Oregon lottery retailer bonds.
From $100.
The Oregon State Lottery can require a retailer to post a bond as a financial guarantee for the ticket proceeds it owes the Lottery. The amount is set by the Lottery from your expected sales volume — pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $10,000.
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How much does an Oregon 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.
Enter your amount, pay, and file with the Oregon Lottery. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Lottery set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000, and most applicants are approved instantly once you pay. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Oregon Lottery
Submit the executed bond with your retailer contract or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed when the Lottery insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the lottery retailer bond actually covers
Oregon retailers sell Lottery tickets under a contract with the Oregon State Lottery (ORS chapter 461). The proceeds from ticket sales belong to the Lottery, and the director can require a bond or irrevocable letter of credit from a retailer as a financial guarantee before issuing or renewing the retailer contract.
The bond is a payment guarantee: it secures the ticket proceeds the retailer owes the Lottery. The amount is set by the Lottery under its administrative rules — generally based on expected sales volume and the applicant's financial responsibility — so there is no single statewide figure.
Not every retailer is bonded; the Lottery typically requires it when an applicant may not meet its financial-responsibility standards. If the retailer fails to remit proceeds, the Lottery can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, the retailer repays the surety. Pricing starts from $100 and depends on your bond amount; no credit check up to $10,000.
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 premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
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 Oregon Lottery. Submit the executed bond with your retailer contract or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed when the Lottery insists.
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 set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Lottery retailer bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Lottery set and file the same day.