On November 8, 1988, Indiana voters approved a
Lottery referendum by a strong majority, 62 percent. On May 3, 1989 the Indiana
General Assembly ratified the Lottery Act and, a week later, the Lottery Act
was signed into law. On October 13, 1989, scratch-off, ticket sales began at
12:10pm. On the first day alone, 8.19 million tickets were sold.
By the
following week, first week sales exceeded $12.8 million. On April 30, 1990, the
Hoosier Lottery began its first draw game, Lotto Cash. In October of the same
year, Indiana joined the Lotto America game (which later became
Powerball).
As of December 2005, the Lottery had returned $2.7 billion to
the state of Indiana. It also had created 394 Hoosier Lottery millionaires,
including 33 from Powerball - more than any other participating lottery. This
has become the Hoosier Lottery tradition: giving back to the citizens of
Indiana while offering exciting games and fun new products for our
players.
Kathryn Densborn was appointed Executive Director of the Hoosier
Lottery on December 7, 2006 by Governor Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. .
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 Hoosier Lottery and Indianapolis Colts
Unveil New Games for Fans
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (August 4, 2010)
- Indianapolis Colts fans have more to cheer about during this year’s
football season. Earlier this morning, the Hoosier Lottery and Indianapolis
Colts announced plans for a partnership between the two
organizations.........Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Teams with
Indianapolis Colts
FORT WANE. Indiana (August 4, 2010) - The
Hoosier Lottery and Indianapolis Colts announced plans for a partnership on
Wednesday morning. Hoosier Lottery Executive Director Kathryn A. Densborn
joined Indianapolis Colts Vice President of Sales and Marketing......Subscribers
Lack of Discretionary
Spending is Sapping Non-Profit Gambling Venues
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (July 18, 2010) – Reports that the lingering
economic recession is sapping charity gambling ventures that for years have
buttressed local veterans groups, non-profits and churches.......Subscribers
Fire Destroys Hoosier
Lottery RV
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (June 4, 2010) - The
Hoosier Lottery promotional RV, known as Big Fun 1, burst into flames in the
westbound lane of Ronald Reagan Parkway on the west side of
Indianapolis...................Subscribers
Man Sues Convenience
Store Because Of Missed Cut-Off
MISHAWAKA, Indianapolis
(April 26, 2010) - An Indianapolis man is suing a convenience store chain
for the $11.5 million lottery jackpot he says he would have won if a clerk had
sold him a ticket...............Subscribers
Indiana Moves Ahead in
Gambling
JACKSON, Mississippi (March 17, 2010) --
Mississippi has dropped from its third-place perch as a gaming destination in
2009 to fourth -- after Indiana.....................Subscribers
Four Lottery Offices
Across the State Have Now Closed
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana
(March 15, 2010) -- The Hoosier Lottery office in Terre Haute has
closed......................Subscribers
Governor Appoints New
Lottery Commission Chairman
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (March
15, 2010) – Governor Mitch Daniels announced today he has appointed Fort
Wayne resident Bill Zielke as the new chairman of the Lottery
Commission..........................Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery
Consolidates Regional Offices
GARY, Indiana (March 6, 2010)
- The Hoosier Lottery office in Gary closed on February 26 after the lease
expired on its building near 13th Avenue and Broadway...................Subscribers
Lottery Director Pays
off Super Bowl Bet
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (March 3, 2010) -
Debts must be paid, even for the Hoosier Lottery Executive Director
Kathryn Densborn
wagered on the Super Bowl game with her Louisiana
counterpart.......................Subscribers
Long-Time Lottery
Employee Retiring
INDIANAPOLIS, USA (February 25,
2010) - Long-time Hoosier Lottery employee Andrew Reed recently turned in his
microphone after serving as public relations director for the last 14 years.
Reed served the Hoosier Lottery in varying capacities for a total of 18
years.....................Subscribers
Scratch that! Indiana
Lottery Officials Say $2.5 Million Jackpot Still Up For Grabs
INDIANAPOLIS, USA (February 15, 2010) - Hoosier Lottery officials say they
miscalculated the deadline for turning in a $2.5 million jackpot ticket and are
allowing more time for the winner to come forward.....................Subscribers
Indiana Has Highest
Casino Taxes in Midwest
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (September
27, 2009) -- Indiana casinos on average pay the highest effective tax rate in
the Midwest.....................Subscribers
Indiana's Lottery
Profits Drop 17.5%
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (September 23,
2009) – According to local media reports Indiana's lottery proceeds
dropped by more than 17 percent in the past fiscal year, marking the sharpest
decline in profits nationwide.......................Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Profits
Off By 17.5 Percent Last Fiscal Year
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana
(September 18, 2009) – According to an article the state's lottery
proceeds fell by nearly $40 million in the last fiscal year, a 17.5 percent
decline...................Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery
Announces New $100,000 Colts Cash Scratch-off!
INDIANAPOLIS, USA (September 10, 20090 - The Hoosier Lottery and the
Indianapolis Colts are proud to announce a winning partnership. The two
organizations have teamed up to create $100,000 Colts Cash, the first-ever
Colts branded Hoosier Lottery scratch-off game..................Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Awards
New Draw Game System to Scientific Games®
INDIANAPOLIS,
Indiana (August 24, 2009) -- The Hoosier Lottery announced today that upon
completion of an open and competitive procurement process,
Scientific Games has been selected to
provide the new gaming system for the Hoosier Lottery....................Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Sales
Plummet Eleven Percent
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (August 14,
2009) – As reported lottery officials said today that the Hoosier Lottery
limped through its latest fiscal year, turning in its poorest sales performance
in a half-decade due mostly to declining demand for Hoosier Lotto tickets and
scratch-off games........................Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Outlines
Changes Concerning Scratch-off and Pull-Tab Prize Redemption
INDIANA, USA (July 1, 2009) - Beginning July 1, 2009 players will have more
time to claim Scratch-off and Pull-Tab prizes after the game’s end date. The 2009
Indiana General Assembly approved a bill to extend Scratch-off and Pull-Tab
claim periods from 60 to 180 days after the announced end
date.........................Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery
Kicks-off 20th Anniversary Celebration
INDIANAPOLIS, USA
(July 9, 2009) -- The Hoosier Lottery celebrates its 20th Anniversary this
year. The platinum celebration, which will run through the end of the
year, kicks-off today with the release of a series of commemorative scratch-off
games..........................Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Settles
Racial Discrimination Suit
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (May 15,
2009) – The Hoosier Lottery has agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle a
lawsuit filed by eight black former employees who claim racial discrimination
motivated their firing four years ago..................Subscribers
State Lotteries Feel
Economy's Slump
NEW YORK, USA (April 13, 2009) -- U.S.
consumers in many states are spending less on lottery tickets, a sign there is
less pocket change to use for gambling....................Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Cuts 20 Jobs Because of Drop in Ticket
Sales
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (February 26, 2009) –
Hoosier Lottery spokesman Andrew Reed confirmed Wednesday that the agency has
laid off 20 employees in a cost-cutting move..................Subscribers
Quick
Draw, Quick Fun - New Draw Game from Hoosier
Lottery
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (February 16, 2009) – On
Sunday, March 1 a new Hoosier Lottery draw game, Quick Draw, will be available
for purchase at Hoosier Lottery retailers............Subscribers
Recession Starts to Bite, State’s Instant Ticket Sales
Down 2%
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (January 12, 2009) -- The
plunging economy appears to be giving a boost to more than half the nation's
state lotteries -- but it's reportedly having the opposite effect in
Indiana..................Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Officials Expect Lottery Sales to Ebb as the
Economy Sours
INDIANA, USA (December 3, 2008) -- During the
first four months of fiscal year 2008, total Hoosier Lottery sales were $277
million. However, in the current fiscal year, from July to October, total sales
were...................Subscribers
U.S.
Department of Justice Tells States Not to Privatize
Lotteries
NEW YORK, USA (October 24, 2008) - The U.S.
Department of Justice has told states that federal law bars them from
privatizing lotteries, a money-raising strategy several hoped to use for
investments in education, roads, bridges and the like............Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Settles Defamation
Lawsuit
INDIANA, USA (September 17, 2008) -- The Hoosier
Lottery settled a defamation lawsuit this week in which it will pay an
undisclosed amount of money to a.............Subscribers
One-Night Comeback Slated for 'Hoosier
Millionaire'
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (July 27, 2008) --
Someone will become an instant millionaire at the Indiana State Fair, lottery
officials are bringing back the old "Hoosier Millionaire" show format --
starring Mark Patrick -- for a one-day-only performance August
14...............Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Tells Stores to Pull Some Game
Tickets
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (July 12, 2008) –
The Hoosier Lottery has told its retailers to stop selling scratch-off tickets
for games in which the top prizes already have been won.............Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Lawsuit Granted
Class-Action
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (July 9, 2008)
– A $20 million lawsuit accusing the Hoosier State Lottery of overstating
the number of available prizes was granted class-action status last week,
opening the suit to anyone who purchased a Cash Blast scratch-off ticket during
a year-long period.....................Subscribers
New
Law Allows Bars to sell Pull Tabs, Tip Boards
INDIANA, USA
(June 30, 2008) -- Beginning Tuesday, a new Indiana law allows taverns with a
gambling license to sell Pull-Tabs, tip-
boards and other forms of paper or low-stakes gambling...................Subscribers
Key
Hoosier Lottery Case Up For Oral Argument Before the 7th
Circuit
INDIANA, USA (May 31, 2008) -- Oral argument is
slated before a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on
Friday, June 6 in Burrus v. State Lottery Comm’n of Indiana, No.
08-1142.................Subscribers
Pull-Tabs Poised to Kick-Off on July
1
INDIANA, USA (May 4, 2008) – A bill to put
pull tabs, tip boards and punch boards
in bars from July 1 is causing a certain amount of
controversy...............Subscribers’
Lottery Defamation Suit Remains
Unresolved
INDIANA, USA (April 19, 2008) – On Friday, a
defamation case against the Hoosier Lottery was postponed until April 30 when
neither party could decide on a fair and just settlement................Subscribers
Software Problems Delay
Lottery Games
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (April 5, 2008) -
Sales for two new Hoosier Lottery scratch-off games stopped soon after they
started this morning when ticket problems cropped up...........Subscribers
Former Lottery Official
Sentenced for Revealing Location of a $1m Scratch-Off Ticket
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (February 29, 2008) -- A judge sentenced a
former Hoosier Lottery security official to eight years on home detention today
for leaking the location of a $1 million scratch-off ticket.............Subscribers
Pull-Tab Bill Clears
Panel, Goes To Senate
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (February
22, 2008) -- The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 8-3 on Thursday to pass
a bill authorizing small-stakes paper gambling in bars and taverns across the
state.............Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Releases
FY07 Annual Report; Reports Second Highest Sales and Profit in the Lottery's
History
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (February 11, 2008) --
The Hoosier Lottery has released its FY07 (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007) Annual
Report which focuses on the efforts of the Lottery's staff, new sales
strategies and innovation that achieved near-record-breaking results for the
organization.................Read the full story
at: Vol.42 No.7
Bill Allowing Bars to
Offer Pull Tabs Advances
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (January 24,
2008) - An Indiana House committee has passed a bill to allow bars and taverns
to offer pull tabs and other low-stakes
gambling..............Subscribers
Lottery Lease Proposal
Could Resurface in 2009
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (December 30,
2007) – Governor Mitch Daniels says he would repackage a proposed lease of
the Hoosier Lottery if given a second term in office..............Subscribers
Lottery Rejects All Six
Bidders For Lucrative Ad Account
INDIANA, USA (November 24,
2007) -- Hoosier Lottery officials have reportedly rejected all six bidders for
the creative portion of its advertising account..........Subscribers
Governor Abandons
Lottery Privatization - For Now
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA
(November 21, 2007) -- Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is reported by the local
media to have said today he will not make a renewed pitch in the upcoming
legislative session for his proposal to privatize the Hoosier
Lottery..........Subscribers
Hoosier Lotto Has Winner
After More Than Year
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (November
8, 2007) -- The winning ticket for the Hoosier Lotto's record $54.5 million
jackpot was sold at a Mobil gas station in East Chicago...........Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Reaches
One Year Without Jackpot Winner
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA
(October 20, 2007) -- As the Hoosier Lottery jackpot rolls over to more than
$51 million, it has been a year since anyone hit all six numbers..........Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery Finds
Error
INDIANA, USA (August 29, 2007) -- Hoosier Lottery
officials have discovered an error that may have caused ticket holders with "4
of 6" or "5 of 6" winning numbers in the Hoosier Lotto drawings of June 23 and
August 8 to show as non-winning tickets at the time they were presented for
redemption...............Subscribers
Former Lottery Director
Cleared of Ethics Charges
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA
(August 23, 2007) -- The state's Inspector General has cleared a former Hoosier
Lottery Director of ethics violations arising from.............Subscribers
Governor Appoints New
Lottery Commission Member
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA
(August 16, 2007) -- The following is a recently announced appointment to the
state’s Lottery Commission.........Subscribers
Legislators Consider
Pull-Tabs For Taverns
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (April 25,
2007) -- House Bill 1510, which updates provisions for the Indiana Gaming
Commission on various charitable gaming issues, had its first public
negotiation..........Subscribers
Prospective Offers For
Lottery Significantly Exceed Estimates
INDIANAPOLIS,
Indiana, USA (April 20, 2007) – Governor Mitch Daniels is reported by the
local media as saying that at least two companies are willing to pay the state
more than $2 billion upfront and then $200 million annually to
operate...........Subscribers
Lottery Privatization
Bill Faces Its Toughest Test
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA
(March 5, 2007) -- Governor Mitch Daniels' proposal to privatize the Hoosier
Lottery may be headed for defeat.........Subscribers
Lottery Privatization
Moves Forward; Governor's Lottery Plan Passes Senate
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (February 27, 2007) -- The Senate approved a
plan on Tuesday to privatize the state lottery............Subscribers
Committee Advances Bill
To Privatize State Lottery
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA
(February 20, 2007) — A Senate committee approved a plan on Tuesday to
outsource the state’s lottery and use the money to spur life sciences
research and provide college scholarships for students .............Subscribers
Interest in Lottery
Privatization Greater Than Expected; Companies Line Up To Take Over Hoosier
Lottery -- Governor
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (February 1,
2007) -- Governor Mitch Daniels is reported by the local media as saying on
Thursday that he is pleased with the interest from private companies who want
to take over the Hoosier Lottery, but declined to comment about a possible
deal................................Subscribers
Lottery Bid Deadline
Passes
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (January 30, 2007) –
The deadline for bidders to express their interest in operating the Hoosier
Lottery closed on Monday, but it is not known how many companies submitted
proposals..................................Subscribers
Lottery Bidders Appear A
Little Shy At This Stage
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA
(January 25, 2007) -- The deadline for companies to submit bids to run the
Hoosier Lottery is 5 p.m. Monday and not a single application has been
received............................Subscribers
Lottery Privatization
Plan Gains Momentum
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (January 21,
2007) -- Some lawmakers reportedly consider Governor Daniels is moving too fast
in his plan to privatize the Hoosier Lottery..............................Subscribers
Hoosier Lottery --
Request for Lottery License Qualifications (RFQ)
INDIANA,
USA (January 2, 2007) -- The RFQ allows prospective bidders to formally express
their interest in bidding on the License to run the Hoosier Lottery.
.......................Subscribers
Lawsuit Claims Lottery
Overstated Prizes, Odds
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (January
6, 2007) --Two men filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Hoosier Lottery,
seeking class-action status as a result of the lottery's admitted printing
error in the number and amount of prizes available in a scratch-off
game...............................Subscribers
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