All about lotteries in russia

Instant lotteries

Instant draw tickets are sold on the Stoloto website and lottery kiosks. The algorithm of actions when buying via the Internet is identical to that, which is applied when purchasing coupons from other draws:

1. Select lottery.
2. Decide on tickets or generate your own coupon.
3. Specify the number of coupons.
4. Pay in any convenient way (bank cards, electronic payment systems, from Stoloto's personal wallet).

Instant draws have a significant advantage - you can win big money right in front of the cashier, without leaving him. All, what is required is to erase the security code. If the ticket is winning, the operator can immediately pay the money, if the amount does not exceed 1 000 p.

How to buy and check a lottery

There are different options for buying Sportloto draw coupons for players' choice:

• On the Stoloto website.
• At ground points of Gosloto partner networks.
• By downloading the application to your phone or tablet.

To buy online, a prerequisite is to register a user on the Stoloto website. The procedure is short, you need to provide reliable personal information and agree to the terms of the service offer. The function is available only to adult citizens of Russia and other post-Soviet states.

You can also purchase circulation coupons for cash. Gosloto partner networks are selling:

• Stoloto office and branches.
• Supermarkets "Verny", "Pyaterochka", "Bristol", "Fragrant World" and "Crossroads".
• Points of acceptance of bets of the bookmaker's office "Baltbet".
• Communication stores "Rostelecom", Beeline, "Megaphone", "Tele 2", "Messenger".
• Russian Post offices.
• Petrol stations "Lukoil".
• Press kiosks.
• Lottery machines.

Sportloto ticket sales points

Owners of mobile devices with the Android or iOS operating system can play the Sportloto lottery, by downloading the application from the official website for free. It will take no more than five minutes to install the program, and in return, users will be able to buy tickets for any draw, wherever they are at any given moment. The main condition is the presence of an Internet connection. Compared to the mobile version of the site, the application loads much faster and saves traffic.

Sportsloto draw tickets can be checked in the same way. The site has a special section, where you need to select a specific draw and register the game coupon number. When checking the results at ground points, you must show the ticket to the operator, and he will check the ticket in a matter of moments.

Sportloto history

The debut Sportloto draw was held 20 October 1970 r. More than a million coupons took part in it. The first person to win was a Muscovite, she was lucky to pick up 5 000 p. At that time it was the average salary of an experienced engineer for three years or the cost of a new model of "Moskvich".

The coupons had to be filled in manually - players crossed out the numbers on two parts of the coupon. After filling out the ticket, one part remained with the client, the other dropped into a special yellow urn. It was then possible to buy the Sportloto lottery for 60 kopecks. The drawing system provided for guessing 6 of 49 numbers, over time, it was reformatted into the "6 out of 45" lottery. A little later, the "5 out of 36" lottery appeared, and weekly ticket sales ranged from 10 to 30 million copies. Draws were held on Wednesday (“Sportloto 6 of 45 ") and saturday (“Sportloto 5 of 36 "). Since the mid-80s, draws have been held on Sundays.