Methods for selling pre-printed online lottery tickets

A system for providing a lottery ticket comprising:

• a random draw lottery ticket, wherein the random draw lottery ticket is configured for selection by a customer prior to initiation of a check-out process for the random draw lottery ticket and presentation by the customer to a retailer point of sale (POS) during the check-out process, wherein the random draw lottery ticket configured for activation during the check-out process, wherein the random draw lottery ticket is configured as a legal instrument for prize redemption, and wherein the random draw lottery ticket is the only legal instrument for prize redemption;
• a third-party transaction processor configured to receive a transaction request from the retailer POS to activate the random draw lottery ticket, wherein the third-party transaction processor is configured to:
• receive transaction requests from a plurality of different retailers;
• provide, via a first secured communication to a lottery administration system, unique identification information associated with random draw lottery information received from the retailer POS, wherein the random draw lottery information is received by the third-party transaction processor without the use of lottery hardware;
• and
• receive, via a second secured communication from the lottery administration system, an indication that draw information has been associated with the random draw lottery ticket.