Lottery online is a type of gambling where players can win cash prizes by matching numbers drawn in a lottery-style game. The games are typically played on the Internet and involve a base price for each ticket, plus additional premiums or fees for certain promotions. Several companies, including GTech Corporation and Instant Gaming, administer these lottery-style games on the Internet. Some governments prohibit the use of this type of gaming, while others endorse it or regulate it.

The National Lottery in Canada is administered by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, which consists of five regional lotteries run by provincial/territorial governments: Atlantic Lottery Corporation (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador), Loto-Quebec (Quebec), Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (Ontario), and Western Canada Lottery Corporation (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut). In addition to these national lotteries there are also many private lotteries operated in the country.

Laos (Lao, , eufn lâmô không, pronounced [Ékhwng, Ékhwng]) is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It shares a border with China to the north, Vietnam to the east, and Thailand to the south and west. The capital city is Vientiane. The country is a socialist state and is governed by the Communist Party of Laos.

Although gambling is illegal in Laos, a number of land-based casinos are operated by foreign investors in Special Economic Zones. The government hopes to boost the economy through foreign investment and attract more tourists to the country. The legal status of gambling in Laos is somewhat complex.

In Canada, before 1967 buying a lottery ticket was illegal, but the federal Liberal government introduced an Omnibus Bill that would amend various laws. During this process Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau, in an attempt to raise money for the World’s Fair and the subway system, announced a “voluntary tax” in which he offered participants silver bars instead of cash prizes. The federal justice minister argued that this did not violate federal law, but the Supreme Court of Quebec disagreed and declared the tax illegal. As a result, revenue from the lottery dropped dramatically. This did not deter the government, which enacted a statute in 1969 that allowed provincial/territorial governments to operate lottery systems. This law was subsequently amended in 1970 to permit the purchase of tickets on a nationwide basis. Since then the Canadian National Lottery has become a popular choice for people across the country. It has a variety of games available to its players, including Lotto 6/49, Lotto Max, and Daily Grand.