Public referendums: November, 1988 referendum - 1.2 million votes cast - 60% in favor & 40% opposed.
March 1989 The Kentucky Lottery's Board of Directors and officials decide to launch the Kentucky Lottery with two instant games, rather than the traditional one.
Beginner's Luck, a $1 game with a $1,000 top prize is approved. And Kentucky Derby Dreamstakes, a $2 game based on the Kentucky Derby, is also approved. The Dreamstakes ticket is supported with a promotion that will make one lucky player the Lottery's first millionaire.
April 4, 1989 On the first day of Kentucky Lottery sales, over 5,000 licensed retailers sell more that $5 million in tickets. The then-Governor Wallace Wilkinson purchased the first Kentucky Lottery ticket and he and the then-KLC President Frank Keener flew around the state to various retailers to celebrate the first day of sales.

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State-Wide Lottery Sales Dip, But Year-End Returns To Treasury Up
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 23, 2010) - The Kentucky Lottery returned a record $214.3 million to the state treasury in the fiscal year ending June 30, officials said at a lottery corporation board meeting in Louisville Friday.......Subscribers

Kentucky Commission Asks For Legal Opinion on the Legality of Instant Racing Machines
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (July 20, 2010) -- The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday approved regulations paving the way for the installation of slot-machine-like devices at racetracks while simultaneously agreeing..........Subscribers

Breeders' Cup and KY Lottery Team Up to Re-Launch One of the Most Successful Scratch-Off Tickets in KY History!
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 1, 2010) - The Breeders’ Cup ® World Championships will return to Kentucky and Churchill Downs on November 5-6.  To commemorate this event, the Kentucky Lottery is re-launching one of the most successful lottery tickets in state history.......Subscribers

Lottery Sets Sales Mark for 2011; Budget Numbers Include Higher Sales And Dividend Projections
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (June 17, 2010) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors has approved the corporation’s operating budget for FY11. The budget includes a sales projection of ............Subscribers

Report: Gross Gambling Revenue Nationwide Fell Five (5%) Percent in '09
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (May 6, 2010) -- According to news sources the American Gaming Association (AGA) released its annual industry survey on Thursday that revealed gross gambling revenue nationwide fell five (5%) percent in 2009, to $30.74 billion............Subscribers

Pollard Banknote Named A Supplier To The Kentucky Lottery Corporation
YPSILANTI, Michigan (April 23, 2010) -- Following a recent competitive procurement, Pollard Banknote has been named a successful secondary supplier of instant tickets and related services to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (“Kentucky Lottery”). This will be the first contract between Pollard Banknote and the Kentucky Lottery. .....................Subscribers

Judgment Against Lottery Reinstated
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 23, 2010) -- According to reports the Kentucky Supreme Court has reinstated a $4.3million judgment in favor of two former Kentucky Lottery Corp. employees..............Subscribers

Scientific Games Awarded Kentucky Lottery Primary Instant Ticket Contract
NEW YORK, N.Y. (April 20, 2010) -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced it has been selected as the primary vendor to supply instant tickets to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation. The contract, which will begin in June 2011, has an initial term of five years and allows for extension options of up to ten years. Scientific Games was chosen in an open and competitive procurement process and revenue to Scientific Games will be based on a percentage of retail sales........................Subscribers

Lottomatica Group subsidiary GTECH Corporation named apparent successful bidder by the Kentucky Lottery to provide new technology and ongoing services under a seven-year contract, following competitive procurement
ROME (Italy) – PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (US) (April 16, 2010) – Lottomatica Group S.p.A. announced that its subsidiary GTECH Corporation has been named the apparent successful bidder by the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) to provide a complete array of online lottery products and services, following a competitive procurement....................Subscribers

FY 10 Lottery Sales Projected to Decrease, But Profitability Up; Vendors Named for Two Major Lottery Contracts
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 15, 2010) - The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors today gave approval for negotiations to begin with vendors to provide instant and online game services. They were also apprised of lottery sales and profits for the first three quarters of FY10, and given an update on projected operating results for the year ending June 30...........Subscribers

Player Claims it is Hard to Find Remaining Lottery Tickets
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 5, 2010)  More than a million in cash prizes remain for one of the lottery's most popular scratch off games. But there's a problem: it's virtually impossible to find tickets at area stores according to a report....................Subscribers

WTVQ Partners with the Kentucky Lottery for T-shirt Giveaway
Kentucky (March 15, 2010) -- WTVQ is partnering with the Kentucky Lottery to give away thousands of free "Solid Blue" T-shirts just in time for March Madness..................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Called Responsible
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (March 11, 2010) - The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has earned certification naming it one of the most responsible lottery games in the U.S....................Subscribers

Three Men Accused of Running a Statewide Lottery Ticket Scam
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (February 28, 2010) -- Local news station reports that it is learning more about three men accused of running a statewide lottery ticket scam after their arrest in Scott County Friday.....................Subscribers

Kentucky Senate Turns Down Measure on Expanded Gambling
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (January 21, 2010) – Reports the state Senate voted along party lines on Thursday in defeating Senate President David Williams’ measure that would require a constitutional amendment before gambling could be expanded in the state.............Subscribers

First Kentucky Lottery Machine on Display in Frankfort
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (January 20, 2010) -  Kentucky's first legal lottery machine of the 20th century is now on display in downtown Frankfort ...............Subscribers

Lottery Sales Down Slightly Compared With Same Period Last Year
Article By Sheldon S. Shafer, The Courier Journal
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 20, 2010) -- As reported that the sale of all lottery tickets in Kentucky for the first half of the fiscal year that ended Dec. 31 totaled nearly $390 million, down $6.3 million compared with the same period for the previous fiscal year.....................Subscribers

Retailer Receives Bonus for Selling $128 Million Powerball Prize
GEORGETOWN, Kentucky (January 5, 2010) -- A central Kentucky store owner, who sold the winning Powerball ticket worth $128 million, received his own check Tuesday from the Kentucky Lottery. .....................Subscribers

Kentucky Lawmakers Prepare to Tackle Budget, Gambling
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (January 3, 2010) -- Lawmakers are scheduled to convene on Tuesday for the start of a legislative session that will be overshadowed by a looming financial crisis and a continuing push to legalize casino-style gambling in Kentucky...................Subscribers

Lottery Funds Award Nearly 24,000 Scholarships in Eastern Kentucky
BLUE GRASS, Kentucky (December 9, 2009) - Students in Eastern Kentucky last year received nearly $37 million in college scholarships and grants paid for by Kentucky Lottery proceeds..................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery to Join Other States in Selling Mega Millions Tickets
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (December 8, 2009) - Kentucky is joining another multistate lottery game that offers big prizes......................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery to offer Mega Millions; Instant Sales Decline
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (December 7, 2009) – According to local news service the Kentucky Lottery board of directors has approved an agreement allowing the lottery to begin selling tickets for Mega Millions, a multistate jackpot game....................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Donates Early Lottery Items to State’s Historical Society
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (November 18, 2009) –As reports that the 20-year-old Kentucky Lottery has donated some early items to the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort........................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Drawings on New Station
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (September 30, 2009) – The ‘Courier-Journal’ reports that the Kentucky Lottery drawings in the Louisville area are moving to WBKI, the CW Louisville station.................Subscribers

Department of Charitable Gaming Wants To Regulate a Half-a-Billion Dollar Industry
Wants a Computer System That allows State Officials to Monitor Gaming in Real Time
PADUCAH, Kentucky (September 30, 2009) -- Charitable gaming in Kentucky relies on the honor system to make sure the money raised ends up in the right place. The $500-million dollar a year operation is only second to the Kentucky Lottery and just above Horse Racing.................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Starts 2010 Ahead
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (September 22, 2009) - The Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) is off to a winning start for fiscal 2010...................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Receives Fiscal Management Award 15th Straight Year
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (August 5, 2009) -- For the 15th year in a row, the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) has achieved the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and finance reporting.....................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Breaks All-Time Sales & Dividend Record
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 17, 2009) - Sales in Fiscal Year 2009 for the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) totaled $810.5 million, according to figures presented to the group’s board of directors. This number (which includes $45.5 million in free tickets) surpasses last year’s record-breaking level by $32.3 million, or 4.2%. It also marks the fourth consecutive year of record-breaking sales.................Subscribers

Lottery Executive Gives Update to Lawmakers, Says Lottery Can Meet Legislative Mandate
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 29, 2009) -- Kentucky Lottery officials say they’re taking the necessary steps, including layoffs, to give the commonwealth a bigger share of total lottery proceeds, as mandated by state lawmakers...................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Posts Record $810.5Million in Sales, Board Extends Director’s Contract through 2014
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 17, 2009) -- Kentucky's lottery defied the odds of a reeling economy, posting record sales amounting to its heftiest contribution ever to the state treasury.............Subscribers

Lottery Surcharge Impact Debated, House Speaker Defends Lottery Comment
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 8, 2009) -- On Monday, state Senate President David Williams requested that Greg Stumbo, speaker of the House of Representatives, retract a comment Stumbo made to the Messenger-Inquirer about the impact that placing a surcharge on lottery ticket sales would have on Kentucky scholarship funds.......................Subscribers

Senate President Proposes a 10% Surcharge on Lottery Sales
KENTUCKY, USA (June 4, 2009) -- The top Republican at the statehouse has rolled out an alternative plan for supplementing racing purses............Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Board Learns FY 2009 Projected Operating Results and Approves FY 2010 Budget
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (June 1, 2009) -- At Friday’s (5/29) meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC) board of directors, an operating budget for fiscal year 2010 was approved and operating results for the year-to-date were announced.......................Subscribers

Lottery Celebrates 20th Anniversary
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 6, 2009) -- Since then-Governor Wallace Wilkinson bought the first ticket in April 1989, the Kentucky Lottery has paid out $6.8 billion in prizes to players and returned almost $3 billion to the state, the vast bulk of which has gone for educational programs.................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sales and Profits Continue to Grow
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (March 20, 2009) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors was presented today with financial results from the first eight months of the fiscal year (July – February) as well as projected results for the remainder of the year...................Subscribers

Lottery Sales and Profits Increase; Dividend Transfers However Fall Below State's Expectations
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 23 2009) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors learned today lottery sales and profits for the first half of the fiscal year (July – December) have increased over the previous year, but profits are below budget and those expected by the Commonwealth. Management indicated these trends are anticipated..............Subscribers

Lottery Corporation Preparing to Oversee VLT Operations if Expanded Gaming Approved
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 16, 2009) -- If the Kentucky General Assembly passes legislation allowing expanded gaming at the state’s horse racetracks, the Kentucky Lottery Corp. could have a system ready to oversee it in as little as nine months..................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sales Up in First Four Months of Fiscal Year
LOUISVILLE. Kentucky (December 8, 2008) -- In Friday’s meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors, it was reported sales in the period between July and October were up over last year’s record-breaking levels..................Subscribers

Lottery Sales Strong in Weak Economy; Four-Month Figures Up From Last Year
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (December 6, 2008) -- Despite a weak economy, Kentucky Lottery ticket sales remain as strong as ever, lottery officials said yesterday.............Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Reports Record Revenues But Lower Profits
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (November 26, 2008) -- The Kentucky Lottery brought in record revenues despite a souring economy, an audit released Wednesday showed, Lexington’s ‘Herald-Leader’ reported today................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Corporation President and CEO Arch Gleason Elected to Second Term as President of the World Lottery Association
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (November 10, 2008) -- Arch Gleason, President and CEO of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC), has been elected to his second two-year term as President of the World Lottery Association (WLA).............Subscribers

Storm Slows Lottery Sales, But First Quarter Sales Figures Stay Strong
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (October 8, 2008) -- In Friday’s meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) Board of Directors, it was announced sales for the first quarter of the year have remained strong despite problems caused by the September 14 th windstorm that battered the Louisville and Northern Kentucky areas and tough economic conditions...............Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Breaks All-Time Sales and Prize Payment Records
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 28, 2008) -- Sales in Fiscal Year 2008 for the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) totaled $778.2 million, this surpasses last year’s record-breaking level by a whopping....................Subscribers

Governor Appoints Member to Kentucky Lottery Board
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, USA (July 30, 2008) -- Governor Steve Beshear is appointing a new member to the Kentucky Lottery Corp. board of directors................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sets Sales Record
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 28, 2008) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corp. posted $778.2 million in sales for the 2008 fiscal year, which ended June 30...............Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board Approvals
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (June 12, 20080 -- On Wednesday, the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors approved................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Unveils Restructuring
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (June 11, 2008) --The Kentucky Lottery Corp. is cutting its work force and reducing some prizes to guarantee more revenue for the state government.................Subscribers

Kate Leverette Named Vice President of Marketing for Kentucky Lottery Corporation
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 22, 2008) -- Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) President & CEO Arch Gleason has announced the selection of Kate Leverette as the KLC’s new Vice President of Marketing.  Her job at the KLC will involve overseeing all aspects of the company’s marketing functions, including advertising, instant ticket production, and promotions...............Subscribers

Lottery President Asks Governor to Veto Budget's Mandate That the Lottery Turn Over at Least 28% of Its Revenue
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (April 13, 2008) -- Lawmakers return to the Capitol tomorrow for the final two days of the budget session...................Subscribers

No April's Day Joke for Pick 3 Players; Triple Digits Drawn with Players Seeing Record Payout
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 2, 2008) -- Triple digits were drawn in last night’s Kentucky Lottery PICK 3 game, resulting in one of the largest payout ever for the game..............Subscribers

State Lawmakers Tap Lottery in Budget Agreement
KENTUCKY, USA (April 1, 2008) -- Kentucky lawmakers reached an agreement on a nearly $19-billion two-year state budget.............Subscribers

A Reduction in Return to Players Would Place Lottery At A Competitive Disadvantage With Other States
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (March 29, 2008) -- The Democratic-controlled House balked at the Senate's plan to squeeze more money out of the state lottery, which would have raised about $55 million a year..................Subscribers

Lawmakers Consider Increasing Lottery Take to Fund Budget Black-Hole
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, USA (March 29, 2008) – Senate lawmakers working on a two-year spending plan for the state reportedly came up with the idea to get about $110 million more from the state lottery.................Subscribers

Bill Offers Lottery Winners Privacy
KENTUCKY, USA (February 9, 2008) -- State Reps. Jim Wayne and C.B. Embrey are co-sponsoring a proposed amendment to the state lottery statute that could keep the names of lottery winners secret if they want to remain anonymous................Subscribers

Instant Games Are Outselling More Traditional Lottery Games
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 27, 2008) -- Kentucky officials say the popularity of the instant-win games are fueling the lottery system, which is on pace to set a record for revenue.............Subscribers

State Lottery Ready to Regulate Casino Gambling
Lawmakers Told Lottery is Qualified to Regulate Casinos
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, USA (December 20, 2007) -- Kentucky Lottery President and CEO Arch Gleason told a group of lawmakers assigned to review the issue of casino gambling that his agency would be well-equipped to regulate casinos if expanded gambling is legalized in the state.................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Year-to-Date Sales Remain Strong
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (November 26, 2007) -- During the November meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors, it was reported fiscal year-to-date (July through October) sales came in at $250.9 million...........Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.10

Kentucky Lottery Receives ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Certification
RESTON, Virginia, USA (November 6, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) has become the first lottery in North America to receive............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.8

Kentucky Lottery Corporation Executive Earns Lottery Industry’s Top Honor
KENTUCKY, USA (October 17, 2007) -- Howard B. Kline, senior vice president of finance & administration and chief financial officer for the Kentucky Lottery Corporation, has been awarded one of the lottery industry’s top honors at a recent conference in Louisville............Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Awarded WLA Security Certification
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (October 16, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has received Security Control Standard certification from the World Lottery Association...............Subscribers

Lottery Leader's Contract Extended
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (October 2, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has extended the contract of Arch Gleason, its president and chief executive officer, for two more years .............Subscribers

Pick 3 Has Gone and Done it Again, Midday Drawing Brings Triple Digits
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (September 17, 2007) -- Today’s midday drawing marked the second time in less than two weeks that triple digits have been drawn, making it the fourth time in a little over a month that triple digits have appeared.........................Subscribers

Kentucky Pick 3 Promotion Planned
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (August 27, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery plans a Pick 3 promotion that could involve a second mid-day drawing of the three-number game.......................Subscribers

Lucky 7’S Raffle Draw Set For Today
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (August 10, 2007) -- After an initial delay, the drawing date for the Kentucky Lottery’s Lucky 7’s raffle game is rapidly approaching............................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sales Break Yet Another Record in Fiscal Year 2007
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (July 27, 2007) –  During today’s meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors, it was announced ticket sales of $744.2 million were achieved during FY 2007............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.6

Drawing Date Set For Lucky 7’s Raffle
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 13, 2007) -- After an initial delay, the drawing date has now been set for the Kentucky Lottery’s Lucky 7’s raffle game...............Subscribers

Draw Date for Lucky 7's Raffle Game Postponed
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (July 2, 2007) -- The drawing date for the Kentucky Lottery's latest raffle-style game is being postponed due to ticket sales. Dubbed the Lucky 7’s Raffle, the winning numbers were set to be drawn and then announced on 7-7-07..............Subscribers

The Kentucky Lottery Reaches $10 Billion In Sales
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (May 7, 2007) -- Kentucky Lottery sales started in April, 1989 with a $1 and a $2 scratch-off ticket. Now, some 18 years and more than a thousand games later, a pair of major milestones have been achieved...............Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.7

Kentucky Lottery Sales Hit $10 Billion
KENTUCKY, USA (May 7, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery sales have passed $10 billion since it started in April 1989............Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.7

Lottery Starts Second Raffle Game
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (May 1, 2007) -- Tickets have gone on sale for the Kentucky Lottery’s second raffle-style game, called Lucky 7’s Raffle..............Subscribers

Lottery Corp. to Begin New Three Line Lotto
KENTUCKY, USA (April 9, 2007) -- A new game, 3 Line Lotto, is taking the place of Tic Tac Cash, which the Kentucky Lottery Corp. dropped at the end of last month...............Subscribers

Million Dollar Draw Tickets Sold Out!
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (March 7, 2007) -- Tickets for “Million Dollar Draw” are now sold out!  It only took about nine and a half weeks to sell out of the lottery’s latest online game, which went on sale January 1st..................Subscribers

Drawing Date Set For Million Dollar Draw
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (February 26, 2007) -- A pair of new millionaires will be created on the morning of March 19th, as the Kentucky Lottery holds the “Million Dollar Draw”.........Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sales Are Slightly Down for 1H FY’07
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (January 23, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation says its sales for July through December were slightly down...........Subscribers

Lottery Launches New Million Dollar Passive Game
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (January 1, 2007) --The Kentucky Lottery Corporationlaunched a new passive (raffle-style) game called the “Million Dollar Draw” today that offers players a chance at $1 million................Subscribers