It’s a great way to get official state lottery tickets (while within that states lines). The send a staff member out to purchase the ticket on your behalf, scan, and upload the ticket to your account (less the barcode for security reasons), and lock it up in a safe. Then they automatically check your numbers and alert you, if you win, via push alert, emails, and/or call - depending how much you win. I tried a two other services first, however one didn’t give you a copy of the ticket (and no real proof it was actually purchased), and both had a per line fee of (in my case) the same cost as the ticket, so a $9 ticket was $18 when all was said and done. Jackpocket charges a nominal fee upfront when you load money to your account and is very transparent about it. So far it appears to be about ~9.5% of the amount your loading, much better than their competitors I tried out which were 100% of the ticket costs in fees. Account funding options differ depending what state you’re in, but in general you can use paypal, debit visa or debit MasterCard, e-check, or set up a direct debit from your bank account. Overall, I love the service!!