Colorado lottery retailer bonds.
From $100.
Colorado lottery retailers must be bonded before they sell tickets. You can let the State Lottery Division bond you for an annual fee, or post your own surety bond instead. We price the surety option at 2% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum — enter the amount you were asked for and the premium updates at the application.
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How much does a Colorado lottery retailer bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard lottery retailer bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Lottery. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Lottery requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Lottery
Submit the executed bond to the State Lottery Division to satisfy the surety option for your retailer account. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the lottery bond actually covers
Colorado licenses lottery retailers through the State Lottery Division, part of the Department of Revenue. A retailer collects money on the Lottery's behalf for every ticket sold, so the state requires each retailer to be bonded before activating sales.
You can satisfy the requirement two ways: let the Lottery self-bond you for an annual fee, or post your own surety bond in the amount the Lottery sets for your account. The bond is payable for the benefit of the public and the Lottery, and protects against a retailer failing to remit the proceeds it owes.
Because the required amount is set per account, you enter whatever figure the Lottery asks for and we issue from a $100 minimum premium; no credit check up to $10,000. The self-bond option is commonly modest — around $2,000 per location — and at 2% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum, that figure prices at the $100 floor.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Lottery. Submit the executed bond to the State Lottery Division to satisfy the surety option for your retailer account. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Lottery requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Lottery required and file the same day.