The Golden Casket Lottery Corp. is Australia's second oldest lottery (established in 1916 to raise funds to house World 1 veterans). It has been operating in Queensland for the last 75 years providing entertaining games of chance to millions of Queenslanders.
The Corporation markets the well-known brands of Gold Lotto, Oz Lotto, Powerball, Instant Scratch-Its, The Pools and Casket.
The organisation is a commercially-focussed and marketing-driven Corporation which is one of the most successful businesses in Queensland. Golden Casket has completed the corporatisation process which has positioned it well for the competitive challenges of the future.
A Government-owned Corporation, Golden Casket has an annual turnover of almost $650 million and returns almost $200 million to the Queensland Government. These funds are used to support a variety of community projects which benefit the people of this state.
The Queensland Golden Casket draw lottery originated in 1916 and was administered by the Entertainments Committee of the Queensland Patriotic Fund. This committee was responsible for conducting six draws of the lottery up until 1920 when the State Government of the day assumed control of the art union. Queensland's Golden Casket has the distinction of being the first lottery in Australia to be entirely administered and controlled by a government.
Initially, cash prizes were not permitted by law. Consequently, caskets containing gold were offered as prizes. These were immediately bought back from winners for the cash value of the prize. The word "casket" (being a small box of fine workmanship for jewellery and precious items) was thus enshrined in the name of the Queensland lottery office.

ACCC Authorises Continuation of Queensland Lottery Agents Collective Bargaining Arrangements
BRISBANE, QLD., Australia (November 21, 2008) -- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a determination authorising* the continued collective negotiation by Lottery Agents Queensland Ltd (formerly known as the Golden Casket Agents Association Ltd) of terms and conditions of agency agreements between Queensland lottery agents and the Golden Casket Lottery Corporation...............Subscribers

The ACCC Proposes to Authorize Queensland Lottery Agents Collective Bargaining Arrangements
QUEENSLAND, Australia (October 17, 2008) -- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a draft determination proposing to authorize* the continued collective negotiation by Lottery Agents Queensland Ltd** of the terms and conditions of agency agreements between Queensland lottery agents and the Golden Casket Lottery Corporation...................Subscribers

Tatts Lotteries To Launch New Mid-Week Lotto
VICTORIA, Australia (September 3, 2008) -- Tatts Lotteries today announced that it has received approval from the Victorian Government to launch a new mid-week lotto game..............Subscribers

Queensland/Tasmania Lottery Agreement Signed
HOBART, Tasmania (August 26, 2008) -- The Treasurer, Michael Aird has today signed an agreement with the Queensland Government which will facilitate the operation of Queensland licensed lottery operators in Tasmania....................Subscribers

GCLC Lodges Application to Enter Tasmanian Lottery Market
TASMANIA, Australia (June 25, 2008) – A spokesperson for the Tasmanian Gaming Commission said yesterday that an application from the Golden Casket Lottery Corporation (GCLC) to enter the Tasmanian market had been...............Subscribers

ASX RELEASE - Tatts Group Completes Sale of Bounty Group
VICTORIA, Australia (January 9, 2008) -- In accordance with its obligations contained in the Undertakings given to the ACCC pursuant to Section 87B of the Trade Practices Act and dated 20 July, 2007, the Company advises that yesterday Golden Casket Lottery Corporation Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the sale to eBet Limited of Bounty Limited and its subsidiaries.
CONTACT: Media Michael Mangos - (03) 8517-7443 or 0419 551 980 or Analysts/Investors Gary Woodford - (03) 8517-7530 or 0417399204
SOURCE: Tatts Group.

Tattersall’s Completes Acquisition Of Golden Casket Lottery Corporation
SYDNEY, Australia (June 29, 2007) -- Tattersall’s Limited announced on April 16, 2007 that it had agreed to acquire all the shares in Golden Casket Lottery Corporation Limited (Golden Casket), the exclusive lottery operator in Queensland, subject to satisfaction of various conditions..........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.5

Player Collects $23.2 Million Powerball Prize Nearly Two And A Half Years After The Draw
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia (may 20, 2007) -- Golden Casket will pay Australia's largest unclaimed lottery prize to a Queensland player who lost the ticket after the draw...........................Subscribers

Golden Casket CEO to Take Control of Tattersall's Lotteries Business
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia (April 19, 2007) – Golden Casket chief executive Bill Thorburn is reported by the local media as saying the 90-year-old Queensland government-owned lottery was a good strategic fit with Victorian gambling colossus Tattersall's........................Subscribers

Gaming Analysts Query Government’s Decision Against A Competitive Process To Privatize Lottery
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia (April 18, 2007) -- Gaming analysts are reportedly queering why the Queensland Government decided against a competitive process to privatize its Golden Casket Lottery Corp. (GCLC)..............................Subscribers

Golden Casket and Tattersall’s Join Lottery Operations
In an historic announcement, The Queensland Government has accepted an offer from Tattersall's Limited which will bring together Golden Casket and Tattersall's lottery operations to create Australia’s largest lottery operator................................Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.4

Golden Casket Celebrates 90 Years in Queensland
BRISBANE, Qld., Australia (December 7, 2006) -- This December marks the 90th anniversary that tickets went on sale for the very first Golden Casket draw in 1916.........................Read the full story at: Vol.37 No.11

Australian Lottery Prepares to go Online
QUEENSLAND, Australia (June 25, 2005) -- Queensland's Golden Casket Lottery Corporation (GCLC) customers will reportedly be able to purchase lottery tickets online before the end of this year..................................Subscribers

EssNet to Deliver Internet Solution to Queensland's Golden Casket Lottery Corp.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (April 1, 2005) -- EssNet today announced that the company has finalised a new contract with Golden Casket Lottery Corporation Limited in Queensland, Australia.............................Read the full story at: Vol.31 No.2