The .lotto Domain: An Ending for Draw-Based Games
.lotto has been delegated in the root zone since 19 June 2014 under an ICANN registry agreement dated 10 April 2014, and the contracting party today is Identity Digital Limited. The word names games decided by a numbered draw and reads the same way across many languages. The nTLDstats page accessed on 28 October 2026 shows just 129 registrations, of which 125 sit in the zone file.
The zone is aimed at the lottery sector: registration is limited to members of approved lottery associations, and a verification code issued by the association is required. The agreement requires the registrar to obtain the registrant's declaration of holding the necessary authorisations and licences. Try candidates through a .lotto domain search, and compare the .bet page.
The zone holds only 129 registered names, of which 125 appear in the zone file. That makes it a very small zone. Part of the reason is the restriction: registration is limited to members of approved lottery associations and requires a verification code issued by the association. In addition, because the zone is small, the ending is barely recognised by visitors, so you need to write the address out in full in speech and print, and show it unabbreviated on cards and advertising.
.LOTTO Domain at a Glance
- Sponsoring organisation Identity Digital Limited
- Eligibility Members of approved lottery associations
- ICANN registry agreement 10 April 2014
- Root zone record 19 June 2014
- Registered domains 129 (nTLDstats, 28 October 2026)
- Present in the zone file 125 names, about 97%
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .lotto domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 13 servers
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.lotto Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$1,687.50 /year -
Transfer
$1,754.99 /year -
Renewal
$1,889.99 /year -
Restore
$2,779.90 -
Late Renewal
$343.20
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.lotto Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .lotto domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .lotto address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .lotto domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $343.20 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .lotto returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.lotto Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.lotto Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .lotto domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 13 servers
.lotto Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .lotto Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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No. A domain confers no authority to run games in any country.
Games of chance are licensed almost everywhere, and the authority arises from the activity itself. The agreement reflects this: the registrar must obtain the registrant's declaration of holding the authorisations and licences needed in the associated sector, and must require material changes to be reported. Publish your licence details plainly on the page. The .lotto ending is also open only to members of approved lottery associations.
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No document is uploaded, but registration requires the verification code issued by the lottery association, and a complaint can trigger a licence review.
Under the agreement, where the operator receives a complaint casting doubt on the authenticity of licences or credentials, it is expected to consult the relevant national supervisory authorities. Licence review therefore arrives afterwards, whereas membership is checked at registration through the verification code.
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It can, for members of an approved lottery association. Being small brings both opportunity and a recognition problem.
With 129 registrations the zone is small, and because registration is limited to members of approved lottery associations, non-members cannot register under this ending. Visitors, however, do not know the ending, so write the address unabbreviated and show its full form in print. Test candidates together through the bulk domain name search.
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Only if the organiser belongs to an approved lottery association; in that case a charity draw reads directly with this ending.
Fundraising raffles nonetheless require their own permission in most countries, along with reporting on how proceeds are used. Publishing the permit number, the draw date and the supervising notary on the page answers both the legal expectation and the participant's need for reassurance. Check a name through whois search.
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Yes. Every step collecting participant or ticket details must be encrypted.
Results pages are copied often, and fake copies ask participants for personal information; a certificate becomes the first signal that the address is the real one. The operator enforces no mandatory HTTPS regime in this zone. Review the options on the SSL certificate page.
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