Best Lottery Ticket Locations in Downtown Hartford, Connecticut

Connecticut is one of forty- one states, plus the District of Columbia, to have state lotteries in place. Since 1972, when the Connecticut State Lottery system began, the Lottery has returned more than $5.5 billion to the State of Connecticut General Fund. Much of this money has been used to fund programs based in Hartford, Connecticut.

Downtown Hartford, Ct is filled with thousands of office workers by day and business travelers, arts and dining patrons and employees by night. Many of these people like to buy lottery tickets, but are unsure of lottery ticket locations in downtown Hartford, Ct. Because several of these retail outlets are ensconced in large office or municipal buildings, people unfamiliar with the location would have no way of knowing that a lottery ticket location was inside. Especially popular with office workers in downtown Hartford, Ct are 'scratch', or instant lottery games. Many downtown workers like to regularly visit different lottery ticket retailers, hoping to increase their odds of winning. With over one hundred scratch games available throughout the state of Ct, at any given time, there are plenty of options for players, in choosing which games to play.

Other lottery games played in Ct are; Powerball, Classic Lotto, Cash 5, Mid- Day 3, Mid- Day 4, Play 3 and Play 4.

In the fiscal year 2006, the Connecticut Lottery provided $284.8 million to the State of Connecticut's General Fund, to be used for public health, libraries, public safety and more. Because so many people are constantly seeking lottery ticket locations in downtown Hartford, Ct, presented here is a guide to the eight outlets where they are sold. If, after purchasing a ticket at one of these outlets, a player has won a prize, they should be aware of rules concerning lottery winnings. Prizes of $599 or less per ticket can be redeemed at any Ct Lottery retailer location. Prizes of $5000 or less per ticket can be redeemed at any High- Tier Claim Center including Lottery Headquarters in New Britain, Connecticut. Prizes of more than $5000 must be redeemed at Lottery Headquarters.