“I hit for $1,000 on a scratch ticket and thought I was going to have to drive an hour into Boston until someone informed me that I could cash it on the app,” said Paul Dugan of Peabody. This month’s total has risen to over 2,500 through January 18. There were 1,993 mobile prize claim transactions processed through the first 12 days of January, surpassing the total for the entire month of December (1,985). “Initially driven by its convenience and sustainability benefits, which remain significant, this initiative has provided our customers a viable option to avoid travel and exposure to others during COVID surges,” said Michael Sweeney, Executive Director of the Mass Lottery. The continuing environmental impact of mobile cashing is being tracked on the Mass Lottery website. Eliminating vehicle trips to Lottery claim centers for these transactions has preserved over 16,000 gallons of gas, resulting in a 316,000 pound reduction in carbon emissions. Over 8,000 prize claims have been fulfilled through the app. At the same time this app reduces their personal expenses and time, it also has positive impacts on the environment.” “It is time saving and convenient, offering customers a safe alternative that does not require being in a public setting. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. “This app clearly meets the needs of our customers by providing an important service not previously available to them,” said State Treasurer Deborah B. The winner would have to present a photo ID and proof of a Social Security number.The mobile cashing feature gives customers the ability to claim prizes of $601 to $5,000 securely through the Mass Lottery app and receive their winnings electronically to their bank account. Normally, any prize over $600 would require the winner to appear in person at an authorized lottery retailer or a lottery office to claim their prize. The new feature cuts down on driving time for customers and offers a secure way to obtain winnings.Īdditionally, mobile redemptions are easier. If an instant or draw game is a winner with a prize of $601 to $5,000, customers can choose to send the prize directly to their bank account. From there, customers can check winning numbers and current jackpots, watch Keno To Go and All Or Nothing To Go drawings, as well as scan instant and draw games. Users can sign up for the app and a Mass Lottery player account for free through Apple’s App Store and Google Play. “Depending on traffic and how many people were in line, it would’ve taken about two hours out of my day to claim my prize in person in Worcester.” How do you claim lottery winnings with your phone? “It was just so simple – it took less than five minutes to scan my ticket and submit my claim,” Tellstone said in a lottery press release. One of those 16,000 users is Elaine Tellstone, a Blackstone resident who was the first app user to claim a winning ticket through the app. In other words, the average lottery app user has scanned about 175 tickets. Since the app’s launch, more than 16,000 people have signed up and have scanned more than 2.8 million tickets. If their ticket was a winner, however, customers had to go to an authorized lottery retailer to claim their prize. The Lottery launched a mobile app in fall 2020, giving customers the ability to scan tickets from their phones. The Lottery’s recent remote advancement is more than just an effort to modernize it meets a real need among Mass Lottery players. “It has the added benefit of positive environmental impacts as it helps reduce carbon emissions by eliminating a lot of driving and production of paper checks.” Is there demand for remote claims in Mass Lottery universe? “Making remote ticket cashing transactions available is a terrific advancement for the Lottery in accommodating our customers,” Massachusetts State Lottery Commission Chair Deborah B. Through the new feature, customers can claim prizes ranging from $601 to $5,000. The Massachusetts Lottery recently launched remote ticket cashing. That perfect world is here (for the most part). In a perfect world, lottery customers could buy tickets, scan them on their phone, then have their winnings show up in their bank account.
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