USA Lottery Syndicates

There are 38 US states currently allowed to run lottery games. Some run their own lottery draws. But the multi-state Powerball and Mega Millions continue to draw huge interest due to their vast jackpots.

Read more about the USA and lotteries below, or jump straight in to our syndicate reviews here:-

USA Lottery Syndicate Reviews

Rating	Click For Review	Summary
USA Lottery Syndicates
3.5 stars	WinTrillions Powerball and Mega Millions Syndicate	A 'big draws' syndicate covering SuperEnalotto and the US Powerball and Mega Millions in one package.
3.5 stars	Florida Lotto Magic	A decent syndicate with some great extra bonuses worth more than the membership fee! Plays Florida Lotto and Powerball.

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The USA Lottery - A Little Background

38 US states currently run their own lottery. There are some additional games shared across multiple states, plus some games such as Powerball and Mega Millions shared across many states. Nearly $39 billion of sales were seen in 2001, providing a valuable contribution to state income and funding for everything from Health and Welfare to Education.

The largest prize to date was won by a syndicate of 13 machine shop workers in Ohio. They shared a lump sum payment of $161,496,959 - that's over $12 million each!

Contrary to popular belief, you are actually much more likely to win the USA lottery than get struck by lightening! But I still don't recommend standing under a tree in a thunderstorm - although I do recommend playing the lottery in a syndicate to give luck a little helping hand!

Playing In A Syndicate

The idea is simple. Instead of buying individual tickets, everyone pools their money to buy lottery tickets every week. The winnings are then shared equally. The more members involved, the more tickets you can buy - and the better your chances of winning. The flip side of course, is the more members you have, the smaller the share of the prizes. This balancing act is important.

Many offices or groups of friends run their own small syndicate (read lottery pools and how to start a lottery syndicate if this interest you). These can be great fun, but sometimes your employer won't approve, or you just don't have enough people.

If you're wondering why there aren't more USA lottery syndicates, it's partly related to concerns over the definition of 're-selling' tickets. Only authorised vendors may sell tickets in the USA, and although a lottery syndicate does not sell you tickets, organisers appear discouraged. The UK is more relaxed in this area so if you fancy a share of one largest tax free lump sum jackpots in the world, consider a UK Lotto Syndicate.

Why Are There So Few USA Syndicates?

Things now look pretty bleak for US syndicates. President Bush's 'anti-internet gambling' law introduced back in January 2007 seems to have effectively killed off most of the small syndicate operators in the US, and some operators in other countries are reluctant to accept US players too. It wasn't what this law was intended to do, lottery pools just got caught in the crossfire.

It does seem a fairly crazy situation that it's OK to have an entire city based purely around gambling (Las Vegas), massive state run lotteries in nearly every state in the country - yet running a lottery syndicate via the internet is a bad thing..!? Write to your Senator folks!

Powerball & Mega Millions

Despite the terrible odds, these remain incredibly popular in the USA due to the enormous rollover jackpots they produce. (Read more about these games in Powerball Lottery and Mega Millions Lottery)

Closed Syndicates
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Rating	Click For Review	Summary
Closed USA Syndicates
3 stars	Lottery Pools Win	Straightforward amateur pool playing Mega Millions and Powerball.
0.5 stars	YoYo Lotto Pool Review	Plays the California Lottery, New York Lottery and Mega Millions. But makes exactly the same mistakes as the recently demised Xzotto.
1 stars	Xzotto.com	The lottery pool that isn't a lottery pool. Xzotto is a confusing mess with little of any value to offer.
3 stars	Group Play	A passable syndicate system tailored more toward infrequent group lotto entries.
4 stars	Lotto Busters Tennessee Lottery	Tennessee based Power Ball pool, nicely done. Worth a look.
4 stars	Pennsylvania Power ball Lottery	PA power ball pool with no charges at all.
3 stars	Big Power ball Lottery Pool	Well balanced syndicate at a good price, playing the power ball lottery.
3 stars	Tx Lotto Club	A solid but not outstanding syndicate playing the Texas Lotto.
2 stars	'20 Chances' - CA Super Lotto Plus Syndicate	A decent syndicate marred by small syndicate groups, and just too expensive to recommend.
2 stars	New Mexico Power Ball Pool	A very low cost pool playing the New Mexico Power Ball.