottery and Gaming. 

The billing cycle begins on Wednesday and ends on the following Tuesday.

Yes, however, the DC Lottery’s Finance Department must receive a completed and signed Transfer Authorization Form with an attached “VOID” check by the close of business on the Monday prior to the end of the billing cycle (Tuesday).

Retailers are required to deposit funds generated from the sale of lottery games into the bank account associated with their Lottery License every week, no later than Wednesday after their bank closes business. A retailer’s failure to have adequate funds in their account when the weekly sweep occurs will result in a non-sufficient funds notification from the Lottery and the deactivation of their Lottery terminal.

Immediately contact the Metropolitan Police Department to report the crime. Once the crime has been reported to MPD, contact Lottery Security at 202-645-8080 and have the police report number available.