TLD Specifications
.lotto
Registration Time
real-time
Registration period
1-10 years
Renewal period
1-10 years
Allowed character length
3 - 63 characters
Allowed characters
a-z, 0-9, -MUST NOT contain two consecutive hyphens in the third and fourth character positions and MUST NOT start or end with a hyphen.
TLD supports
IPv6
DNSsec
WhoisPrivacy
Transfer locks possible
yes
Renewal on transfer
yes
Transfer time
5 days
Authcode length
6 - 16 characters
Handle updates
yes
Preconfigured DNS
no
Allowed Nameservers
1 - 13
Autorenew Grace Period
35 days
Deletion Timeframe
35 days after expiration date
Redemption Period
30 days
Registrant Eligibility
In order to register a domain name in the TLD, the Registrant must be classified within one or
more of the following categories and adhere to the relevant restrictions set forth in this section:
In order to register a domain name in the TLD, the Registrant must be classified within one or
more of the following categories and adhere to the relevant restrictions set forth in this section:
- Lottery Operators
Eligible Registrants must be licensed or authorized to conduct lotteries by a jurisdiction
domiciled in a state recognized by the United Nations. Sales of games of chance and/or skill
must account for the majority of the organization's total annual gross revenues. Such games
must be offered in accordance with the requirements of the.Lotto Acceptable Use policy found here
Domain names registered by or on behalf of lotteries must correspond to the name of the
Eligible Registrant, Eligible Registrant’s lottery games, Eligible Registrant’s product(s), or its
product category. Qualified Registrants may include additional words within their domain
names. For example, Registrants may register EntityName.lotto, EntityNameGameName.lotto
and GameName.lotto. - Suppliers of Goods and Services to the Lottery Industry
Eligible Registrants are organizations that supply goods or services to the lottery industry and
are a member of an Approved Standards Body. Examples include suppliers of online and offline
systems, terminals, printers, video lottery terminals, special papers, vending machines,
dispensers and drawing machines, telecommunication organizations, ticket printers, game
designers, marketing and advertising specialists, consultants, auditors and trade magazines.
Associate members are not permitted to conduct lotteries at a .LOTTO domain. Qualified
Registrants may include additional words within their domain names. For example, Registrants
may register AssociateMemberName.lotto, AssociateMemberNameMachines.lotto, and
GravityPickMachine.lotto.