Online lottery scratch cards over the internet or online version or the traditional lottery cards that can be usually purchased from lottery stands. The card's prize money is dependent upon clicking on the designated buttons. This reveals the desired information, which is necessary in the know the event the player is to learn whether or not to purchase the card or not. The chance of winning the prize is determined by the company hosting the lottery game. The chances vary from game to game and from company to company.

Scratch cards are basically of two kinds: the net based cards and also the downloadable version of scratch cards.

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