MidoLotto: Play the Lottery Reviews

by ChanceClay

MidoLotto settings force you to keep 2 of the 3 notification settings on so MidoLotto can push notifications to you reminding you to play. You literally have to block MidoLotto in the iOS settings from sending you notifications at all if you don’t want reminders every day on how big the prize is. How this isn’t a violation of App Store guidelines is beyond me. If that’s not enough they don’t only use push notifications they also will use the phone number you sign up with to text you these same reminders. Again this is clearly spam that I didn’t ask for.. I also don’t understand how MidoLotto is allowed to link directly to PayPal for loading money into MidoLotto .. any other app is supposed to use in app purchase or go through MidoLotto Store. They specifically say they “digitize” your ticket so I feel like MidoLotto Store policies should apply to them.

by Bad Svc

They are using a 3rd party company to fund customers accounts. The company name is SKRILL. This company has hit multiple customers with fraudulent transactions.
There is no contact phone number for either companies

He is an email from there OPs manager

Hi Chad, this is Hamish, I'm the Head of Operations at Mido Lotto and the person who sent you the email in your screenshot. I'm sorry that you were one of the few customers who were impacted by the issue that our payment processor, Skrill, experienced with their bank. I can understand your frustration - seeing bank transactions duplicated can be stressful. I'd like you to know that these issues happen from time-to-time; this particular error affected a number of businesses, not just Mido Lotto. I'd also like you to know that we are actively migrating our users from the payment platform that you used (Skrill) to a new payment platform that offers a much better user experience (PayWithMyBank by Trustly). Please reach out to me if you'd like help getting set up with the new platform. In the meantime, please use the link in the email I sent you to let us know how you'd like the duplicate transaction to be resolved. We're working closely with the team at Skrill to reach a resolution for all of those impacted as quickly as possible.

by Unhappy App Banker

At first I loved MidoLotto and was super excited about it. However, I will be deleting it after tonight’s drawing. Here are the problems:

I won a free play with Fantasy 5, this means if you go to the store you will get a free ticket with numbers. On here, however, they are suppose to give you a new ticket with numbers. Well I never received it and all it says is that I won it but it’s pending. This was last night. Now it’s late in the day and still no new ticket. I contacted them and they completely ignored what I said and replied with a response that was not what I contacted them about.

Another big problem is that if you win money, you will have to WAIT for them to either mail the tickets to you, assuming you ever get them, or they claim there might be a place somewhere (could be far) that you could go, and that’s a big IF.

I have a 7-11 right here by my place and so many other stores that I can simply get the ticket and collect my winnings quickly when that happens. This is simply not worth it and you may never see your winnings, too risky.

Another problem is when you set up online banking, it’s not permanent bc they will make you do it repeatedly for security.

MidoLotto is way more trouble than it’s worth.

by Young Artsist

MidoLotto would be good but it has one major flaw...you have to email them to “cash out” and get your winnings. There’s a wallet within MidoLotto that you can load funds into and your winnings are also placed on this wallet. Unfortunately, in order to cash out and get paid you have to email the company with your Zelle or whatever payment app they are associated with account’s info and email (or something like that) and then they will pay you to your Zelle 25-48 hours later. For me, this kind of defeats the purpose of going digital with it.

Additionally, there is only an email for customer support. If I need customer support I want to speak with someone one the phone not through an email.

by LotsaLoTTo

Don’t fall into their False advertisement. They said they will give a free ticket to new app users but when I forward it to my friend so that she can claim it, MidoLotto asked her to create an account and so she did, but right after that she click on the link again to redeem the ticket but at that point MidoLotto warned her that the free ticket is only for new users and I guess it does not apply to her anymore because she just created an account. But that was the instruction that was given to her, to create an account. and you can’t redeem the ticket if you already have an account, go figure. That’s actually a clever way to deceive people. Plus you pay $.20 for every dollar that you spend, that’s kinda steep.

by Desert Nomad Girl

MidoLotto used to be amazing! Haven’t bought any tickets since last year and just logged in to play but the pay options have changed. I now can’t play because I can’t get money loaded. The instant load option, Skrill, is completely useless because when you sign up, it tells you that your funds can’t be used for lottery or gaming so why is this even listed as an option? The other options for delayed pay either aren’t compatible with my bank or have horrible reviews. Besides delayed funds don’t help when I was buying tickets the day of. Sad because Mido once was simple and easy.

by Misterjaws

It’s nice that you can save time and gas. The surcharge is 20% over the ticket price. Not that big of a deal. However, their cut off time is 2 hours prior to the drawing, so you kind of have to plan ahead. Also they do not support second chance submission vs. you can scan physical California lotto for second chance drawing. Lastly, the payment is way over complicated and PayPal errors out all the time. I played $50 and haven’t won once. Out of 20 tickets, I think l’ve only hit one or two numbers total. I’ll stick with physical store after my $50 trial. Oh yea, I never got the free ticket either.

by Deaconmac

As Mido was being launched, 3 years ago, they ran a contest promotion to increase their traffic. There were nearly 200 winners and I was one of them. My prize was only $25 worth of lottery tickets, but despite acknowledging my win, they never sent the lottery tickets and repeated inquiries went unanswered.

However, after I posted my 1 star review, they contacted me, acknowledged the error, and arranged to put 25 lottery tickets into my Mido account. They also added another $25 to my account to make up for the hassle.

So I have revised this review and given them 4 stars. They do pay off after all. Good luck!

by The Bensonater

I really appreciate the fact that I no longer have to remember to go to the gas station just to get tickets sometimes. MidoLotto can be a little clunky at times. The transitions from checking tickets and stuff is a little drawn out. And the little in in-app notifications are bothersome and get in the way a bit. But all in all, it’s been great! Saves me actual real time in the day!

Please, devs, give me an option for notifications. I don’t want to turn them off completely, but MidoLotto gives WAY too many notifications for my taste.

by Lightwarrior101

At first I was hesitant to using this as I wasn’t sure if it was safe or legitimate, then I decided to fold and try it. I’m glad I did, because I discovered it is legitimate. I had also won some money using MidoLotto. That was one test I did with this. The other test is if the money winnings is actually given to me with no issues and it is. It took a few days, but it did eventually hit my bank account. That was the final test. MidoLotto does charge a super small fee per lottery ticket, but it’s well worth it than having to drive to a lottery location. And MidoLotto company has to make some money to provide this service so it’s a worth it trade off. I love being able to play the Lottery from my phone and at home. I’m not a fan of having to drive to a lottery retailer in order to get a lottery ticket everytime.

UPDATE:

Unfortunately due to lotto regulations, the Mido Lotto app no longer accepts PayPal due to the rules. The easiest way around this is funding the account with your bank account. I’ve done that, and there’s proof that the amount was deducted from my bank account, but Mido Lotto never funded my account with this. It’s been over a week now. This will now make MidoLotto less than efficient to use. Hopefully they can find a better alternative to fund an account than having to wait weeks. People will just give up and move onto something else after enough times of having to do that.

by NRod112

After using MidoLotto for less than a month, I won $341 playing Fantasy 5 two days ago. I matched 4 out of 5 numbers, playing just 1 ticket in which I chose my own numbers. MidoLotto is very convenient if you are a regular lotto player. No more driving to the nearest convenient store. No more missing tickets. No more filling out and wasting paper tickets. Plus, I was pleasantly surprised to receive my winnings in less than 2 hours after emailing it to customer service. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

by Fergosphere

I happen to come across Mido over a year ago during the pandemic. Since my son is terminal due to a lung disease, we do not leave our house and I missed playing a couple of times a week. After researching Mido, I signed up and have been having so much fun since. Being shut in during the pandemic has been very difficult. At least we can still enjoy playing the lotto during these uncertain times. I LOVE the fact that when you do win, I recently won on Fantasy 5, you can access your winnings either thru an e-check or a PayPal account and get it within minutes.

by Akod

Really well done. Been an occasional lottery player for a while and this takes the hassle out of it. Payment has been nice and safe so that’s something I haven’t felt worried about since playing via MidoLotto . Needed help getting set up though and they got me rolling pretty quickly so that was good to see!

It’s also a fun thing to gift people. “Have an awesome day, thanks for all you do - good luck!”has been a cool work morale booster gift too :-). Tried it and it caught on so it’s something I’ll keep at.

MidoLotto is rock solid and well worth it. Good stuff!

by Grateful JT

I love MidoLotto. The last time I bought tickets in person last month, people inside the convenience store weren’t wearing masks or being careful. I’ve been using MidoLotto ever since and it works perfectly. I’m using Zelle to send funds securely to MidoLotto . No credit cards. I’ve won small amounts of money and the funds were delivered immediately to my account. During these crazy times, I’m happy that I don’t have to risk my health to play the lottery.

by Pzino

Update: after my review customer service contacted me and sent me a link to correct the problem. I would definitely recommend MidoLotto now.

I was pleased with MidoLotto , purchased a few tickets and thought the fee of 10% (.20 on $2) was reasonable. I was sent a text by Mido with a “Free ticket offer”. You send a text with the message they can get a free ticket if they download MidoLotto .
I tried to send a free ticket to my husband. I sent the text, he downloaded your app and set up a profile and then it says the promotion expired. In only 2 minutes?? Really?! I felt that I was misled and it was just a way to get him to download your app.

by Joe4147

I don’t play lotto all of the time but I do sometimes. I try to stay out of convenience stores. So MidoLotto becomes very convenient on those occasions that I want to spend a buck or two on lotto.

I also really like the group options, we have a coworker group, a family group, and my girlfriend and I have our own 2-some group (LOL!)

As for the customer service, I think that is why I am writing this review, we have received nothing but world-class customer service from them and we would really like to see MidoLotto takeoff. So we both highly recommend downloading MidoLotto and trying it out.

by M3gaFan

I used to buy tickets when I remembered or when the draw was big. A friend introduced me to Mido Lotto and invited me to their group. The group buy in alerts make it easy to remember to buy tickets when one of my friends buys in. We’ve won a few group draws and I’m planning on creating another group for my office/co-workers. It’s awesome not having to stop by the store or manually check tickets. Keep up the great work! P.S. I heard from customer service that you all are planning on adding more daily draw games. I hope you all add them soon!

by Mamatroll

I’m very impressed how easy it was to buy Lottery tickets on my phone. In these times when leaving the house and going in a store isn’t safe it’s great to be able to purchase through an app. It’s also great to just electronically one-touch check my tickets on my phone instead of having to remember to take them in to a store. They don’t take money from winnings but they do charge a fee when tickets are purchased. I love MidoLotto!

by EFA!!!

Who would have thought an app to play Powerball would put our office in Sync?! I was invited to play Mido Lotto with a group of co-workers over the past week. The level of bonding, dreaming of what we could do for each other as well as our budding company could never have been foreseen. While we were buying our tickets and planning our steps with our imagined winnings, we closed the book on a chapter that needed to be finished as well as determined new leadership! Would this have happened without our Mido camaraderie? I think not. We didn’t win the Lotto but we won in very meaningful ways!

by Jenbug042192

I am really loving MidoLotto. I absolute hate going to the store to buy lottery tickets because I like to pay with my debit card and they keep changing to only cash and no debit cards accepted and then randomly debit cards would be accepted, so it’s nice to be able to avoid being turned away simply because I have to pay with cash. I buy my tickets through MidoLotto which takes 10 seconds. Super easy and quick. I’m just unsure on what happens if you win more than $600, do they hand deliver the ticket to you in person?

by EMsf375

I love being able to give tickets as a tip or gift right from the phone. People are blown away by receiving a ticket in SMS. I get a much better return spending $4 to send a couple of tickets to someone than buying them a meaningless present or giving them cash. It makes me look cutting edge and generous.

by Johnlauchlin

I’m an early user of the Middo Lotto app. While it was pretty darn good when it launched, MidoLotto has steadily improved both with its UI and customer service (which is very proactive). I’m in MidoLotto multiple times weekly and am ecstatic I now don’t have to remember to make a special trip to purchase my tickets.

by Grandma 80

I used the Mido Lotto app to buy Mega Million tickets twice this past week. It is user friendly and intuitive. The process to buy the tickets is easy to navigate on MidoLotto. Communication is clear and ongoing with the buyer and vital info is saved to your personal account. Look forward to using Mido for future purchases .

by Tobert Z

It took me about 4 days trying to set up my account and wallet. The guys from customer support were so helpful and patient, and so generous for the lucky house money they gave. Glad I was finally able to load my wallet, made my first 3 bets. Next bets will allow me to do advance play. Shd be Very convenient from hereon in.

by BrionHickey

Love MidoLotto. If you need lotto tickets ASAP it does the trick. I did a group buy recently for the 1.6b lotto. I had 3 groups going and did a great job keeping us together and displaying real-time progress. MidoLotto can have a few minor bugs in the end use behavior but nothing that prevented us from getting the lotto tickets ASAP. I recommend MidoLotto and you can trust it with your money.

by Shaangels-kma

We have been playing with MidoLotto with a work team. It’s been a fun distraction with all that is going on and a super fun, easy way for all of us to connect when seeing each other is difficult with COVID. It’s been team building and social when other avenues haven’t been available.

Adding PayPal ease for purchasing is quick and easy. It takes away the pain of having to go to the store to purchase — and checking the winners MUCH easier. I used to play from time to time, but was better at buying them than checking them.

Adding multiple player groups is genius and everyone can control the numbers they want to play and the competition to be “on the top” adds a fun, social spin.

Highly recommend.

by GioLovesYou

Super easy to use app with well-organized data. It sends you reminders to check for winnings, and it’s all wrapped up with the most appealing lucky dog icon that you just know wants you to win Powerball or MegaMillions! Recommend it for anyone who loves convenience in making things happen in life. Good luck. 🍀