Frequently Asked Questions

A lottery syndicate is a group of players who buy lottery tickets together. Each syndicate player owns a portion of these collective tickets and will receive a proportionate part of any winnings.

theLotter Australia creates syndicates for each of the top lotteries and pre-purchases huge batches of lottery tickets for each draw. There are different kinds of syndicates based on how the numbers were selected and how many lines the syndicate consists of. All you need to do is select a syndicate based on your preferences and choose how many shares you would like to order.

Here is an explanation of common syndicate terminology -

• Lines – The lines are the different number combinations that are purchased for a syndicate. For example, a 100-line syndicate would have 100 unique number combinations (also known as tickets or blocks), giving syndicate players 100 chances of winning the jackpot. These lines are purchased by the syndicate for the upcoming draw.
• Total Shares – Each syndicate is divided into equal portions, which are available for purchase. These portions are also known as Shares, and they establish the percentage of the syndicate’s prizes that you stand to win. As an example, in a syndicate with 50 total shares, each share is worth 2% of the syndicate’s winnings (calculated by dividing 100% into 50 equal pieces). The more shares you purchase, the bigger your percentage of the prize will be.

Syndicates are a way to order hundreds of different number combinations with one entry. As part of a syndicate, customers have a chance to win multiple times in each draw.

When a lottery syndicate wins, the prizes are split evenly between the total shares. Your portion of the syndicate’s prizes will depend on the amount of shares you purchased in the syndicate. All non-jackpot or secondary wins will be paid out to winners shortly after receipt of the prize from the official lottery operator. If your syndicate wins a lottery jackpot, you will be contacted by a representative of our customer support team who will guide you through the process of receiving your share of the prize.

theLotter Australia customers are not purchasing lottery tickets or participating in lotteries directly. theLotter Australia uses third-party agents to purchase lottery tickets; customers are purchasing for the opportunity to receive monies equivalent to prize winnings.

Multi-Draw packages include syndicate shares for future draws in advance and thus save you up to 25% off the regular cost of participation. When ordering a Multi-Draw package for syndicates you select your favourite lottery syndicate, decide how many shares you want to order, and for how many draws you'd like theLotter Australia's third-party agents to purchase tickets that correspond to your Multi-Draw order. You will automatically join a syndicate of the same lottery for subsequent draws until the package runs out.

Yes, as long as the syndicates are for the same lottery.