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.

Tatts, NSW Lotteries, Golden Casket and SA Lotteries under the one banner theLott.