The Florida Lottery was created in 1986 through a constitutional amendment voters enacted by a two-to-one margin. Florida voters authorized a lottery that would use all its proceeds to enhance public education in Florida.
Governor Bob Martinez and the Florida Legislature established just such an education lottery and dedicated it to “maximize revenues to education to allow the people of Florida to benefit from significant additional monies while providing the best lottery games available.”
Over the 19 - year history of the Florida Lottery, both goals have been accomplished.
Driven by the legislative mandate for tickets to go on sale by January 18, 1988, the Lottery's “start-up” was a year of dynamic activity: Rebecca Paul was appointed as the Lottery's first permanent Secretary; employees were hired; vendors for On-line and Scratch-Off games were contracted; retailers were recruited, vetted and trained; tickets dispensers and lottery terminals were installed at retailers throughout the state.
All the “start-up” preparations culminated on January 12, 1988, when the Florida Lottery began sales of its very first ticket - six days ahead of schedule. The Lottery's first game, the $1 Scratch-Off ticket MILLIONAIRE, was an instant hit. In its first week, the game exceeded $95 million in sales, and the Florida Lottery set a lottery industry record. MILLIONAIRE and the other Scratch-Off games that quickly followed were so successful that - in just 17 days - the Lottery was able to repay the original startup money borrowed from the state's General Revenue Fund, $15.5 million plus interest.

Every Dog Has His Day
"Lucky" Florida Canine Owners Are Awarded $50 In The Lottery's $250,000 Spin Scratch-Off Game
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 19, 2010) - On Tuesday, February 9, 2010, the staff of the Florida Lottery’s Pensacola District Office awarded a $50 prize in the $250,000 SPIN Scratch-Off game to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reinhardt, of Milton, Fla., in care of "Lucky" the dog....................Subscribers

Fitch Rates Florida's $301M Lottery Revs 'A'; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK, N.Y. (February 17, 2010) -- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the following State of Florida State Board of Education lottery revenue bonds.....................Subscribers

Call For Feasibility Study To Determine Viability Of A National Lottery
CAYMAN Islands, Caribbean (February 13, 2010) – According to local media reports the idea of a Cayman Islands National Lottery has been floated on many occasions.......................Subscribers

Questions about the Florida Lottery? Call Texas!
PALM BEACH, Florida (February 10, 20100 - With more than 1 million Floridians out of work, Florida taxpayers are footing the bill for the salaries for out-of-state workers. According to the newspaper this time raised in the local news is Florida Lottery vendor GTECH's workers in Texas that are the beneficiaries....................Subscribers

Lottery Ads Don't Increase Addiction - Report
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 5, 2010) – According to the press a new report says increasing advertising doesn't cause more Florida Lottery related calls to the state's compulsive gambling hot line, but rising unemployment does....................Subscribers

Lottery to Seek More Retail Outlets
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 5, 2010) – According to the Press Reports the Florida Lottery intends to seek more retail outlets to boost flattening profits....................Subscribers

Reel in the Big One With the Florida Lottery’s $250,000 Bass Pro Shops® Outdoor Adventure Scratch-Off Game
A second chance promotion offers players the chance to win the adventure trip of a lifetime!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 5, 2010) – On Tuesday, February 9, 2010, tickets for the Florida Lottery’s newest $5 Scratch-Off game, $250,000 BASS PRO SHOPS® OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, go on sale. The game offers cash prizes of up to $250,000 and Bass Pro Shops® gift cards*for use at any Bass Pro Shops® retailer or restaurant location, through Outdoor World Incentives™, Bass Pro Shops® catalogs or at their Web site at basspro.com!....................Subscribers

Lottery Vending Machines Paying Dividends, More ITVMs May Be in the Pipeline
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 4, 2010) – According to local media reports, while the Florida Lottery is reporting a three percent decline in overall sales, the state’s new instant ticket vending machine have recorded $52 million in scratch-off tickets since they were introduced.....................Subscribers

Governor Crist's 2010-11 Budget Recommendations Support The Florida Lottery’s Mission For Education
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 29, 2010) – The 2010-11 budget recommendations for the Florida Lottery, unveiled today, proposed a $139.4 million budget that allows the agency to continue its mission of maximizing revenues, thereby generating significant additional dollars for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) to support enhancements to Florida's public education......................Subscribers

Miami Man Wins $1 Million In Billion Dollar Blockbuster Scratch-Off
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 22, 2010) – The Florida Lottery today announced that BILLION DOLLAR BLOCKBUSTER Scratch-Off winner Norberto Soberon, 60, of Miami claimed his $1 million prize at Florida Lottery headquarters. This marks the 21st winner to claim a $1 million prize in the Scratch-Off game; 99 $1 million prizes remain.......................Subscribers

Thousands Of Florida Lottery Players Have Won “XTRA” Cash!
Florida Lotto™ with XTRA® Produces More Than 1.3 Million Lottery Players with larger prize payouts or free Quick Pick tickets
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 19, 2010) – Since the Florida Lottery launched FLORIDA LOTTO™ with XTRA® on October 11, 2009, more than 148,000 FLORIDA LOTTO players who added XTRA to their LOTTO purchase have multiplied their non-jackpot LOTTO cash winnings by $5.2 million! And, another 1,160,940 XTRA players who matched just two winning numbers have won free LOTTO with XTRA tickets, while improving their overall odds of winning from one in 67.36 to one in 7.61. All for only $1 extra per play!........................Subscribers

Lottery Vending Machines – Everybody Wins
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 11, 2010) - They have been distributed to stores statewide since last August, but have already raked in $45 million in sales of scratch off tickets, Florida Lottery .......................Subscribers

Win $200,000 For Life In New Lottery Game
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 5, 2010) -- To pump up scratch-off ticket sales and keep interest high among players, the Florida Lottery introduced a game Tuesday called "Lucky $200,000 a Year for Life." ....................Subscribers

Nine Lucky Florida Lottery Players Toast The New Year As New Millionaires
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 31, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery today held the Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ drawing, randomly selecting 2,034 winning numbers. Lottery players with the first nine numbers drawn will each be awarded $1 million. In addition to the nine one-million-dollar top prizes, the Lottery will also award 10 prizes of $50,000, 15 prizes of $5,000 and 2,000 prizes of $250.............................Subscribers

Feeling Lucky? Win-For-Life With The Florida Lottery’s Newest Annuity Scratch-Off Game
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 30, 2009) - The Florida Lottery's newest $20 Scratch-Off game, LUCKY $200,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE, goes on sale Tuesday, January 5, 2010. The game offers 10 prizes of $50,000 a year for life and 10 prizes of $200,000 a year for life! .....................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Offices Relocating
FORT MYERS, Florida (December 27, 2009) - The Florida Lottery has leased 6,400 square feet of office space at 11790 Metro Parkway, Fort Myers, from G & M Estates USA Inc................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Honoured as Agency of the Year at 2009 Diversity Awards
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 16, 2009) - The Florida Lottery was recently named State Agency of the Year by the Florida Department of Management Services at their 2009 Matchmaker Conference and Trade Fair................Subscribers

Florida Lottery TV Contract Being Questioned
Under Bidder Raises Concerns with Lottery Contract for Production Services & Related Commodities and Services
FLORIDA (December 16, 2009)...................Subscribers

All Florida Lottery Instant Ticket Vending Machines Now In Place, Just In Time For The Holiday Season!
Players must be 18 years of age or older to purchase from ITVMs
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 15, 2009) - The Florida Lottery announced today that all of the 1,000 Instant Ticket Vending Machines (ITVMS), that began rolling out late this summer across the state, are now in place! Just in time for the holidays, all ITVMs are fully stocked and now include the Florida Lottery's featured line of holiday Scratch-Off games..................Subscribers

The Florida Lottery Celebrates The Holidays With 12 Days of Giveaways!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 10, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery is celebrating the holidays in style with special holiday offers and prizes at Lottery district offices statewide..................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Changes Method of Reporting Results
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 7, 2009) - Beginning Monday, December 7, 2009 draw results press releases for POWERBALL, FLORIDA LOTTO, MEGA MONEY and FANTASY 5 will no longer be available on the Florida Lottery Web site...................Subscribers

Discover Great Prizes With The Florida Lottery's Newest Scratch-Off Game: Sherlock Holmes
There's No Mystery to Winning $200,000
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 1, 2009) - Just in time for the much-anticipated release of the new Sherlock Holmes movie, starring Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Watson, the Florida Lottery today introduces a $5 officially-licensed SHERLOCK HOLMES Movie Scratch-Off game.......................Subscribers

Calls for a National Lottery to Finance Education; Much to Commend Joining With an Established Operator
CAYMAN ISLANDS (November 26, 2009) - The idea of a Cayman Islands National Lottery has been floated on many occasions and, the concept would be given more recognition if it were tied in with the government struggle to raise or allocate funding for local education.....................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Launches Holiday Advertising Campaign With New General Market Ad Agency
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (November 10, 2009) – The Florida Lottery has introduced its Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE and Scratch-Off games through the launch of its newest advertising campaign, Lottery Shopping Channel (LSC)......................Subscribers

Lottery "Xtra" Now Available
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (October 12, 2009) -- Good news for Florida Lottery players! There's a new Power Ball Power-Play-type option with Florida Lottery.................Subscribers

First Powerball® Jackpot Winner in Florida; Single Player Wins $189 Million Jackpot
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (October 4, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery today announced that one lucky player matched all five numbers and the Powerball in the Saturday, October 3,.....................Subscribers

Dolphins Reportedly Kill State Lotto Deal in Florida
Miami wanted bigger piece of pie than Jacksonville, Tampa in joint effort
MIAMI, Florida (October 12, 2009) -- The Miami Dolphins sank a state lottery sponsorship deal that would have involved the two other teams in the state - Jacksonville and Tampa Bay - because they wanted a bigger piece of the pie, the Sports Business Journal reported today..................Subscribers

Instant Ticket Vending Machine Produces $1 Million Top Prize
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (October 1, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery today announced that one of the newly placed Instant Ticket Vending Machines (ITVMs) in the Ft. Myers area produced a $1 million winning ticket.............Subscribers

Florida Lotto™ Offers Players A Little Something "XTRA"
Florida Lotto™ with XTRA® Gives Players "Multiple" Reasons To Play
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (September 22, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery is adding to its flagship game, FLORIDA LOTTO™, an exciting new feature called XTRA®! Similar to POWERBALL® with Power Play®, FLORIDA LOTTO with XTRA will offer players the opportunity to multiply their non-jackpot winnings by two, three, four or five times for just $1 more per play. The new feature will go on sale October 11, 2009.....................Subscribers

Wednesday, Its Number Is Up: It's 09-09-09 On The Calendar
NAPLES, Florida (September 8, 2009) - It’s the number with wonder, the digit of the day. That’s because Wednesday is one of those rare calendar events where the date, month and year all contain the same number -- in this case, nine...................Subscribers

Machines Will Soon Sell Scratch-Off Florida Lottery Tickets Allowing Players To Skip Waiting In Line
MIAMI, Florida (September 6, 2009) -- News sources report that the demand for Scratch-off Florida Lottery tickets is such that it can create bottlenecks at lottery retailer’s customer service counters....................Subscribers

Florida Lotto Results Delayed
ORLANDO, Florida  (August 24, 2009) - An apparent malfunction delayed results of Saturday night's Florida Lottery Lotto drawing by more than an hour................Subscribers

Florida Lottery To Roll Out Instant Ticket Vending Machines After Eight Year Hiatus
Installation to begin in the Tampa & Ft. Myers area
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (August 18, 2009) – Starting in Tampa and Ft. Myers, this week, the Florida Lottery began the initial roll out of 1,000 Instant Ticket Vending Machines (ITVMs) statewide. The Lottery is expected to have them all in place by mid-October.......................Subscribers

Now You Can Be Sure Of Your Lottery Ticket's Status
FLORIDA, USA (August 12, 2009) - The Florida Lottery has come up with a new way to let you know you are a winner, a loser or just someone carrying around an expired lottery ticket..............Subscribers

Florida Lottery Is Arranging for Instant Ticket Vending Machines to be Installed In Select Locations
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (August 13, 2009) - As reported the Florida Lottery is arranging for Instant Ticket Vending Machines to be installed in select locations. The decision to install the machines was made after a 2007 pilot project showed scratch-off sales increased in places where the machines were placed..............Subscribers

Law Firm Bows Out Of Lottery Bid Dispute
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (July 28, 2009) -- According to reports the law firm of Foley & Lardner on Monday bowed out of a bid dispute over a nearly $80 million advertising contract with the Florida Lottery............................Subscribers

Back From The Florida Lottery Vault, A Lottery Player Favourite: GOLD RUSH
Play today for a chance to win $500,000 instantly, or enter non-winning tickets in a second chance promotion for a chance to win real gold!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (July 13, 2009) -- On Tuesday, July 14, the Florida Lottery will re-introduce a Lottery player favorite, GOLD RUSH. The $20 Scratch-Off game offers eight remaining top prizes of $500,000 and more than 5.5 million prizes of up to $10,000. The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.95........................Subscribers

Powerball is a Hit in Florida
The Game Is Only Six Months Into Its Life in Florida, but Powerball Is Already a Hit
ORLANDO, Florida (July 11, 2009) - Although sales in the Florida Lottery's Lotto game have declined since the state added the multi-state, mega-jackpot Powerball to its lineup of games, the additional game has helped jump state revenues.................Subscribers

Firecracker Millionaire Raffle Tickets Sell Out In Florida Just In Time For The 4th Of July Drawing
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (July 6, 2009) – Tickets for the Florida Lottery’s Firecracker MILLIONAIRE RAFFLEÔ game sold out at 3:39 p.m. on Friday, July 3, one day before the July 4th drawing.......................Subscribers

The Florida Lottery Celebrates Pink Flamingo Day With Special Offers For Players
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (June 19, 2009) -- For the second year in a row, the Florida Lottery will celebrate National Pink Flamingo Day with special offers and surprises at Lottery district offices statewide......................Subscribers

Florida Lottery to Reintroduce Instant Lottery Ticket Vending Machines in Supermarkets
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (June 7, 2009) – The first of 1,000 instant lottery vending machines should begin showing up in mid-August and all should all be in place by the end of November......................Subscribers

Scratch Lottery Tickets in Vending Machines
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (May 29, 2009) – According to a local media report buying a Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket will soon be as easy as buying a soft drink out of a vending machine..................Subscribers

As the Economy Sours Lottery Players Look For Games With Best Odds
PALM BEACH, Florida (April 6, 2009) -- As the economy worsens more lottery players are choosing games with better odds and smaller prizes than they were a year ago, according to an analysis of lottery ticket sales during the last year...............Subscribers

The Lottery to Adopt a Formal Negotiating Process for Hiring an Advertising Agency
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (April 4, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery on Friday scrapped plans to hire an advertising agency by an informal selection and will instead use a formal negotiating process...............Subscribers

Legislative Committee Expresses Concern Over the Florida Lottery’s Delay in Seeking Competitive Proposals for the Agency's Advertising Contract
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (April 1, 2009) -- A legislative committee expressed concern over the Florida Lottery’s delay in seeking competitive proposals for the agency's lucrative advertising contract..............Subscribers

Florida Lottery Offers Buy One Get One Free Coupons
ORLANDO, Florida (March 26, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery is offering deals like, buy one, get one free for scratch-off tickets.................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Promotion Offers ‘Coupons’
TAMPA, Florida (March 26, 2009) – The Florida Lottery is mailing out a total of 7.8 million coupons. The coupons are for buy one get one on scratch-offs, Mega Money – there's even a...................Subscribers

Audit Finds Lottery Sales Going Flat in Tough Economy
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (March 12, 2009) -- Florida Lottery sales are going flat, a legislative audit reported Thursday...............Subscribers

Fitch Rates Florida's $150M 2009A Lottery Revs 'A'; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK, USA (March 10, 2009) -- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the State of Florida's (the state) $150 million lottery revenue bonds, series 2009A, to be issued on behalf of the State Board of Education upon 18 hours notice. In addition, Fitch..............Subscribers

Powerball Boosting Overall Florida Lottery Sales
FLORIDA, USA (February 25, 2009) – According to a report by local media source WJHG-TV the multi-state game, Powerball, is cannibalizing other Florida Lottery products, but boosting overall sales.................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Launches $1 Billion Scratch-Off Game
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 23, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery’s newest $20 Scratch-Off game, BILLION DOLLAR BLOCKBUSTER, will offer an unprecedented $1 billion in prizes, including 10 instant-win top prizes of $10 million, and has the highest cash payout of any game in the Lottery’s 21-year history..................Subscribers

A Month Later, Powerball Makes Its Mark!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 5, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery today announced that POWERBALL® ticket sales for the first month totaled more than $50 million..................Subscribers

Florida Lottery to Host Retailer Seminar
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 29, 2009) -- With the addition of Powerball to the Lottery's portfolio of games, there has never been a better time to join the network of over 13,000 Lottery retailers across the state............Subscribers

Sales For Florida’s First Powerball® Drawing Top $7 Million – Best Ever First-Time Sales Nationwide!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 8, 2008) -- The Florida Lottery today announced that POWERBALL® ticket sales for the first drawing totaled $7,730,306; more than any other state’s first draw sales in POWERBALL history.  In fact.....................Subscribers

First Day Powerball® Sales Top $1.5 Million!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 5, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery today announced that POWERBALL® ticket sales totaled more than $1.5 million on the first day of sales, Sunday, January 4, 2009..................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Congratulates Universal Orlando Resort on Becoming The New Home For Powerball Drawings
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 2, 2009) -- Beginning Wednesday, January 7, 2009, POWERBALL® drawings will be broadcast from Sound Stage 19 at Universal Orlando Resort - just in time for the launch of the multi-state lottery game in the sunshine state. The POWERBALL drawings will continue to................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Kicks Off Statewide Powerball® Tour
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 9, 2008) - In an effort to raise awareness and generate excitement among consumers across the state, the Florida Lottery is kicking off a statewide POWERBALL® tour to educate consumers and members of the press on how the game is played...................Subscribers

Florida Lottery To Save Up To $153 Million With New Scratch-Off Ticket Contract
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (November 7, 2008) -- The Florida Lottery continues on a path of fiscal responsibility with the recent negotiation of its Scratch-Off ticket contract, which could save the State of Florida an estimated $153 million over the initial six-year term of the contract..............Subscribers

Fall Season Brings Bigger Payouts To Fantasy 5® With EZmatch Players!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (September 12, 2008) -- On Monday, September 15, the Florida Lottery will launch the EZmatch™ Cash Harvest Promotion, offering FANTASY 5® with EZmatch players higher prize payouts ranging from an increased $5 minimum prize to a top prize of $1,000 - double the regular top prize of $500!.................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Draws Same Play 4 Numbers in Consecutive Drawings
FLORIDA (August 22, 2008) -- The Play 4 Florida lottery number Tuesday night: 1-9-5-8. The Play 4 Florida lottery number Wednesday afternoon: 1-9-5-8. Same game. Same number. Two consecutive drawings.................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Announces Tenth Consecutive Year of Record Sales & Profits
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (August 5, 2008) – The Florida Lottery today announced record-breaking sales revenue and contributions to Florida’s public education system during fiscal year 2008 (July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008)...............Subscribers

Potential Lottery Advertising Campaign Poses Moral Dilemma For Lynx Officials
FLORIDA, USA (August 3, 2008) -- Lynx officials say a Florida Lottery advertising firm has inquired about promoting a new multistate drawing on public buses....................Subscribers

Fitch Rates Florida's $200 Million Lottery Revenue Bonds 'A' - The Rating Outlook is Stable
NEW YORK, USA (July 18, 2008) -- Fitch assigns an 'A' rating to the State of Florida's (the state) $200 million lottery revenue bonds, series 2008B, to be issued on behalf of the State Board of Education upon 18 hours' notice, expected the week of July 28th. In addition, Fitch affirms the rating on approximately $2.5 billion in outstanding lottery revenue bonds at 'A'. The Rating Outlook is Stable................Subscribers

Lawmaker Expresses Dismay at Televised Powerball Drawing Being Moved from Des Moines to Florida
DES MOINES, Iowa, USA (July 21, 2008) – During the Legislature's Oversight Committee meeting on Monday Rep. Wayne Ford (D-Des Moines) expressed dismay that the televised Powerball drawing is being moved from West Des Moines to Florida when that state joins the 32-member consortium....................Subscribers

Lottery Dynamics Announce A 12.7% Addition To Florida Lotto™ Sales Through The Recent Introduction Of Lotto Plus™
DALLAS, Texas, USA (July 15, 2008) -- Lottery Dynamics today announced positive results through June 30, 2008 for the recent introduction of LOTTO PLUS™. Through a license agreement with Lottery Dynamics, the Florida Lottery began offering its customers earlier this year a customized version of LOTTO SILVER+™ – an “add-on” game within the Lottery Dynamics family of proprietary, patent-protected, lottery-enhancing products. That “add-on” game is now known in Florida as LOTTO PLUS™.....................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Joins Powerball®
Powerball Drawings Will Move To Florida In 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (July 2, 2008) – The Florida Lottery announced today that it will join the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and add Powerball® to its portfolio of games starting in January 2009.  Florida will become the 30th state to join the multi-state lottery game, which is currently offered in 29 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.............Subscribers

The Florida Lottery Is Giving Away Gas And Cash!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (June 27, 2008) - On Monday, June 30, the Florida Lottery will launch its newest limited-time promotional game, Summer Cash™. The game provides players with the chance to win $250,000, gas for a lifetime, gas for a year and...............Subscribers

Florida Lottery Game to Give Free Gas for Life
FLORIDA, USA (June 26, 2008) -- Starting on Monday in Florida, a new lottery game will promise free gas for life. The headline-grabbing prizes include free gas for a year or free gas for life................Subscribers

Scientific Games Awarded Florida Lottery Instant Ticket Contract
NEW YORK, USA (June 19, 2008) -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced it has been awarded a contract as the primary vendor to supply instant tickets and related services, including marketing, shipping, warehousing, game design, inventory control, distribution and sales staff training, to the Florida Lottery...............Subscribers

Florida Lottery 2008-09 Budget Continues To Support Public Education
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (June 11, 2008) - Governor Charlie Crist today signed the 2008-09 state budget, which includes $163 million for the Florida Department of Lottery................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Tickets Now Available At Kmart
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (June 9, 2008) -- The Florida Lottery announced today that it has reached a deal with Kmart to provide lottery players with even more convenient locations to purchase tickets for their favorite Florida Lottery games. Ninety-eight Kmart stores statewide are becoming Florida Lottery retailers this year, bringing the Lottery closer to its strategic goal of 13,500 authorized retailers................Subscriptions

Florida Lottery Celebrates Safety Month with an Award of Distinction for Loss Prevention
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (June 5, 2008) – Just in time for National Safety Month, the Florida Lottery is proud to announce its 2007 Award of Distinction for Loss Prevention by the Interagency Advisory Council on Loss Prevention..................Subscribers

First $2 Lotto Plus™ Winner Claims $16 Million Jackpot!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (May 19, 2008) -- The Florida Lottery announced today that FLORIDA LOTTO™ winner Charles E. Hill, 56, of Bradenton, claimed the May 10, $2 LOTTO PLUS™ jackpot in the amount of $16 million - the $6 million base jackpot plus an additional $10 million! Hill is the first LOTTO PLUS jackpot winner since the Florida Lottery introduced the $2 and $3 LOTTO PLUS jackpot levels on March 2, 2008................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Adds New Drawings
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (May 16, 2008)) -- The Florida Lottery is adding midday draws to CASH 3™ and PLAY 4™, offering players twice the fun in one day!........................Subscribers

Add-On Jackpot Winner, Extra $1 nets $10m, One Florida Lotto™ Ticket Wins $16 Million Jackpot
$6 million base jackpot plus an additional $10 million
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (May 11, 2008) -- The Florida Lottery announced today that one ticket matched all six winning numbers in the Saturday, May 10, FLORIDA LOTTO™ drawing. The lucky player purchased a $2 play, winning $16 million - the $6 million base jackpot and $10 million from the $2 jackpot prize pool. Had the player purchased a FLORIDA LOTTO $3 play, he/she would have won $31 million - the base jackpot plus an additional $25 million!....................Subscribers

Indiana Jones™ Fans Will “Dig” The Florida Lottery’s Newest Scratch-Off Game
Players can now collect some of their favorite scenes from each movie
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (May 3, 2008) -- Stepping back in time to 1957, Dr. Jones and his sidekick Mutt, race against sinister Soviet agents in search of a mysterious crystal skull in the newest Indiana Jones adventure – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, due in theaters May 22.................Subscribers

Florida lotto™ Celebrates 20 Years of Winning!
FLORIDA LOTTO has awarded more than $8 billion in prizes and generated more than $6 billion for education
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (April 30, 2008) -- FLORIDA LOTTO™, Florida’s game of ‘choice’ with recently added jackpot options, is celebrating its 20th anniversary!.................Subscribers

Senate Cuts Back Funds for Lottery ITVMs and Advertising
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (April 25, 2008)  -- Senate budget chair Senator Lisa Carlton met with House counterpart Rep. Ray Sansom and their respective staffs recently to..........Subscribers

Florida Lottery Sales Ahead of Last Year, but Down on Projections
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, USA (April 18, 2008) -- State economists have reduced their projected sales for this year's lottery revenues by more than $40 million.................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Pays Uncle Sam For You!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (April 14, 2008) -- Just in time for tax season, the Florida Lottery is offering players a "tax-break" with its newest family of Scratch-Off games: TAXES PAID. Ranging from $1 to $10 in price, these Scratch-Off games offer players the opportunity to win "tax-free" top prizes, since the Florida Lottery will pay the taxes on all top prizes won!.............Subscribers

Florida Lottery Changing Cash 3, Play 4 Games to Twice a Day
FLORIDA, USA (April 10, 2008) -- Gary Taylor, writing in the local news said beginning May 19, consumers will be able to play their favorite Florida Lottery Cash 3 and Play 4 numbers twice a day/................Subscribers

State’s Lottery Sales Reportedly in Decline
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (April 9, 2008) – According to a local media report Floridians aren’t paying to play the lottery as much as the state’s revenue people anticipated...............Subscribers

Florida Lottery & Lottery Dynamics Boost Florida Lotto™ Sales Through Jackpot Choices
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (April 1, 2008) – The Florida Lottery and Lottery Dynamics today announced positive early results from the recent enhancements to the Lottery’s flagship game, Florida Lotto™...............Read the full story at: Vol.43 No.2

Two New Lottery Offerings Provide Scratch-Off Winners With Additional Money in Their Pockets and Second Chances to Win!
Introducing the ‘TAXES PAID’ Family and ‘CASH BLOWOUT’ Second Chance Drawing
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (April 1, 2008) - The Florida Lottery today announced the launch of the TAXES PAID family of Scratch-Off games. Ranging from $1 to $10 in price, these Scratch-Off games offer players the opportunity to win "tax-free" top prizes, since the Florida Lottery will pay the taxes on all top prizes won!.....................Subscribers

Mandated Profit Percentage Restricts Lottery Funds For Education
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, USA (March 18, 2008) -- Speaking at the Lottery Board of Trustees public meeting on Tuesday, March 18, the Secretary of the Florida Lottery and the Executive Director of the North Carolina Lottery each stressed to the Board that mandating a profit percentage..............Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.12

Lottery Dynamics Announces Contract for Lotto Silver+™ in Florida
DALLAS, Texas (March 7, 2008) -- A licensee of Lottery Dynamics has entered into an agreement with the Florida Lottery for a customized version of Lotto Silver+™ -- an “add-on” game within the Lottery Dynamics family of patent-protected products...................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.11

Gambling-Related Bills Under Consideration
FLORIDA, USA (March 3, 2008) -- Some of the gambling-related bills under consideration in Tallahassee would............Subscribers

Florida Lottery Adds 'Alotta' Lotto Choices
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (February 14, 2008)  -- The Florida Lottery is adding more choices to its flagship game, FLORIDA LOTTO, offering players three levels of jackpots to choose from!.................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.8

Lotto Undergoes Biggest Makeover Since 1999
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 11, 2008) -- According to a published report yesterday the Florida Lottery’s flagship lotto game is about to undergo the biggest makeover since 1999.............Subscribers

Lottery Faces Stiffer Competition for Gambling Dollars
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, USA (February 10, 2008) - The Florida Lottery turns 20 this year, a milestone that is marked by stiffer competition for players' gambling dollars...........Subscribers

Pair Arrested for Defrauding Lottery
Pair Claimed $187,000 in Winnings From Stolen Scratch-Offs
FLORIDA, USA (February 7, 2008) -- A lottery retailer’s clerk has been arrested for stealing Florida Lottery scratch-off tickets and claiming $187,000 in winning.............Subscribers

Governor Crist's Proposed 2008-09 Budget Supports Florida Lottery Priorities
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (, JANUARY 31, 2008) - Florida Lottery Secretary Leo DiBenigno today applauded Governor Charlie Crist's fiscal year 2008-09 budget recommendations for the Florida Lottery. The proposals will allow the self-supporting, revenue-generating state agency to boost profits and raise significant additional dollars for Florida's public education system...................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.6

Florida Lottery Celebrates 20 Years of Winning
More than $18 Billion Contributed to Education
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 18, 2008) -- On January 12, 2008, the Florida Lottery kicked off its 20th anniversary by hosting a series of community events throughout the state - most taking place at Florida Lottery district offices. Lottery players were given the opportunity to win great prizes and receive a free Florida Lottery 20th anniversary t-shirt, as well as a slice of birthday cake.................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.4

Florida Lottery Succeeds With Life Scratch-Off Family
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 11, 2008) -- Outpacing Florida’s previous “families” of games, the LIFE Scratch-Off family has become the Florida Lottery’s number one performing series..................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.3

Florida Lottery's Holiday Millionaire Raffle™ Makes 12 New Millionaires In A Single Drawing!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 29, 2007) -- The Florida Lottery today held the Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ drawing, randomly selecting 237 winning numbers with a total worth of $16.5 million..................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Drawings Now Available 24/7
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (December 28, 2007) -- Beginning January 1st, Florida Lottery players will have access to the Lottery drawings via webcasts posted on the Lottery’s Web site at www.flalottery.com. The webcasts will be available within the hour following the actual drawing for all Lottery games ..................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.1

Florida Lottery Thanks Its Players With TV Ad Featuring FSU Chorus Students
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (December 24, 2007) -- The Florida Lottery announced today the release of a recently produced television advertisement featuring 14 Florida State University (FSU) School of Music students...............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.14

The Florida Lottery to Boost Sales With 500 New Terminals Statewide
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 17, 2007) -- The Florida Lottery announced today that it will expand its retailer network by 500 from the current 13,000 retailers to approximately 13,500 by March 2008................Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.13

Lottery Names New Hispanic-Market Advertising Agency
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (November 20, 2007) -- The Florida Lottery announced today the selection of Machado/Garcia-Serra Communications (MGS) as its new Hispanic-market advertising agency..............Subscribers

Privatization Idea Has Reportedly Been Under Consideration Since June
FLORIDA, USA (September 11, 2007) – The proposal put forward by Florida’s Governor Crist last week to explore the possibility of selling or leasing the state’s lottery is apparently not new, it is reported to have been under consideration since June...........Subscribers

Lottery Privatization Proposal Has Its Critics
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (September 9, 2007) – Numerous media reports over the last week or so credit Florida Governor Charlie Crist as saying that he is thinking of selling the State Lottery to a private vendor.................................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Looks to Boost Revenue by Increasing the Number of Retailers and Bringing back ITVMs
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (September 6, 2007) – The Florida Lottery received permission this week to increase the number of retailers around the state that sell lottery tickets from................Subscribers

Governor Contemplates Privatizing State Lottery
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (September 04, 2007) – Numerous media reports today credit Florida Governor Charlie Crist as saying that he is thinking of selling the Florida State Lottery to a private vendor.............Subscribers

Florida Lottery Hires Product Development Specialist
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (August 28, 2007) - The Florida Lottery today announced the hiring of Product Development Specialist Justin Mysock..............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No10

The Florida Lottery Warns Citizens of Bogus Check Lottery Scams
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (August 20, 2007) -- The Florida Lottery is warning consumers nationwide of a lottery scam involving a letter indicating the recipient has won money from a sweepstake sponsored by multi-national companies in North America..........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.9

Florida Lottery Releases Inspector General Report On Ticket Quality Assurance
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (August 1, 2007) - On Monday, May 14, 2007, the Florida Lottery learned of a possible printing error on a single Florida Lottery GOLD RUSH Scratch-Off ticket.............Subscribers

Florida Lottery Announces Another Banner Year With More Than $1.26 Billion To Education
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (JULY 31, 2007) - The Florida Lottery announced today that fiscal year 2006-2007 (July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007) produced record-breaking sales revenue and contributions to Florida’s public education system..........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.6

Going, Going, Gone! Last Ticket Sold For Firecracker Millionaire Raffle*!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (July 2, 2007) - The Florida Lottery sold the last Firecracker MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE* ticket at 8:44 p.m. yesterday. Firecracker MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE will make 12 lucky players new millionaires when the drawing takes place on the 4th of July..........Subscribers

Governor Signs Legislation Granting the Florida Lottery Patent Authority
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (June 13, 2007) --  Governor Charlie Crist today signed Senate Bill 1376, which grants the Florida Lottery authority to apply for and hold patents for unique lottery games..........Subscribers

Statement By The Florida Lottery Regarding Possible Misprint of Gold Rush Ticket
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (May 17, 2007) -- On Monday, May 14, the Florida Lottery learned of a possible printing error on a Florida Lottery GOLD RUSH Scratch-Off ticket..........Subscribers

New Lottery 'Firecracker' Raffle Will Offer 237 Chances to Win
FLORIDA, USA (May 11, 2007) – Following the highly successful Holiday Millionaire Raffle, which sold out 1.25 million tickets in less than two weeks, the Florida Lottery is preparing to launch the Firecracker Millionaire Raffle..........Subscribers

Florida Lottery Secretary Appoints New Director of Product Development
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (May 9, 2007) -- Florida Lottery Secretary Leo DiBenigno today announced the appointment of Vicki Munroe as director of product development, a newly created position..........Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.7

Florida Governor Applauds the Florida Lottery’s $17 Billion Contribution to Education
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (March 20, 2007) -- Florida Governor Charlie Crist today announced the Florida Lottery has reached a new milestone in contributions to Florida education – $17 billion.........Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.13

Report Recommends Lawmakers Consider New Ways to Keep Lottery Players Interested
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 26, 2007) -- A new report by legislative auditors reportedly recommends that Governor Charlie Crist and state lawmakers consider new ways to keep lottery players interested.........Subscribers

State Audits Lottery - Finds Accounting Principles Sound, Minor Issues to Address
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (February 21, 2007) – An audit performed by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) has reportedly found that the Florida Lottery management has maintained effective internal control over financial reporting. All Headline News (AHN) reported that the audit was released on January 30.............Subscribers

Governor Appoints Lottery Veteran To Lead Lottery
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (January 10, 2007) -- Florida’s new Governor Charlie Crist has appointed Leo DiBenigno to lead the Florida Lottery............Subscribers

Lottery Wants More Minority Retailers
FLORIDA (January 6, 2007) -- The Florida Lottery has reportedly launched a recruitment initiative complete with free food in an effort to increase the number of minority-owned retailers statewide................................Subscribers

Ten New Millionaires For The New Year in Today's Holiday Millionaire Raffle™ Drawing
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (January 1, 2007) -- Today the Florida Lottery drew the winning numbers in Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ selecting 130 lucky winners who will win a total of $13 million..................Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.2