UAE Lottery Ticket Price: What Every Game Costs, From Dh1 to Dh50

Last updated: 12 November 2026

The UAE Lottery ticket price for its main Lucky Day draw is Dh50 per entry, including 5 per cent VAT. The other games are cheaper. Pick 3 and Pick 4 cost Dh5 an entry, Quick 5 starts at Dh2, Color Prediction starts at Dh1, and the 14 scratch cards cost Dh5, Dh10, Dh20 or Dh50. All prices are set by The Game LLC, the GCGRA-licensed operator, and include VAT. This guide covers each game's price, the most you can spend in one transaction, and where you can buy.

Key takeaways

• Lucky Day costs Dh50 per entry including VAT, with a maximum of Dh5,000 per transaction (20 entries in each of five consecutive draws).
• Pick 3 and Pick 4 cost Dh5 per entry, with a maximum of Dh2,500 per transaction. Quick 5 costs from Dh2, up to Dh1,000 per transaction. Color Prediction costs from Dh1, up to Dh10,000 per transaction.
• Scratch cards come at four prices: Dh5 (top prize Dh50,000), Dh10 (Dh100,000), Dh20 (Dh300,000) and Dh50 (Dh1 million).
• Retailers sell only Lucky Day and Pick 3, according to the operator's FAQ. Everything else is online. Cash is accepted only in shops.
• Price is not value. The operator's published return to player ranges from 42.62 per cent (Lucky Day, plus Lucky Chance prizes) to 63 per cent (Color Prediction), measured before VAT.

How much is a UAE Lottery ticket?

It depends on the game. The table lists every draw game's price and transaction cap as published in the operator's How to Play rules, read on 4 November 2026.

Game — Price per entry (incl. VAT) — Maximum per transaction — How often it is drawn

• Lucky Day — Dh50 — Dh5,000 (5 draws × 20 entries) — Wednesday and Saturday, 9:30pm
• Pick 3 — Dh5 — Dh2,500 (25 draws × 20 entries) — Daily, 9:30pm
• Pick 4 — Dh5 — Dh2,500 (25 purchases × 20 entries) — Daily, 9:30pm
• Quick 5 — From Dh2 — Dh1,000 (up to 25 draws) — Every 2 minutes
• Color Prediction — From Dh1 — Dh10,000 (up to 25 draws) — Every minute

"From" means you choose the stake. The Dh2 and Dh1 figures are the minimums, and bigger stakes pay proportionally bigger prizes. Lucky Day, Pick 3 and Pick 4 have one fixed price per entry, and you buy more entries to spend more.

What does the Dh50 Lucky Day ticket buy?

One entry of six Days numbers (1 to 31) plus one Months number (1 to 12) in a single draw. Every entry also gets a Lucky Chance ID automatically, at no extra cost, which enters it into the three guaranteed Dh50,000 Lucky Chance prizes in that draw. There is no add-on to buy and no cheaper Lucky Day option.

Of the Dh50, Dh2.38 is VAT at 5 per cent and Dh47.62 is the ticket itself. The operator publishes Lucky Day's return to player as 42.62 per cent of the pre-VAT price, plus the Lucky Chance prizes. Across all players, that is roughly Dh20.30 of every Dh50 ticket coming back in main-draw prizes, before Lucky Chance. The rest is not paid back as prizes. The ticket buys a 1 in 8,835,372 chance at the Dh30 million jackpot and a 1 in 12.1 chance of at least Dh100.

To spend more you buy more entries. The cap is Dh5,000 in one transaction, which buys 20 entries in each of five consecutive draws; the consecutive-draw option reuses the same numbers in each draw. Sales close at 8pm on draw days and reopen after the 9:30pm draw. Our UAE Lottery rules guide explains the full prize table.

How much do Pick 3 and Pick 4 cost?

Dh5 per entry for both, including VAT. Pick 3 pays up to Dh2,500 for three digits in exact order, and Pick 4 up to Dh25,000 for four. The maximum per transaction is Dh2,500 for each game. For Pick 3 that is 20 entries in each of 25 draws; Pick 4's rules describe it as 25 recurring purchases of 20 entries. The operator's published RTP is 50 per cent for Pick 3 exact-order play and 51 per cent for any-order play. For Pick 4 it is 50 per cent exact and 48 per cent any order. Our Pick 3 and Pick 4 explainer covers the play types.

How much do Quick 5 and Color Prediction cost?

These are the cheapest entries, and also the fastest games:

• Quick 5: from Dh2 per entry. Five numbers are drawn from 1 to 11 every two minutes, and prizes run up to 550 times the stake. The maximum is Dh1,000 per transaction, covering up to 25 consecutive draws. Published RTP: 59.92 per cent.
• Color Prediction: from Dh1 per entry, with a draw every minute. The maximum per transaction is Dh10,000, covering up to 25 consecutive draws. Published RTP: 63 per cent.

A low entry price is not the same as a low cost. A game that is drawn every minute or two can use up a budget much faster than a Dh50 ticket twice a week. The Dh10,000 cap on Color Prediction is also double Lucky Day's. Our explainers on Quick 5 and Color Prediction go through how each one plays.

How much are UAE Lottery scratch cards?

The operator sells 14 scratch cards at four price points. Its homepage lists them with their top prizes:

Price — Number of cards — Top prize

• Dh5 — 4 — Dh50,000
• Dh10 — 4 — Dh100,000
• Dh20 — 3 — Dh300,000
• Dh50 — 3 — Dh1,000,000

The six e-instant games (Ice Gems, High 5, Marble Run, Lucky Lagoon, Sports Mania and Gemstone Riches) work differently. Each lets you choose between several ticket prices before you play, with prizes that scale with the price. Marble Run's rules, for example, offer six pricing options. The How to Play text does not list the dirham amounts, so check the game screen before you buy. The card names, odds and published payout rates are in our scratch cards and e-instants guide.

Can you buy UAE Lottery tickets in shops, and how do you pay?

Only some of them. The operator's FAQ says: "Authorized UAE Lottery retailers sell Lucky Day and Pick 3. More games are being developed and will be added in the future." Pick 4, Quick 5, Color Prediction, the scratch cards and the e-instants are online only, through theuaelottery.ae.

The price is the same in a shop and online: Dh50 for Lucky Day and Dh5 for Pick 3. The FAQ lists the accepted payment methods as debit card, credit card, Botim Pay, or cash at retail only. Wherever you buy, you must be 18 or over and physically in the UAE; the FAQ says you cannot take part unless you are in the country at the time. Our guides to UAE Lottery retailers and buying tickets online cover the details.

How does the UAE Lottery price compare with Big Ticket and Dubai Duty Free?

The UAE Lottery is the cheapest of the three authorised draws. A Big Ticket Abu Dhabi entry costs Dh500 including VAT, and a Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire ticket costs Dh1,000 plus 5% VAT (Dh1,050). So one Big Ticket buys ten Lucky Day entries, and one Millennium Millionaire ticket buys 21.

Price per ticket says little about the chance of winning. Dubai Duty Free caps each series at 5,000 tickets, while Big Ticket does not publish how many it sells. Our guides to the Big Ticket price and the Millennium Millionaire price set out what each ticket buys, and our games RTP comparison ranks the UAE Lottery's own games by payout rate.

Whatever the price, set a limit before you buy and treat tickets as entertainment spending. Our responsible gambling guide lists UAE support services.

FAQ

How much is a UAE Lottery ticket? Dh50 per Lucky Day entry, including 5 per cent VAT. Pick 3 and Pick 4 cost Dh5, Quick 5 from Dh2, Color Prediction from Dh1, and scratch cards Dh5 to Dh50.

Is VAT included in the Dh50 price? Yes. The rules state "AED 50 per entry (5% of VAT included)". The pre-VAT price is about Dh47.62.

What is the most I can spend on Lucky Day at once? Dh5,000 per transaction, which buys 20 entries in each of five consecutive draws.

What is the cheapest UAE Lottery game? Color Prediction, from Dh1 per entry. It is drawn every minute, so spending can add up quickly.

Can I buy scratch cards in shops? No. According to the FAQ, retailers sell only Lucky Day and Pick 3. Scratch cards are sold online.

Does the Lucky Chance draw cost extra? No. Every Lucky Day entry gets a Lucky Chance ID automatically at no extra cost.

Further reading

• UAE Lottery games RTP compared
• UAE Lottery scratch cards and e-instants explained
• UAE Lottery Pick 3 and Pick 4 explained
• Can you buy UAE Lottery tickets online?
• Big Ticket price in 2026

Sources

• The UAE Lottery, "How to Play" (Lucky Day, Pick 3, Pick 4, Quick 5, Color Prediction, Scratch Card and E-Instants sections, read 4 November 2026): https://www.theuaelottery.ae/how-to-play?key=How-to-Play
• The UAE Lottery, homepage (scratch-card prices and top prizes, read 4 November 2026): https://www.theuaelottery.ae/
• The UAE Lottery, "FAQs" (retail games, payment methods, physical presence, read 4 November 2026): https://www.theuaelottery.ae/faq?key=FAQs
• Big Ticket Abu Dhabi, "Draw Rules and Procedures" (ticket price): https://bigticket.ae/draw-rules-and-procedures
• Dubai Duty Free, "Millennium Millionaire" (ticket price and series cap): https://www.dubaidutyfree.com/millennium-millionaire/category/MM
• Dubai Duty Free, Millennium Millionaire "Terms & Conditions" pop-up ("Each ticket is priced at AED 1,000, excludes 5% VAT"), accessed 4 November 2026: https://www.dubaidutyfree.com/millennium-millionaire/category/MM