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Iowa Lottery |
Address: |
2323 Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50312
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Internet: |
www.ialottery.com |
E-mail Address: |
ialott@dsmet.com |
Phone: |
(515) 725-7900 |
Fax: |
(515) 725-7882 |
Population: |
3,007,856 U.S. Census Bureau, Population
Division |
President & CEO: |
Matt Strawn |
Year Lottery Founded: |
1985 |
Gross Sales FY 2015: Gross
Sales FY 2015: |
$324,767,416 $366,910,923 |
Sales Per Capita: |
$79.66 |
Number of Employees: |
117 |
Number of Retailers : |
2,369 |
Retailer Sales Commission: |
Between 5% - 7% |
On-line Vendor: |
Scientific Games
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Number of Terminals: |
2,700 |
Instant Ticket Vendor: |
Pollard
Banknote, Scientific Games |
Pulltabs Vendor: |
American Games
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Number of ITVMs: |
1,430 (Interlott
& American Games) |
Advertising: |
Strategic America |
Games Offered: |
Powerball, Instant,
Pulltab, $100,000 Daily Cash Game, Pick 3, Hot Lotto, Pick 4, Mega
Miilions. |
Beneficiaries: |
General revenue fund; Iowa Gambling Treatment Program
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Jurisdiction: |
State of Iowa |
Legislation creating Iowas
lottery was signed into law in April 1985. The Lottery began ticket sales just
four months later with a kickoff celebration at the Iowa State Fair on August
22. More than 6.4 million Scratch, Match and Win instant tickets were sold
during the first week of sales. The Iowa Lotterys first draw game was
Iowa LOTTO, which debuted on April 30, 1986. The multistate Lotto*America
launched in Iowa and six other states in February 1988; the game was the
precursor to Powerball, which was co-designed by founding Iowa Lottery
commissioner Ed Stanek. The Lotterys current lineup of draw games
includes Powerball, Mega Millions, Hot Lotto Sizzler, $100,000 Cash Game, Pick
3 and Pick 4. There are several industry firsts in the Iowa Lotterys
history. It was the first American lottery to offer pulltabs in 1987. Iowa
debuted the CD-ROM based Treasure Tower in 2000, the first time any U.S.
lottery offered a scratch game playable on a personal computer. Iowa was also
the first to introduce Touch Play, electronic instant pulltab vending machines,
which were in use from 2003 to 2006. Lottery proceeds originally were
earmarked for the Iowa Plan, a longterm economic development program. In 1991,
they were designated for environmental and cultural programs, but just one year
later, proceeds were directed to the states General Fund, where they can
be used as needed. Today, the Iowa Lottery also helps support the Iowa
Veterans Trust Fund and Vision Iowa, a program implemented in 2000 to create
tourism destinations in the state, assist with community attractions and build
and repair schools. The Veterans Trust Fund receives the profits from four
dedicated games each year two scratch games and two pulltab games. The
Fund was created to provide assistance to qualified veterans to help pay for
expenses such as job training or college tuition assistance; some dental,
vision and hearing assistance; and individual or family counseling
programs. Vision Iowa is primarily funded by revenues from casino gaming in
the state. Up to $20 million of lottery revenues annually may be used to
supplement the programs revenues if necessary $15 million for
community attractions in Iowa and another $5 million for programs that build
and repair schools.
News
Archive for CY2019 |
December 2, 2019 |
Newspaper Files
Complaints Seeking Settlement Details in Lottery Case |
November 7, 2019 |
Iowa Lottery Proceeds to
State Causes Top $2 Billion |
July 30, 2019 |
34 Years in The Making:
Iowa Lottery Sets Records |
July 30, 2019 |
Iowa Commission Approves
Final Set of Sports Betting Rules |
June 26, 2019 |
Iowa Lottery on Track to
Break All-Time Yearly Records for Sales, Prizes and Commissions |
April 15, 2019 |
Iowa Lottery Announce Plans
for $1M Unclaimed Powerball Ticket |
March 20, 2019 |
Iowa Lottery Head Renews
Push for Online Games |
February 21, 2019 |
House and Senate Sports
Betting Bills See NO Role for Lottery |
February 7, 2019 |
Iowa Legislature Debates
Who Should Run Sports Betting |
January 28, 2019 |
Iowa Lottery Lawsuit
Granted Class Action |
January 22, 2019 |
Lotto Rigging Lawsuit
Gains Class Action Status |
January 8, 2019 |
Governor Appoints
Former-Iowa GOP Chair to Lead Lottery |
News
Archive for CY2018 |
December 29, 2018 |
Industry Leader Larry Loss
to Serve as Interim CEO of Iowa Lottery |
December 12, 2018 |
Iowa Lottery Seeks
Change to Allow Use of Electronic Cash and Games |
October 17, 2018 |
Iowa Lottery Asks That
Suit Seeking Part of Mystery Jackpot be Thrown Out |
September 21, 2018 |
Lottery Sees
Delawares Model for Sports Betting as a Possibility for
Iowa |
September 12, 2018 |
Lottery Ends Sales in
One of Its Scratch Games after Player Reports |
July 20, 2018 |
FY 2018: Record Sales &
Prizes to Players in a Well-Rounded Year for Iowa Lottery |
May 10, 2018 |
Iowa Man Wins $4.38 Million
Lottery with a Free Ticket |
April 19, 2018 |
Iowa Lottery Wins
International Gaming-Compliance Award For Work In Investigation |
April 19, 2018 |
Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich
Announces He Intends To Retire Late This Year Or In Early 2019 |
April 5, 2018 |
Sales of Lottery Scratch
Tickets In Iowa Set New Overall Monthly Record |
March 16, 2018 |
Class Action Suit Seeks
Money for Lottery Players Who Allegedly Had No Chance at
Winning |
March 2, 2018 |
Iowa Lottery is Finalist
for International Gaming-Compliance Award for Work in
Investigation |
News
Archive for CY2017 |
September 28, 2017 |
New Lottery Machines
Provide More Purchase Options |
September 26, 2017 |
Iowa Lottery
Apologizes For Error in Releasing Sensitive Information for Some Winners From
2011 |
September 26, 2017 |
LOTTO UPDATES: Mega
Millions® Changing; New Game with Throwback Name Debuting |
August 23, 2017 |
Computer Find Proved Key
to Unravelling Iowa Lottery Fraud |
August 23, 2017 |
Iowa Lottery Officials
Respond To Sentencing Of Former Employee, Eddie Tipton, Tuesday |
August 4, 2017 |
Hot Lotto Lottery Game to
End in October After 15 Years |
July 20, 2017 |
FY 2017: Annual Sales,
Proceeds & Prizes Finish in Iowa Lotterys Top 4 |
June 27, 2017 |
Iowa Lottery Officials
Pledge to Tighten Security to Stop Cheaters |
June 28, 2017 |
Iowa Lottery Expects to End
Year Ahead of Revenue Projection |
April 20, 2017 |
Iowa Senate Votes
Unanimously To Confirm Terry Rich As Lottery CEO |
April 13, 2017 |
Iowa Lottery Sets New
Monthly Sales Record For Instant-Scratch Games |
March 27, 2017 |
Fantasy Sports Betting In
Iowa Moves to the Next Round |
January 24, 2017 |
More Than $1.2 Million
in Lotto Prizes Expired in Iowa without Being Claimed in 2016 |
January 7, 2017 |
Trials for Brothers
Charged in Lottery Fixing Case Delayed |
News
Archive for CY2016 |
December 27, 2016 |
Iowa Lottery Sales
Reached Record High in 2016, Report Says |
October 19, 2016 |
Lottery Ticket
Fraudulent Case Update |
October 13, 2016 |
Judge Rules Winner's
Lawsuit in Lottery-Fixing Case Can Continue |
September 20, 2016 |
Iowa Lottery Awards
American Games A New Contract For Pull-Tab Vending Machines |
August 25, 2016 |
Attorneys Records
Sought in Subpoena Related to Lottery Investigation |
August 24, 2016 |
Iowa Prosecutor Seeks
to Subpoena Texas Attorneys in Lottery Fraud Case |
August 12, 2016 |
Judge to Decide if
Lawsuit over Hot Lotto Winnings Can Proceed |
July 27, 2016 |
Court Reverses Part of
Iowa Lottery Fraud Conviction |
July 26, 2016 |
Iowa Lottery Has
Record-Busting Year |
July 25, 2016 |
Szrek2Solutions
Trusted Draw and Trusted Audit Systems Deployed by the Iowa Lottery
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July 11, 2016 |
Iowa's Gambling Industry
Posts $21.6 Million Gain in Fiscal 2016 |
July 8, 2016 |
Data Show Per-Capita
Lottery Spending Varies by County |
June 29, 2016 |
Iowa Lottery Nears
Several Records for the Fiscal Year |
June 20, 2016 |
Iowa Lottery Introduces
New Look |
June 13, 2016 |
Iowa Lottery Recognized
For Industry Best Practices in Its Gaming-System Testing |
April 4, 2016 |
Iowa Lottery Hopes to
Upgrade Vending Machines by End of September |
April 2, 2016 |
Iowa Governor Signs
Lottery Bill |
March 22, 2016 |
Iowa Fantasy Sports
Legislation Advances |
March 15, 2016 |
Senate Votes for Player
Activated Touch Screen Lottery Terminals, Bill Now Heads to
Governor |
March 12, 2016 |
Senate Debating Bill That
Would Enable the Lottery to Replace Outdated Scratch-Ticket and Pull-Tab
Machines |
February 22, 2016 |
Iowa House Votes to Make
Buying Lottery Tickets Easier |
February 16, 2016 |
Record Sales &
Transfer: Iowa Lottery Declares January A 'Bin Buster' |
February 3, 2016 |
First Lawsuit in
Multi-State Games Scandal Seeks Millions |

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