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The Arizona Lottery was voted into existence by a
public initiative in November 1980, becoming the first state west of the
Mississippi to have a legal, state-administered lottery. Although the initial
approval margin was slim - 51 to 49 percent - subsequent referendums showed
high public support. In November 1997, 68 percent of the voters approved the
Lottery for five years and, in November 2002, they extended the Lottery for
another 10 years with a 73 percent majority. Lottery sales began July 1, 1981,
with a single $1 “Scratch It Rich” instant game that sold out 21.4
million tickets in 10 days! Scratchers remained the only product until 1984
when the Arizona Lottery introduced its first online game, “The
Pick.” An immediate success, sales topped $86.4 million in the first year.
Other online additions included Fantasy 5 in 1991, Powerball in 1994 and Pick 3
in 1998. Since its inception, the Arizona Lottery has generated more than $5.5
billion in revenues and returned over $1.8 billion in net revenues to the
state. For seven consecutive years, sales have topped a quarter of a billion
dollars with a record-setting $397.5 million in FY05 and a record return to the
state of over $116 million.
 State Lottery Sales Way Up Despite Bad
Economy; Arizona Inks New Five-Year Contract for Ticket
Services
PHOENIX, Arizona (June 15, 2009) -- Sales of
Arizona Lottery scratcher tickets are up ten (10%) percent over last year,
making it a no-brainer for the state to ink a new five-year service contract
with its instant ticket provider, Scientific
Games......................Subscribers
Arizona Lottery Awards New Contract
For Instant Ticket Printing And Production Services To Pollard
Banknote
YPSILANTI, Michigan (June 15, 2009) – The
Arizona Lottery has awarded Pollard
Banknote a new five-year contract for instant ticket printing and
production services following a procurement competition that took place earlier
this year. This new contract is scheduled to commence in January 2010 and
includes five 1-year renewal options.......................Subscribers
GTECH
Chosen By The Arizona Lottery To Supply Instant-Ticket Management And
Distribution System/Services, Following Competitive Procurement
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (April 7, 2009) -
GTECH Corporation announced that it has
been chosen by the Arizona Lottery to provide a new instant-ticket product
management and distribution system, as well as related
services...............Subscribers
Arizona Lottery Launches Four-Number Drawing
Game
ARIZONA, USA (March 13, 2009) -- A new Arizona Lottery
game launching Sunday, March 29, will allow all grand prize winners to keep the
entire $10,000 jackpot to themselves no matter how many players choose the same
winning number combination................Subscribers
Governor Names New Head for Arizona
Lottery
PHOENIX, Arizona (February 17, 2009) -- New Arizona
Governor Jan Brewer has appointed fellow Republican
Jeff Hatch-Miller as the
Executive Director of the Arizona Lottery.............Subscribers
Arizona Lottery Sales Surge in
October
PHOENIX, Arizona (November 12, 2008) -- The Arizona
Lottery today reported a strong surge in October ticket sales compared to last
year -- a strong sense that the organization's core consumers are maintaining
their purchase behavior despite an economic slowdown impacting most
Americans..............Subscribers
Lottery Director Says Sales On Pace For
Year
TUCSON, Arizona (October 22, 2008) -- The Arizona
Lottery surpassed its revenue forecasts in the first quarter of the first year
that it is expected to shoulder a larger load of the state
budget.................Subscribers
Arizonans Still Playing the Lottery Despite Tough
Economy
PHOENIX, Arizona (October 11, 2008) -- The tough
economy hasn't kept many Arizonans from playing the lottery. As Arizona's
economy has slid over the past year, lottery revenues have remained relatively
steady...............Subscribers
State
Could Sell Arizona Lottery to Deal with Expected 2009
Deficit
PHOENIX, Arizona (October 1, 2008) -- Arizona
Governor Janet Napolitano is reported to have said Wednesday the state could
face a budget deficit next year of as much as $800 million and one option to
close that gap is selling or leasing out the Arizona Lottery..............Subscribers
Arizona Lottery Sales Decline
PHOENIX,
Arizona (September 30, 2008) – Arizona Lottery ticket sales are down,
casting a shadow over the planned method of paying for massive construction and
renovation projections at the three state universities.............Subscribers
Arizona Gambling Feels Economic Pinch, Report
Shows
ARIZONA, USA (September 22, 2008) --
Art Macias, executive director of the
Arizona Lottery, said Monday that total revenue from the state-run games was up
just 2.3 percent in the 12 months ending June 30..................Subscribers
Lottery Practices Sound, Arizona Officials
Say
PHOENIX, Arizona, USA (July 23, 2008) -- Class-action
lawsuits against state lotteries alleging deceptive practices regarding
Scratchers tickets are popping up all over the country, but the Arizona Lottery
appears to be in the clear.............Subscribers
Lottery to Play Crucial Role in New State
Budget
PHOENIX, Arizona (June 25, 2008) -- Senate leaders
hope to convince more Arizonans to play the lottery as part of their plan to
balance the state budget.................Subscribers
Poll
Finds More Playing Lottery as State's Economy Slips
PHOENIX,
Arizona (April 17, 2008) -- A poll released on Wednesday by Northern Arizona
University researchers shows that as the state's economy slides, more Arizonans
are trying their luck on the lottery.................Subscribers
Lottery Director Makes
Presentation To City Leaders
ARIZONA USA (May 23, 2007) --
Arizona Lottery Executive Director Art
Macias made a presentation to Douglas city leaders on Tuesday morning as
part of a tour around the county by the Arizona Lottery. He said this is the
eighth county they have toured since he took office. Macias took over the
Arizona Lottery in November 2005.........................Subscribers
Lottery Introduces New
Pick ‘Family of Games’
ARIZONA, USA (March
2007) -- Beginning today, the Arizona Lottery has made exciting new changes to
The Pick and Fantasy 5. All three Arizona based drawing games also have revised
logos, thus creating a “family” of Pick
games:...........................Read the full
story at: Vol, 38 No.13
Lottery Officials Make
Anniversary Tour of State
ARIZONA, USA (March 20, 2007) --
As part of the silver anniversary celebration for the Arizona Lottery, lottery
officials have been touring the state............................Subscribers
NASCAR Winner’s
Experience Roars Around Racing World; Couple Wins MDI-Arizona Lottery NASCAR
Game
ALPHARETTA, Georgia, USA (September 15, 2006) -- News
of an Arizona Lottery NASCAR game winner selecting a trip to Bristol Motor
Speedway is buzzing around the racing world after Bristol issued its own
announcement that the couple had chosen its track and rolled out the red carpet
for them..........................................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.12
Arizona Receives
Record-Breaking $141 Million; Highest Return in Lottery’s 25-Year
History
PHOENIX, Arizona, USA (August 9, 2006) -- Governor
Janet Napolitano today announced that thanks to the Arizona Lottery’s
record-breaking sales year, the state will receive over...............Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.6
The Arizona Lottery
Launches First Quarter-of-a-Million Instant Lottery Ticket
PHOENIX, Arizona, USA (June 29, 2006) -- The Arizona Lottery marks its
25th Anniversary next month, tallying nearly $2 billion in
contributions to the state since its creation in 1981. Activities to
commemorate the momentous occasion will be rolled out all year, starting with a
mammoth-of-a-Scratchers ticket tied to a year-long publicity and promotions
push.............Subscribers
Arizona Lottery Drawings
to Air for First Time on Tucson Television Station
PHOENIX,
Arizona, USA (March 1, 2006) -- For the first time ever, players in southern
Arizona can tune in to a local television station for their winning lottery
numbers...........Subscribers
Arizona Lottery Digital
Drawings to Air Exclusively on ABC15 Starting February 1
PHOENIX, Arizona, USA (January 25, 2006) -- Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 1,
players can tune-in to ABC15 to view the Arizona Lottery drawings for The
Pick™ ...............Subscribers
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