Everything we found in Alabama
Alabama sells no lottery tickets, and that is written into its constitution. Every fact below comes from the Constitution of Alabama as published by the Alabama Legislature (read October 5, 2026) and the official Powerball FAQ (read October 8, 2026), linked in the sources.
No state lottery
Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama, “Lotteries and gift enterprises prohibited,” reads: “The legislature shall have no power to authorize lotteries or gift enterprises for any purposes, and shall pass laws to prohibit the sale in this state of lottery or gift enterprise tickets, or tickets in any scheme in the nature of a lottery.” Changing that takes a constitutional amendment approved by voters; none had passed as of our review date.
A ticket bought in another state
An Alabama resident who holds a Powerball or Mega Millions ticket bought it somewhere else. Two things follow:
- It is claimed where it was bought. The official Powerball FAQ says “Prizes must be claimed in the jurisdiction where the winning ticket was purchased.” A ticket from Georgia is claimed in Georgia, a ticket from Florida in Florida.
- That state’s rules apply: its claim deadline, its tax withholding, its rule on whether a winner’s name is public. Read the page for the state on the ticket: Georgia, Florida or Tennessee.
We are not suggesting anyone travel to buy tickets. This page is for people who already hold one.
A pool of Alabama residents
A pool is a private agreement among adults about who paid for a ticket and how a prize is shared; the agreement is the only record of it. Alabama has no lottery agency and no form for it; the ticket’s own state decides how the prize is paid, and the agreement names who claims for the group. We are not lawyers; a pool that wants certainty about Alabama law should ask one.
Pool creation on ShareTheWinning
Pool creation is not open for Alabama, because Alabama has no state lottery: there is no Alabama lottery whose tickets a pool could play or record. The short answer at the top of this page says the same. A ticket bought in another state follows that state’s rules, so read the page for the state printed on the ticket; the split calculator and the “If we win” stop on the Journey use that state’s deadline, privacy rule and tax rate.
Read How a pool claims a prize and, after a win, You won. The first five things to do.
