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World-Wide Lottery Guide is brought to you with the compliments
of
The
Arizona Lottery |
Address: |
4740 east
University Drive, Phoenix AZ 85034 |
Internet: |
www.arizonalottery.com |
Phone: |
(480)
921-4400 |
Fax: |
(480) 921 4488
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Population: |
6,595,778
million U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division |
Executive
Director: |
Gregory Edgar
|
Start - Up: |
July 1, 1981 |
Per Capita
Sales: |
$74 |
Sales
FY2018: |
$981,377,844 |
Number of
Employees |
110 |
Points of Sale /
Retailers |
2,999 |
On-line
Vendor: |
GTECH |
Instant Ticket
Vendor: |
Scientific Games,
Pollard Banknote Ltd., and
Creative-Games. |
Pull Tab
Vendor: |
N/A |
Advertising
Agency: |
E B Lane. |
Games
Offered: |
Mega Millions,
Powerball, The Pick , Pick 5, 2by2, CA$H4, Pick 3, FastPlay, Scratchers. |
Proceeds: |
By statute, the
Arizona Lottery revenues are distributed to the following funds: General Fund,
Local Transportation Assistance Fund (LTAF), Heritage Fund , County Assistance
Fund, Healthy Arizona, Local Transportation Assistance Fund II, Commerce and
Economic Development Fund, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program,
Department of Gaming, Homeless Emergency/Transitional Shelters, University
Capital Bond Fund. |
The expansion of lotteries into the American West
began with Arizona, the first state west of Mississippi to legalize the games.
Voter approval was narrow in November 1980, with just a 51-49 margin, but the
Arizona Lottery has become an integral part of the Arizona culture. Subsequent
votes as the Lottery came up for sunset review were much more definitive; most
recently an overwhelming 73 percent of voters approved a 10-year lottery
extension in 2002. In 2010, the Legislature passed a bill ensuring the Lottery
will continue until 2035. Ticket sales began over the July 4 weekend in
1981 with an instant game, Scratch It Rich, and its 21.4 million tickets sold
out in 10 days, a phenomenal success for the fledgling lottery. Instant games
continued to make up the Lotterys entire product mix until 1984, when its
first draw game, the popular lotto game The Pick, was introduced. Today, the
Lotterys regular portfolio also includes Powerball, Mega Millions,
Fantasy 5, CA$H4, 2by2 and Pick 3. By statute, proceeds from the Arizona
Lottery are divided among numerous programs in four specific areas: education,
health and public welfare, economic and business development, and the
environment. Along with General Fund revenues earmarked for these programs,
dedicated beneficiaries include Healthy Arizona, the Heritage Fund in the
Department of Game and Fish, the Commerce Authority, the University Capital
Improvement Bond Fund, the Homeless Emergency/Transitional Shelters program and
the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program for children. Lottery revenues
also help pay for the states problem gambling hotline. Today,
education and health and public welfare combined receive the lions share
of lottery revenues.
News
Archive for CY2019 |
November 7, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery Teams Up
with U.S. Census Bureau to Ensure Every Arizonan is Counted in
2020 |
Oct. 15, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery
Retailers Win with More Than $1 Billion in Commissions Earned Since
1981 |
Sept. 19, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery
Marketing Efforts Receive Three Prestigious Awards |
September 3, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery Partners
with New Animated Film, the Addams Family, to Offer a New Scratchers® Game
that is so Fun
its Scary! |
September 3, 2019 |
The Arizona Lottery and
the Arizona Cardinals Partner for Their First Win of the Season |
August 30, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery is Red
Hot with Winners in August |
July 9, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery Picks
License Fee Cuts
Again |
June 18, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery Adds to
Industry Research on Growing Incremental Revenue Through Fast Play
Games |
May 13, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery Awards
Pollard Banknote Instant Ticket Warehousing And Distribution
Contract |
April 18, 2019 |
Arizona Becomes Latest
State to Allow Some Lottery Winners to Remain Anonymous |
April 12, 2019 |
Growing Number of States
Move to Shield Lottery Winners |
April 10, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery Wins AZIMA
TIM Award for Holiday Livestream |
April 2, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery
Springs Into New Opportunities with a Familiar Brand and an
Exclusive Second Chance Promotion |
April 1, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery Wins Six
ADDY Awards, Lands Gold for Integrated Campaign |
February 22, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery Goes
Native with Newest Scratchers® Game- Arizona 7 |
February 19, 2019 |
Bill Advances Allowing
Big Arizona Lottery Winners to Stay Confidential |
February 12, 2019 |
Arizona Lottery Goes
All-In with Our New Casino-Themed Games |
January 24, 2019 |
Arizona Lotterys
Holiday Campaign Charts New Territory |
News
Archive for CY2018 |
September 21, 2018 |
Arizona Lottery
Displaying Its History at Capitol Museum |
July 27, 2018 |
Alice Cooper to be Featured
on New Arizona Lottery Ticket |
July 19, 2018 |
Arizona Lottery Sets New
Sales and Payout Records in 2018 |
June 29, 2018 |
Arizona Lottery Waives
Retailer Licensing Fees for Fiscal Year 2019 |
June 20, 2018 |
Arizona Lottery Welcomes
Back Player-Favourite WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKET
Scratchers® |
May 9, 2018 |
Arizona Lottery Tickets Are
Getting a Luchador Makeover |
May 1, 2018 |
Arizona Lottery Hosts
Exclusive, Month-Long Million Dollar Giveaway |
April 19, 2018 |
Governor Looks to Keno to
Fund teacher Pay Package |
April 9, 2018 |
Arizona Lottery Achieves
Record-Setting Sales in March |
April 4, 2018 |
Arizona Lottery Launches
The Voice© Scratchers® Ticket |
March 19, 2018 |
Multi-State Lottery
Association Concludes RNG Analysis and Issues Report |
Feb. 20, 2018 |
Arizona Lottery
Launches Fast Play, A New Category of Instant Games Fast Play Combines the Ease
of Jackpot Games with the Instant Gratification of Scratchers®
Tickets |
February 1, 2018 |
Bill for Arizona Lottery
KENO Game Faces Opposition from Navajo Nation |
January 8, 2017 |
Arizona Lottery Partners
with Arizona Game and Fish Department for Exclusive Ticket |
News Archive for CY2017 |
October 6, 2017 |
Arizona Lottery Glitch
Produces Same Numbers in Multiple Drawings |
August 2, 2017 |
Arizona Lottery and
Arizona Cardinals Kick Off Second Season of Cardinals Scratchers®
TICKET |
July 28, 2017 |
State Pays $120K
Sex-Discrimination Settlement to Two Former-Lottery Executives |
June 6, 2017 |
Local Artist Emily
Costello's Work to be on Arizona Lottery Scratch Tickets |
April 19, 2017 |
Arizona Lotterys
Welcome Back Willie Campaign Wins Telly Award |
April 15, 2017 |
Arizona Lottery to Trial
Lottery Vending Machines at MVD Offices |
January 20, 2017 |
Arizona Lottery Makes
Historic $206 Million Transfer to State Beneficiaries |
March 27, 2017 |
Arizona Lottery Extends
Instant Games Contract with Scientific Games |
February 17, 2017 |
Revised Senate Bill
Would Authorise Keno and Create a New State Electronic Keno
Commission |
February 13, 2017 |
#GuessWhosBackAZ:
Arizona Lottery Mounts Giant Pickaxes at 5 Arizona Locations |
January 25, 2017 |
Arizona Lottery Makes
Historic $206 Million Transfer to State Beneficiaries |

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