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Lottery pool rules in Oregon
What a pool in Oregon needs to know, each fact with its official source and the day we checked it. Another state
The short answer for Oregon
- What we found in the law and the lottery's own guidance
- We found nothing in ORS chapter 461 or the Oregon Lottery's rules and pages that forbids adults from pooling money to buy tickets and share a prize. The pool agreement names who claims. The Oregon Lottery publishes a joint claim process: every owner of the ticket completes and signs a claim form and the lottery's joint claim form at the claim, and each owner receives an equal share unless the lottery approves an exception. Oregon does not allow people acting together, pooled funds included, more than 3% of the number combinations in one drawing without approval from the Oregon Lottery.From our Oregon page, reviewed Oct 5, 2026
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Pool rules in Oregon
- Minimum age
- 18 or olderLottery game page · checked Oct 1, 2026
- Group purchase cap
- Oregon does not allow people acting together, pooled funds included, more than 3% of the number combinations in one drawing without approval from the Oregon Lottery.OAR 177-046-0020 · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Who the lottery pays
- The pool agreement names who claims. The Oregon Lottery publishes a joint claim process: every owner of the ticket completes and signs a claim form and the lottery's joint claim form at the claim, and each owner receives an equal share unless the lottery approves an exception.Oregon Lottery rule order, OAR 177-046-0110(5) (2025) · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Claim deadline
- One year after the drawingORS 461.250 · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Can the winner stay anonymous?
- Yes. The lottery may not publicly disclose a winner's name and address without the winner's written authorization; the city, state, zip code, game, prize amount and selling retailer can still be published.ORS 461.250; Oregon Lottery winner anonymity page · checked Oct 8, 2026
- Multi-draw, Powerball
- Up to 24 drawings per ticketOregon Lottery Powerball page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Multi-draw, Mega Millions
- Up to 24 drawings per ticketOregon Lottery Mega Millions page · checked Oct 5, 2026
- Where to claim
- The Oregon Lottery claim offices, with addresses and hours, are listed under Claim offices on our Oregon page.Oregon Lottery claim offices · checked Oct 5, 2026
- State withholding
- 8% on prizes of $1,500 or moreState withholding table · checked Oct 1, 2026
Rules change. The official lottery and the state are the authority; check them before you play or claim.
Facts, not advice: we read each one on the official page linked beside it. Pool creation is open wherever a lottery runs, except Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (not open yet). The five states without a lottery stay closed. Responsible play
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