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Connecticut Lottery Corporation |
Address: |
777 Brook Street Rocky Hill, CT 06067 |
Internet: |
http://www.ctlottery.org |
E-mail: |
ctlottery@ctlottery.org |
Phone: |
(860) 713-2700 |
Fax: |
(860) 713-2805 |
Population: |
3,518,288 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population
Division) |
President and CEO : |
Gregory Smith |
Year Lottery Founded: |
February 1972 |
Per. Capita Sales |
$273.43 |
Number of Employees: |
137 |
Number of Retailers: |
2,902 |
On-line Vendor: |
Scientific
Games |
Onl-line Vendor
Contract: |
May 8, 2008 - May 8, 2013 |
Instant Ticket Vendor: |
Creative Games
(Primary) & Pollard Banknote and
Scientific Games. |
Vending Machines: |
The CT. Lottery does not use Vending Machines. |
Advertising: |
Cashman & Katz Integrated Communications, LLC |
Games Offered: |
Instant games, plus drawing games including Cash5,
Classic Lotto, Powerball, Play3 (Day & Night) and Play4 (Day & Night),
Mega Millions, Scratch Tickets. |
Beneficiaries: |
100% of proceeds from the sale of CT Lottery tickets
is transferred to the General Fund of the State of Connecticut on a weekly
basis. While education receives a portion of that money, the sole beneficiary
for the CT Lottery is the General Fund. |
Sales Snap Shot |
Sales FY2013: |
$1,122 Million |
Sales FY2014: |
$1,112 Million |
Sales FY2015: |
$1,143 Million |
Sales FY2016: |
$1,230,769,398 million |
Sales FY2017: |
N/A |
Sales FY2018: |
$1,267,591,283 million |
The Connecticut Lottery was created
by legislation in June 1971. The fourth lottery in the country, ticket sales
began February 15, 1972, with a weekly passive game simply called The Lottery.
Another weekly game called Double Play began in 1974, and the Lottery also
began offering a subscription program that allowed players to choose their own
numbers for a specified period of up to one year. On September 9, 1975, the
Lottery introduced its first instant game, Instant Match. Single instant games
were on the market until 1990, when a multiple game strategy began. On the draw
side, Daily Numbers made its debut as a 3-digit game in March 1977; a 4-digit
version, Play 4, began in 1980. The first jackpot game launched as Lotto in
1983, and the first multistate game was Powerball in 1995. Current draw
games include Powerball, Mega Millions, Classic Lotto, Cash 5, Play 3, Play 4
and Lucky for Life. The latter is a New England regional game launched in 2012,
based upon Connecticuts own original Lucky-4-Life, a very successful game
that began in 2009. Television has played a big role in the Connecticut
Lotterys history, and its weekly Double Play TV show became the highest
rated program originating in Connecticut after it debuted in 1976. Like many
lotteries, Connecticut began as a state agency. As political leaders recognized
the need for it to operate as a major retail business, it became a quasi-public
corporation, the Connecticut Lottery Corp., on July 1, 1996. Lottery
revenues flow to the states General Fund, providing support for all the
states valuable services and programs, including public health,
libraries, public safety, education and more.
News
Archive |
February 11, 2021 |
Governor Banks on Tribes
to Bring the States Gaming Economy into the Digital
Age |
September 4, 2020 |
With A Shift in Ad
Strategy Arizona Lottery Sets New Annual Sales Record |
September 4, 2020 |
CT Lottery's Fast Play
Jumbo Bucks Progressive Jackpot Game Tops $6 Million in Sales in First 30
Days |
August 31, 2020 |
Connecticut Lottery
Corporation Returns $348 Million to Connecticut General Fund in Fiscal Year
2020 |
August 16, 2020 |
Retailers Claim CT
Lotterys New Fast Play Game Slows Sales, Machines |
July 27, 2020 |
CT Lotterys New "Fast
Play" Progressive Game Creates First Jackpot Winner |
July 17, 2020 |
Fast Play CT
Lotterys New Category of Games Launches July 20 with Jumbo
Bucks |
September 26, 2019 |
Connecticut Lottery
Corporation Marks $10 Billion Returned to States General
Fund |
September 26, 2019 |
CT Lottery Launches
Refreshed, User-Friendly Website |
August 16, 2019 |
Lawyers Exchange Verbal
Fireworks at CLC Whistle-Blower Hearing |
August 16, 2019 |
CT Lottery Kicks Off
First POWERBALL Millionaire of the Year Promotion |
July 16, 2019 |
Connecticut Lottery
Corporation Has Its Best Year Ever, FY2019 Results in $370 Million to
Connecticut General Fund |
March 15, 2019 |
CT Lottery Hosts
Educational Forum for Vendors Making Pitch for Online Play, Sports
Betting |
March 13, 2019 |
Connecticut Lottery Wants
Legislators to Approve Bill Allowing Online Ticket Sales |
March 12, 2019 |
Connecticut Lottery
Seeking Sports Betting Operator's License |
February 20, 2019 |
Pollard Banknote and
the Connecticut Lottery Partner to Launch New Player Loyalty
Program |
February 15, 2019 |
Connecticut Lottery
Sues Audit Firm Over Super Draw Blunder |
January 25, 2019 |
Legislature Committee
Hears Lotterys Proposal to Run Sports Betting for the State, Introduce a
New i-Lottery and Discontinue Televised Lottery Drawings |
January 25, 2019 |
Connecticut Lottery
Corporation On-Track for Best Year Ever with Highest Two-Quarter Sales and
General Fund Transfers in Lottery History |
January 17, 2019 |
Lottery Best Positioned
to Provide State Optimum Deal on Sports Betting |
January 17, 2019 |
Connecticut Lottery Board
Chairman Resigns |
January 7, 2019 |
Bill Would Authorize the
Connecticut Lottery to Operate Online Keno |
January 6, 2019 |
Connecticut Lottery Looks
to Growth in 2019 |
News
Archive for CY2018 |
December 29, 2018 |
Lottery Weighing
Alternative Methods to How it Picks Winning Numbers |
November 25, 2018 |
New Lottery Chief Draws
Flak over His Response to Auditors' Report |
September 25, 2018 |
Lottery Rolling-Out
Hi-Tech Touch-Screen Vending Machines to Sell Both Scratch and Draw Game
Tickets |
August 5, 2018 |
CT Lotterys Security
Director Files a Complaint with the State Commission on Human Rights and
Opportunities |
July 5, 2018 |
Appointment of Gregory Smith
as President and CEO of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation |
April 11, 2018 |
CT Lottery Wins Local
Corporation of the Year Award from Greater New England Minority Supplier
Development Council |
April 5, 2018 |
CT Lottery Interim President
and CEO Awarded Responsible Gambling Award by Massachusetts Council on
Compulsive Gambling |
March 19, 2018 |
Lottery Chairman Questions
the DCPs Authority to Investigate the Lotterys Day-to-Day
Operations, Finances and Personnel Matters |
March 19, 2018 |
CT Lottery Offers Limited
Time Draw Game Promotion |
March 12, 2018 |
Connecticut Lottery Faces
New Investigation from Department of Consumer Protection |
March 12, 2018 |
The CT Lottery Has Issued a
RFP for a Player Loyalty Program |
March 10, 2018 |
Connecticut Lawmakers
Consider Gambling Expansion Bills |
February 22, 2018 |
Lottery Board Cuts Ties
with Auditing Firm |
January 12, 2018 |
CT Lottery Will Hold
Second CT Super Draw Drawing Tuesday, January 16, 2018 |
January 5, 2018 |
UPDATE: CT Lottery Second
CT Super Draw Drawing |
January 01, 2018 |
CT Lottery Adds Extra
Drawing to Super Draw Game |
News
Archive for CY2017 |
November 7, 2017 |
CT Lottery Kicks-off 4th
Annual Do a Lotto Good, Give a Toy! Holiday Toy Drive
to Benefit Connecticut Children's Medical Center |
October 25, 2017 |
The CT Lottery Receives
Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling Industry
Award |
September 28, 2017 |
Lottery Approves Interim
Raise For Its Acting CEO |
August 24, 2017 |
Former Lawmaker Appointed
Chairman of CT Lottery board |
July 28, 2017 |
Connecticut Lottery Board
Approve New Rules |
June 13, 2017 |
Easy as 1-2-3! CT
Lotterys Play3 Night Draws Sequential Numbers on June 12,
2017 |
June 12, 2017 |
KENO Sales Bolstering
Lottery Revenue |
May 16, 2017 |
Interim CEO Named for
Connecticut Lottery Corporation |
May 15, 2017 |
Connecticut Lottery Chairman
Resigns |
February 17, 2017 |
Senate Republican Leader
Introduces Bill Requiring AG to "Review and Comment" on Quasi-Public
Agencies' Contracts |
January 27, 2017 |
Connecticut, Maryland,
Minnesota, and Missouri Lotteries Achieve Verified Status under
Responsible Gambling Best Practice |
January 12, 2017 |
Connecticut
Lotterys Play3 Night Draws Triple Digits 7-7-7 on January 11,
2017 |
News
Archive for CY2016 |
November 18, 2016 |
HISTORY MADE! For the
First Time in Play3 Day and Play3 Night, Two Triples Digits Are
Drawn |
November 17, 2016 |
Legislative Leader
Formally Questions Former Lottery Chief's Lucrative Severance
Package |
November 5, 2016 |
Former Lottery CEO Says
Her Gaming License is Valid |
October 30, 2016 |
Final Assessment of
Fraudulent Activity by Lottery Retailers in Connection with 5 Card Cash Game
Sent to Department of Consumer Protection |
October 13, 2016 |
Lottery Committee
Approves Salary for Interim CEO |
September 3, 2016 |
Outgoing Lottery Head
Negotiates Generous Separation Package |
August 30, 2016 |
Anne M. Noble, CT
Lottery Corporation's President & CEO Leaving the CT
Lottery |
August 22, 2016 |
Blockbuster
Year for the Connecticut Lottery |
July 4, 2016 |
Connecticut Residents Are
Playing Keno at Twice the Expected Rate |
June 21, 2016 |
First Full Month of
Connecticut Lottery Keno Sales Exceeds Projections |
June 2, 2016 |
Mason, Inc. Partners
with CT Lottery |
June 2, 2016 |
Connecticut Lottery Corp.
Rolls Out Keno |
April 25, 2016 |
On the Spot
Fun with Keno Now on Sale Statewide |
April 18, 2016 |
Legislation Authorizing
Fantasy Sports Appeared Unlikely After Attorney Generals
Warning |
April 12, 2016 |
CT Lottery Introduces New
Responsible Gambling Initiative, GameSense |
April 5, 2016 |
Three More Charged With
Scamming 5 Card Cash Lottery Game |
March 21, 2016 |
Two Charged in Scheme to
Manipulate Lottery Game |
March 19, 2016 |
Plan for Online Lottery
Ticket Sales Fail in Committee |
March 5, 2016 |
State Considers Allowing
Online Lottery Ticket Sales |
March 5, 2016 |
Bill Would Eliminate
Expiration Date on Lottery Tickets |
February 3, 2016 |
Connecticut Lottery Gives
Players the Star Treatment with Instant Game Featuring Pollard Banknote
Innovation |

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