The Iowa Lottery will ask state lawmakers in January to allow them to modernize their operations making it easier for customers to purchase and play lottery products electronically. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer says they’ve been talking about the issue for ten years or more.

You can now buy lottery tickets with a debit card, prepaid gift cards and cash, but not anything that involves a credit card.

Neubauer says they need to recognize the shift in customers who rely on paying and playing electronically while also continuing to meet the needs of those who don’t

Neubauer says the Iowa Lottery will focus this upcoming legislative session on getting the legislation passed that they believe is necessary for the Iowa Lottery’s continued business success.  The Iowa Lottery had sales of 371 million dollars in the last fiscal year, with 87-point-one million going to the state. That was the second highest amount ever produced.