Best Lottery Betting Sites UK

Betfred is known as one of the best betting sites in the UK and its lotto offering is no different, with a plethora of options for those who like to bet in lottos from all over the world. In addition to lotteries from various countries, with Ireland being the most popular one, customers at Betfred can also stake money on the bookie's own lottery draws.

Betfred's Nifty Fifty is an example of that, with a whopping £5m in prize money for getting all six numbers right. The maximum stake per draw is £1, meaning anyone who bets that has a chance at the £5m. In addition to the great selection of lotto games, we were impressed with the design of the lotto section at Betfred, much to our surprise given that the other sections are rather dull.

Furthermore, Betfred even offers special markets for the upcoming lotto draws such as which colour will be drawn first, if it will be even or odd and what number the bonus ball will have. The bookie also has a feature which allows you to bet with your favourite numbers every time. That way, you will not have to enter them over and over again.

As the name gives away, Lottoland is a big player in the lotto industry which recently has ventured into sports betting as well. The site is a given on this list, in other words, and just like at Betfred players will find a great selection of lottery games. For the most popular games, however, the minimum stake per line is slightly higher at £2-2.50.

Lottoland is also a traditional lotto site, meaning that the winnings are not calculated by odds. Instead, there is a jackpot for every game which will be handed out if a player gets all the numbers right. The MegaMillions game has the biggest jackpot at £800m+ (at the time of writing) and you will need all five balls right plus the megaball to win this. The minimum stake is £3 per line, though.

In short, Lottoland is a great option for lotto players and even though the prize money works differently than betting sites, the concept is fundamentally the same. Some might prefer the thrill of attempting to clinch a high jackpot, while others will prefer having fixed odds when betting on the lotto games.

Thepools is another site which rather recently launched a sportsbook, building on its already strong pool-betting foundation. While the sportsbook still has room for improvement, you would expect the lotto section to be good. We believe that this is the case, but it should be noted that the selection of games is far less impressive than Betfred and Lottoland.

There are four different lotto games at Thepools and the biggest prize pot stands at £9m, courtesy of the Minted 4 Life game. Winners also have the option of upping these winnings by taking £1m a year for a decade. Similar deals are also in place for the other games, but it is always recommended to take the lump sum immediately.

The minimum stake per line is £2 for the Minted 4 Life game, but £1 and £0.50 for the other games. Thepools ends up somewhere in the middle between Betfred and Lottoland, with set prize pots rather than moving jackpots, but the stake does not change the potential winnings. In our opinion, there could have been a few more games.

A jack of all trades, William Hill also gives its punters the opportunity to bet on lotto outcomes. The bookie does not have a game of its own, with country lottos the only ones available, and the library is thus not huge. On the other hand, this will suffice for most lotto players and especially those who only follow country lottos.

The odds are similar to Betfred, with 160,000/1 being the highest ones, and the minimum stake is very low on the site. Having said that, you will probably want to stake at least £1 in total to have a decent profit in sight. All things considered, William Hill can be a great option for those who want to place the occasional lotto bet.

For more fancy features, we would advise you to go with Betfred or Lottoland instead. William Hill does not offer any special Lotto, for example, and those can be quite fun. Betfred certainly stands out in that sense, even if we would say that William Hill is generally a better bookmaker.

Last and actually least on this list is Coral, but we could have easily named the sister site Ladbrokes here also. The two share the exact same betting platform, so you can take it that this is a lotto review of both. In any case, compared to the other sites on this list, Coral's lotto coverage is a pretty huge let-down with only three different ones: 49s, Irish Daily Million and Irish Lotto.

The highest odds are slightly lower than the competition - for the same game mind you - at 150,000/1. Granted that you would still win a lot of money with all the balls correct, it only makes sense to pick the bookie with higher odds. Furthermore, as was also the case with William Hill, there are no special markets for lotto at Coral.

There does not appear to be a feature to use your favourite numbers either, which is a feature that Betfred offers. Overall, Coral has some work to do to compete with the best lotto sides. Then again, if you already have an account at Coral or Ladbrokes and just want to place the odd bet, it will work just fine.