Anonymous Lottery States 2024

	Alabama	Has no lottery
	Alaska	Has no lottery
	Arizona	Yes
	Arkansas	Yes
	California	No
	Colorado	Partially
	Connecticut	No
	Delaware	Yes
	Florida	Partially
	Georgia	Yes
	Hawaii	Has no lottery
	Idaho	No
	Illinois	Yes
	Indiana	No
	Iowa	No
	Kansas	Yes
	Kentucky	Yes
	Louisiana	No
	Maine	No
	Maryland	Yes
	Massachusetts	No
	Michigan	Yes
	Minnesota	Yes
	Mississippi	Yes
	Missouri	Yes
	Montana	Yes
	Nebraska	No
	Nevada	Has no lottery
	New Hampshire	No
	New Jersey	Yes
	New Mexico	No
	New York	No
	North Carolina	No
	North Dakota	No
	Ohio	Yes
	Oklahoma	No
	Oregon	No
	Pennsylvania	No
	Rhode Island	No
	South Carolina	Yes
	South Dakota	No
	Tennessee	Yes
	Texas	Yes
	Utah	Has no lottery
	Vermont	No
	Virginia	Yes
	Washington	No
	West Virginia	Yes
	Wisconsin	No
	Wyoming	Yes

The Lottery Anonymity Landscape

Winning a lottery, an exciting event filled with joy and anticipation of wealth, often spirals into an intimidating ordeal due to the fanfare and unwanted attention that follows. This visibility is a double-edged sword - providing excitement for lottery enthusiasts but leaving lottery winners vulnerable to relentless phone calls, requests for loans, attempted robbery or worse. Recognizing this predicament, several US states offer winners the right to remain anonymous to safeguard their safety and privacy.

Of the 50 states, only 6 states lack the lottery system entirely - Alabama, Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska, and Utah.
Only 16 states offer full anonymity to lottery winners.
A few states, including Colorado and Florida, choose to adopt a partial approach to lottery winner anonymity. How these states define 'partial anonymity' varies per state.
The remaining states mandate lottery winners to publicly disclose their identity, leaving these winners potentially exposed to unwanted attention and security concerns.

Colorado

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Partially

Connecticut

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Delaware

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Yes

Florida

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Lottery Anonymity Status

Partially

Georgia

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Lottery Anonymity Status

Yes

Hawaii

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Has no lottery

Idaho

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Illinois

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Yes

Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Lottery Anonymity Status

Yes

Kentucky

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Yes

Louisiana

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Maine

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Maryland

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Yes

Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Yes

Minnesota

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Yes

Mississippi

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Yes

Missouri

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Yes

Montana

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Yes

Nebraska

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Nevada

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Has no lottery

New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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Yes

New Mexico

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New York

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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Lottery Anonymity Status

Yes

Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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Yes

South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Yes

Texas

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Yes

Utah

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Has no lottery

Vermont

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Virginia

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Yes

Washington

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West Virginia

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Yes

Wisconsin

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Wyoming

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Lottery Anonymity Status

Yes

Additional Miscellaneous Datasets

Anonymous Lottery States

The Lottery Anonymity Landscape

By Region

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Additional Miscellaneous Datasets

Average Age To Lose Virginity By Country

Average Internet Speed By State

Average Number Of Sexual Partners By Country

Average Retirement Income By State