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Lottery Guide is brought to you with the compliments of
Virginia Lottery |
Address: |
900 E. MAIN STREET RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23219 |
Internet: |
www.valottery.com |
E-mail Address: |
info@valottery.com |
Phone: |
(804) 692-7777 |
Fax: |
(804) 692-7102 |
Population: |
7,882,590 U.S. Census Bureau, Population
Division |
Lottery Director: |
Kevin Hall |
Year Lottery Founded: |
1988 |
Sales FY 2018: |
$2,139,819,735 |
Sales Per Capita: |
$182.57 |
Number of Employees: |
254 |
Retailers: |
5,316 |
On-line Vendor: |
GTECH |
Instant Ticket Vendor: |
Pollard Banknote (July 14) |
ITVMs: |
GTECH |
Games Offered: |
Mega Millions, Powerball, Win For Life,Cash 5, Pick 4,
Pick 3, Instant Games. |
Beneficiaries: |
Public Education K-12 |
Jurisdiction: |
Commonwealth of Virginia |
Virginia voters gave a thumbs up to
a state lottery in November 1987, approving the measure by a 57-43 margin. The
Virginia Lottery began ticket sales on September 20, 1988, with the instant
game Match 3. In just 36 days, sales reached $100 million. On December 28, the
Lottery paid back its $25 million start-up loan, nine months earlier than
required. When it debuted its computerized gaming system in 1989, Virginia
was one of only two states in the country to operate its own system
(Massachusetts was the other). Pick 3 was launched in May 1989, followed by
Lotto in January 1990 and Pick 4 in September 1991. The Virginia Lottery was
one of the founding members of The Big Game when it debuted in 1996. Today,
the Lottery offers the draw games Mega Millions, Powerball, Win for Life,
Decades of Dollars, Cash 5, Pick 3 and Pick 4. Also available are Fast Play
instant games played through the retail terminals. The Virginia Lottery was
the first to implement instant ticket vending machines in June 1991. It was
also an early adopter of a subscription program, first by mail in 1992. In
August 2005 it added the ability for residents to purchase subscriptions via
the Internet, becoming the first American lottery to do so. In 2001, Virginia
began a regional relationship with other Southern lotteries, launching Lotto
South with Georgia and Kentucky. Lottery proceeds were originally dedicated
to capital construction projects in Virginia; then from 1989 to 1998 revenues
were transferred to the states General Fund. In 1999, a state budget
amendment sent lottery proceeds to local public school divisions to be used
solely for educational purposes. In 2000, voters overwhelmingly supported the
creation of the State Lottery Proceeds Fund. The measure, now a permanent part
of Virginias Constitution, directs all Lottery profits be used solely for
educational purposes.
News
Archive for CY2020 |
November 9, 2020 |
Virginia Lottery
Launches Expanded Version of New Years Millionaire Raffle |
October 26, 2020 |
Virginia Lottery
Introduces New Version of a Familiar Game: Cash 5 with EZ Match |
October 21, 2020 |
Virginia Lottery
Shatters Performance Targets to Achieve Most Successful iLottery
Launch |
August 13, 2020 |
Virginia Lottery Announces
Third-Best Year Ever in Fiscal Year 2020 |
August 3, 2020 |
Virginia Lottery Launches
Keno Game with Top Prize of $1 million The New Game Offers Frequent Drawings
and a Chance to Win Big! |
July 15, 2020 |
Virginia Lottery Releases
Draft Sports Betting Regulations |
July 5, 2020 |
Virginia Lottery Begins
Selling Many of Its Most Popular Games Online |
June 17, 2020 |
Virginia Lottery Names
Deputy Director for Expanded Gaming |
June 15, 2020 |
Virginia Lottery to Begin
Selling Tickets Online Including Mega Millions, Powerball |
News
Archive for CY2019 |
September 16, 2019 |
Virginia Lottery Says
Unregulated Skill Machines Could Cost Agency $140M a Year in Lost
Sales |
August 8, 2019 |
Virginia Lottery Launches
New Virginia-Only Rolling Jackpot Game |
July 17, 2019 |
Governor Northam Announces
Record-Breaking Year for Virginia Lottery Sales and Profits |
May 3, 2019 |
Governor Appoints Retiring
Senator Frank Wagner as Deputy Director of Virginia Lottery |
April 5, 2019 |
Starting July 1, a New Bill
Will Allow Virginia Lottery Winners to Remain Anonymous Unless the Winner
Chooses Otherwise |
April 4, 2019 |
Virginia Lottery Has
Third-Best Month Ever |
March 21, 2019 |
Virginia Lotterys
Pac-Man® Scratcher Ticket Has Players Chasing Fruitful Wins |
February 27, 2019 |
Bill to Ban Sweepstakes'
Gaming Machines in Virginia Awaits Governors Signature |
February 5, 2019 |
Lawmakers Moving to
Protect the Privacy of People Who Win the Virginia Lottery |
January 30, 2019 |
Bills to Legalize Sports
Betting in Virginia Move Forward |
January 30, 2019 |
House Passes Bill to
Allow Some Lottery Winners to Remain Anonymous |
January 24, 2019 |
Bill Would Provide New
Penalties for People Caught Reselling Lottery Tickets |
January 23, 2019 |
The Virginia Lottery is
on Pace for Another Record-Setting Year |
January 18, 2019 |
Bill to Allow Lottery
Winners to Remain Anonymous Passes Virginia Senate |
January 2, 2019 |
Bill Would Make Virginia
Lottery Winners Anonymous, if They Win $10 Million or More |

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