Certain Online Game Card purchases will give Michigan Lottery players bonus free play this month.

Starting April 17, players will receive a higher amount of bonus free play when they buy Online Game Cards for $20, $50 and $100. The promotion will run for a limited time.

Each $20 online game card will have a $5 bonus, $50 online game cards will have a $15 bonus, and $100 online game cards will have a $35 bonus. The $10 Online Game Cards are not eligible for a bonus.

Online Game Cards are printed from Lottery terminals at retailers. Each has a unique code that players enter into their Michigan Lottery account for online play. Each code is valid for five years from the date of purchase.

Players may redeem up to $500 – not including bonus play – in Online Game Cards per week in their online accounts.

Online Game Cards have been a popular way for players to fund their online accounts because they allow players to pay in store and play online without using a credit card or bank account.

Michigan Lottery players have a chance to win up to $500,000 instantly playing online. Players also may win prizes ranging from $1 up to multimillion dollar jackpots playing Powerball, Mega Millions, Lotto 47, and Fantasy 5 online. Through its online platform, the Lottery offers players more than 40 different games with plays ranging in price from 5 cents to $20.

More than 530,000 players have registered to play the Lottery’s online games, which were launched in 2014. For more information or to play online, visit http://bit.ly/MSLOnlineGames.

In 2016, Lottery players won nearly $337 million playing games online.