You can buy almost anything online and have it sent to your doorstep. Now that could include lottery tickets. Video: 6abc

It's snowing and you don't feel like getting down to your lottery store. So why not get your lotto tickets delivered to your door?

That's the idea behind a March, 2015 bill New Jersey Assemblyman John Burzichelli has introduced for his state.

Assemblyman John Burzichelli (center) at a recent charity roast. Photo: NJ.com

The proposed bill would allow courier services to deliver New Jersey lottery tickets throughout the state. Burzichelli said similar services are common in Europe.

"If you're either too busy or can't get out of the house, you can make arrangements," he said.

Currently, New Jersey lottery players can buy tickets only in person. An effort to institute an online lottery in the state failed in 2011.

Bill Cusack of Northfield buys lottery tickets at the Northfield 7-11 store in New Jersey. Photo: Michael Ein, Press of Altantic City

But Burzichelli said a few courier companies are interested in setting up shop here. And though nothing in state law bars such operations, he said he introduced the bill to set up guidelines.

Under the measure, couriers would have to register with the State Lottery Commission. They would be allowed only to charge a fee and would be barred from taking a piece of any winnings.

Members of the New Jersey Assembly's Tourism and Gaming Committee in session. Photo: newsworks

Burzichelli said the next step is for the Assembly's tourism and gaming committee to vote on the bill. It would then need to be passed by the full Assembly and state Senate and then signed by Gov. Chris Christie to become law.