Online lottery scratch cards on the net or online version or the traditional lottery cards that can be usually purchased from lottery website stands. The card's prize money will depend on clicking on the designated buttons. This reveals the desired information, which is necessary if the player is to understand whether to purchase the card or not. The opportunity of winning the prize will depend on the company hosting the lottery game. The chances vary from game to game and from company to company.

Scratch cards are just of two kinds: the web based cards and also the downloadable version of scratch cards.

Web Based Scratch cards are most often available. They do not require any special software and can be played on any computer having an Internet access. The browser's Flash is used to play this game. These kind of cards are also used by certain charitable institutions who raise money for their causes by organizing and hosting these games.