Idaho Lottery tickets are now just a tap away on your mobile device. The JackPocket app is nearly a decade old and has expanded into 14 states including Idaho and neighboring Oregon and Montana.
“We like to think of ourselves as kind of the ‘GrubHub’ for the lottery,” company Director of Content Pia Aliperti explained.
The JackPocket service launched in Idaho in September, licensed by the Idaho Lottery through a brick-and-mortar vendor called ‘Winning Corner ID, LLC”. The app has captured traditional users, Aliperti says, but is aimed at younger players.
“A new generation of player who’s used to living their life on an app and may not have played the lottery otherwise, but are willing to give it a try,” she said.
Users load money into the app by connecting a bank account or credit card. JackPocket takes a 9% cut, and then you can place an…
