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Lottery Guide is brought to you with the compliments of
Idaho Lottery |
Address: |
P.O. Box 6537 1199 Shoreline Lane, Suite
#100 Boise, ID 83707-6537 |
Internet: |
www.idaholottery.com |
Phone: |
(208) 334-2600 |
Fax: |
(208) 334-2610 |
Population: |
1,545,801 U.S. Census Bureau, Population
Division |
Lottery Director: |
Jeff
Anderson |
Year Lottery Founded: |
1989 |
Gross Sales FY 2015: Gross Sales FY 2016: |
$210,200,000 $236,079,628 |
Sales Per Capita: |
$93.90 |
Number of Employees: |
47 |
Number of Retailers: |
1,118 |
On-line Vendor: |
INTRALOT |
Number of terminals |
735 |
Instant Ticket Vendor: Pulltabs: |
IGT Pollard
Banknote |
ITVMs |
N/A |
Advertising: |
Drake Cooper |
Games Offered: |
Powerball, Mega Millions, Hot Lotto Sizzler, Wild Card
2, Pick 3, Double Play, Scratch Games, Pull Tab, Raffle. |
Proceeds: |
All lottery proceeds gp to Idaho public schools (K-12)
and public buildings. |
Idaho voters approved a state
lottery twice first in 1986 and again in 1988, after the first vote was
declared unconstitutional. An initiative had placed the issue on the ballot in
1986, and the state Supreme Court declared that an initiative could not amend
the Idaho constitution. In 1988, the legislature authorized the lottery vote
and again the people approved, although by a much narrower margin just
51 percent compared to 60 percent in 1988. When the first Idaho Lottery
ticket was sold on July 19, 1989, it set a new record at the time for the
quickest lottery implementation in the industry under 200 days. More
than 840,000 tickets were sold that first day. More than 1,000 different
scratch games have been sold since the lotterys launch. Pulltabs were
added to the product mix in 1991. The Lotterys first draw game was the
multistate Idaho Super Lotto/Lotto*America, introduced February 1, 1990. Later
that year Idaho Fantastic 5 became the first Idaho-only draw game. The
Lotterys current lineup includes Powerball, Mega Millions, Hot Lotto
Sizzler, Wild Card 2, Weekly Grand and Pick 3. In 2000, the Idaho Lottery
began the first American lottery to launch a players club with the debut
of its VIP Club. The club offers rewards and incentives for purchasing lottery
products, and members get a variety of special perks and promotions. The
Idaho Lotterys mission is to responsibly provide entertaining games with
a high degree of integrity in order to maximize the dividends for public
schools and buildings. Historically, Lottery proceeds are shared by
Idahos Public School Building Account and the Permanent Building Fund. A
statute change in 2009, which sunsets in 2014, sets aside a portion of Lottery
funds above the base fiscal year funding level of $34 million for the Bond Levy
Equalization Fund.
News
2019 |
October 1, 2019 |
Idaho Lotterys 30th
Anniversary Family of Games Named NASPLs Best New Instant Game of
2019 |
October 1, 2019 |
5 Star Draw Idaho
Lotterys Newest Draw Game Has First Draw Tonight |
August 21, 2019 |
Idaho Lottery Celebrates
30th Anniversary with Exciting New Family of Games |
August 14, 2019 |
Idaho Lottery Becomes a
GUINNESS WORLD Title Holder During 30th Anniversary Celebration |
July 19, 2019 |
Idaho Lottery Celebrates
30th Anniversary, Raises Historic $60 Million for Education |
May 1, 2019 |
Marilyn
Monroe Makes Her Debut in Idaho |
April 4, 2019 |
Tony Pittz Joins Idaho
Lottery as Director of Lottery Security |
February 15, 2017 |
Idaho Lottery Kicks-off
30th Anniversary with Commemorative Scratch Game |
February 5, 2017 |
Idaho Lottery Paid Out
$176 Million in Prizes in 2018 |
January 8, 2019 |
Jeff Anderson Appointed
as Idaho Lottery and Liquor Director by New Governor |
News
Archive for CY2017 |
November 9, 2017 |
Idaho Lottery to Debut
Patriotic-themed Draw Game Lotto America on Sunday |
July 6, 2017) |
Idaho Lottery Exceeds Annual
Dividend Forecast |
April 19, 2017 |
Happy Anniversary,
Powerball! Iconic Game Celebrates Silver Anniversary / 25 Years in Idaho
Today |
April 17, 2017 |
Idaho Lottery Launch
Eclipse Cash Scratch Game to Commemorate Solar Eclipse in
August |
March 1, 2017 |
Senate Panel Kills Lottery
Winner Disclosure Bill |
February 28, 2017 |
INTRALOT Signs 10-Year
Contract with Idaho Lottery |
February 21, 2017 |
Idaho Lottery
Procurement Bill Heads to Governors Desk |
February 15, 2017 |
Measure to Provide
Anonymity for Lottery Winners Moves Forward at Legislature |
February 7, 2017 |
House Rejects Ban on
State Lotterys Electronic Touch-Tab Machines |
February 6, 2017 |
Idaho Lottery Has Another
Record Dividend to State, at $49.5 Million |
February 2, 2017 |
Bill Would Ban Lottery's
Popular Pull-Tab Machines |
January 25, 2017 |
Proposed Bill Would No
Longer Exempt Lottery from the State's Contracting Laws |
January 25, 2017 |
Lottery Bill Would Help
Keep Lottery Winners' Names Confidential |
January 4, 2017 |
IGT Extends Contract to
Provide Instant Ticket Printing Services to the Idaho Lottery |
January 4, 2017 |
Idaho Lottery Extends
Instant Ticket Contract with Pollard Banknote |

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