Public referendums: November, 1988 referendum - 1.2 million votes cast - 60% in favor & 40% opposed.
March 1989 The Kentucky Lottery's Board of Directors and officials decide to launch the Kentucky Lottery with two instant games, rather than the traditional one.
Beginner's Luck, a $1 game with a $1,000 top prize is approved. And Kentucky Derby Dreamstakes, a $2 game based on the Kentucky Derby, is also approved. The Dreamstakes ticket is supported with a promotion that will make one lucky player the Lottery's first millionaire.
April 4, 1989 On the first day of Kentucky Lottery sales, over 5,000 licensed retailers sell more that $5 million in tickets. The then-Governor Wallace Wilkinson purchased the first Kentucky Lottery ticket and he and the then-KLC President Frank Keener flew around the state to various retailers to celebrate the first day of sales.

Senate President Proposes a 10% Surcharge on Lottery Sales
KENTUCKY, USA (June 4, 2009) -- The top Republican at the statehouse has rolled out an alternative plan for supplementing racing purses............Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Board Learns FY 2009 Projected Operating Results and Approves FY 2010 Budget
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (June 1, 2009) -- At Friday’s (5/29) meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC) board of directors, an operating budget for fiscal year 2010 was approved and operating results for the year-to-date were announced.......................Subscribers

Lottery Celebrates 20th Anniversary
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 6, 2009) -- Since then-Governor Wallace Wilkinson bought the first ticket in April 1989, the Kentucky Lottery has paid out $6.8 billion in prizes to players and returned almost $3 billion to the state, the vast bulk of which has gone for educational programs.................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sales and Profits Continue to Grow
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (March 20, 2009) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors was presented today with financial results from the first eight months of the fiscal year (July – February) as well as projected results for the remainder of the year...................Subscribers

Lottery Sales and Profits Increase; Dividend Transfers However Fall Below State's Expectations
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 23 2009) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors learned today lottery sales and profits for the first half of the fiscal year (July – December) have increased over the previous year, but profits are below budget and those expected by the Commonwealth. Management indicated these trends are anticipated..............Subscribers

Lottery Corporation Preparing to Oversee VLT Operations if Expanded Gaming Approved
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 16, 2009) -- If the Kentucky General Assembly passes legislation allowing expanded gaming at the state’s horse racetracks, the Kentucky Lottery Corp. could have a system ready to oversee it in as little as nine months..................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sales Up in First Four Months of Fiscal Year
LOUISVILLE. Kentucky (December 8, 2008) -- In Friday’s meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors, it was reported sales in the period between July and October were up over last year’s record-breaking levels..................Subscribers

Lottery Sales Strong in Weak Economy; Four-Month Figures Up From Last Year
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (December 6, 2008) -- Despite a weak economy, Kentucky Lottery ticket sales remain as strong as ever, lottery officials said yesterday.............Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Reports Record Revenues But Lower Profits
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (November 26, 2008) -- The Kentucky Lottery brought in record revenues despite a souring economy, an audit released Wednesday showed, Lexington’s ‘Herald-Leader’ reported today................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Corporation President and CEO Arch Gleason Elected to Second Term as President of the World Lottery Association
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (November 10, 2008) -- Arch Gleason, President and CEO of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC), has been elected to his second two-year term as President of the World Lottery Association (WLA).............Subscribers

Storm Slows Lottery Sales, But First Quarter Sales Figures Stay Strong
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (October 8, 2008) -- In Friday’s meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) Board of Directors, it was announced sales for the first quarter of the year have remained strong despite problems caused by the September 14 th windstorm that battered the Louisville and Northern Kentucky areas and tough economic conditions...............Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Breaks All-Time Sales and Prize Payment Records
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 28, 2008) -- Sales in Fiscal Year 2008 for the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) totaled $778.2 million, this surpasses last year’s record-breaking level by a whopping....................Subscribers

Governor Appoints Member to Kentucky Lottery Board
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, USA (July 30, 2008) -- Governor Steve Beshear is appointing a new member to the Kentucky Lottery Corp. board of directors................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sets Sales Record
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 28, 2008) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corp. posted $778.2 million in sales for the 2008 fiscal year, which ended June 30...............Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board Approvals
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (June 12, 20080 -- On Wednesday, the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors approved................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Unveils Restructuring
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (June 11, 2008) --The Kentucky Lottery Corp. is cutting its work force and reducing some prizes to guarantee more revenue for the state government.................Subscribers

Kate Leverette Named Vice President of Marketing for Kentucky Lottery Corporation
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 22, 2008) -- Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) President & CEO Arch Gleason has announced the selection of Kate Leverette as the KLC’s new Vice President of Marketing.  Her job at the KLC will involve overseeing all aspects of the company’s marketing functions, including advertising, instant ticket production, and promotions...............Subscribers

Lottery President Asks Governor to Veto Budget's Mandate That the Lottery Turn Over at Least 28% of Its Revenue
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (April 13, 2008) -- Lawmakers return to the Capitol tomorrow for the final two days of the budget session...................Subscribers

No April's Day Joke for Pick 3 Players; Triple Digits Drawn with Players Seeing Record Payout
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 2, 2008) -- Triple digits were drawn in last night’s Kentucky Lottery PICK 3 game, resulting in one of the largest payout ever for the game..............Subscribers

State Lawmakers Tap Lottery in Budget Agreement
KENTUCKY, USA (April 1, 2008) -- Kentucky lawmakers reached an agreement on a nearly $19-billion two-year state budget.............Subscribers

A Reduction in Return to Players Would Place Lottery At A Competitive Disadvantage With Other States
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (March 29, 2008) -- The Democratic-controlled House balked at the Senate's plan to squeeze more money out of the state lottery, which would have raised about $55 million a year..................Subscribers

Lawmakers Consider Increasing Lottery Take to Fund Budget Black-Hole
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, USA (March 29, 2008) – Senate lawmakers working on a two-year spending plan for the state reportedly came up with the idea to get about $110 million more from the state lottery.................Subscribers

Bill Offers Lottery Winners Privacy
KENTUCKY, USA (February 9, 2008) -- State Reps. Jim Wayne and C.B. Embrey are co-sponsoring a proposed amendment to the state lottery statute that could keep the names of lottery winners secret if they want to remain anonymous................Subscribers

Instant Games Are Outselling More Traditional Lottery Games
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 27, 2008) -- Kentucky officials say the popularity of the instant-win games are fueling the lottery system, which is on pace to set a record for revenue.............Subscribers

State Lottery Ready to Regulate Casino Gambling
Lawmakers Told Lottery is Qualified to Regulate Casinos
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, USA (December 20, 2007) -- Kentucky Lottery President and CEO Arch Gleason told a group of lawmakers assigned to review the issue of casino gambling that his agency would be well-equipped to regulate casinos if expanded gambling is legalized in the state.................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Year-to-Date Sales Remain Strong
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (November 26, 2007) -- During the November meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors, it was reported fiscal year-to-date (July through October) sales came in at $250.9 million...........Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.10

Kentucky Lottery Receives ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Certification
RESTON, Virginia, USA (November 6, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) has become the first lottery in North America to receive............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.8

Kentucky Lottery Corporation Executive Earns Lottery Industry’s Top Honor
KENTUCKY, USA (October 17, 2007) -- Howard B. Kline, senior vice president of finance & administration and chief financial officer for the Kentucky Lottery Corporation, has been awarded one of the lottery industry’s top honors at a recent conference in Louisville............Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Awarded WLA Security Certification
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (October 16, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has received Security Control Standard certification from the World Lottery Association...............Subscribers

Lottery Leader's Contract Extended
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (October 2, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has extended the contract of Arch Gleason, its president and chief executive officer, for two more years .............Subscribers

Pick 3 Has Gone and Done it Again, Midday Drawing Brings Triple Digits
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (September 17, 2007) -- Today’s midday drawing marked the second time in less than two weeks that triple digits have been drawn, making it the fourth time in a little over a month that triple digits have appeared.........................Subscribers

Kentucky Pick 3 Promotion Planned
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (August 27, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery plans a Pick 3 promotion that could involve a second mid-day drawing of the three-number game.......................Subscribers

Lucky 7’S Raffle Draw Set For Today
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (August 10, 2007) -- After an initial delay, the drawing date for the Kentucky Lottery’s Lucky 7’s raffle game is rapidly approaching............................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sales Break Yet Another Record in Fiscal Year 2007
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (July 27, 2007) –  During today’s meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors, it was announced ticket sales of $744.2 million were achieved during FY 2007............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.6

Drawing Date Set For Lucky 7’s Raffle
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 13, 2007) -- After an initial delay, the drawing date has now been set for the Kentucky Lottery’s Lucky 7’s raffle game...............Subscribers

Draw Date for Lucky 7's Raffle Game Postponed
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (July 2, 2007) -- The drawing date for the Kentucky Lottery's latest raffle-style game is being postponed due to ticket sales. Dubbed the Lucky 7’s Raffle, the winning numbers were set to be drawn and then announced on 7-7-07..............Subscribers

The Kentucky Lottery Reaches $10 Billion In Sales
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (May 7, 2007) -- Kentucky Lottery sales started in April, 1989 with a $1 and a $2 scratch-off ticket. Now, some 18 years and more than a thousand games later, a pair of major milestones have been achieved...............Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.7

Kentucky Lottery Sales Hit $10 Billion
KENTUCKY, USA (May 7, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery sales have passed $10 billion since it started in April 1989............Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.7

Lottery Starts Second Raffle Game
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (May 1, 2007) -- Tickets have gone on sale for the Kentucky Lottery’s second raffle-style game, called Lucky 7’s Raffle..............Subscribers

Lottery Corp. to Begin New Three Line Lotto
KENTUCKY, USA (April 9, 2007) -- A new game, 3 Line Lotto, is taking the place of Tic Tac Cash, which the Kentucky Lottery Corp. dropped at the end of last month...............Subscribers

Million Dollar Draw Tickets Sold Out!
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (March 7, 2007) -- Tickets for “Million Dollar Draw” are now sold out!  It only took about nine and a half weeks to sell out of the lottery’s latest online game, which went on sale January 1st..................Subscribers

Drawing Date Set For Million Dollar Draw
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (February 26, 2007) -- A pair of new millionaires will be created on the morning of March 19th, as the Kentucky Lottery holds the “Million Dollar Draw”.........Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sales Are Slightly Down for 1H FY’07
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (January 23, 2007) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation says its sales for July through December were slightly down...........Subscribers

Lottery Launches New Million Dollar Passive Game
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (January 1, 2007) --The Kentucky Lottery Corporationlaunched a new passive (raffle-style) game called the “Million Dollar Draw” today that offers players a chance at $1 million................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Employee Lands Top Industry Honour
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (October 23, 2006) -- A Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) employee received one of the lottery industry’s top honors at the recent North American Association of State & Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) conference held in Chicago, Illinois................................Subscribers

On-Line Gaming Contract Extensions To Provide Kentucky Lottery with Substantial Savings
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (October 2, 2006) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) board of directors on Friday approved a three year contract extension with GTECH Corporation, the KLC’s provider of on-line gaming systems............................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.14

Breeders' Cup, Kentucky Lottery Team Up on Scratch-Off Promotion
KENTUCKY (August 1, 2006) -- Sales of a new Kentucky Lottery Breeders' Cup scratch-off ticket are underway all across the state............................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.5

Kentucky Lottery Reports Record Sales, Dividend -- State Receives Over $200 Million
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (July 23, 2006) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has reported record ticket sales and the payment of a record dividend to the state for the fiscal year that ended June 30..................................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sets New Sales Record
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 19, 2006) -- Overall sales for the Kentucky Lottery this past year reportedly rose 5 percent to $742.3 million, up from $707.3 million in 2005...............................Subscribers

Agency’s New Lottery Ad Campaign to Air
CINCINNATI, Ohio, USA (June 5, 2006) -- Northlich, which became the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's (KLC) agency of record in April, is launching its first ad campaign with two TV spots..........................Subscribers

Lottery Expects Record Sales, Dividend This Year
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (June 5, 2006) -- Last Thursday Lottery Insider broke the news that the Kentucky Lottery was expecting another record year. Here is a little more detail............................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Braces for Another Record Year
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (May 31, 2006) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has reportedly said fiscal 2006 is on track to break all-time sales records, thanks in part to ............................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Picks Cincinnati Ad Firm
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (April 25, 2006) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has reportedly selected Cincinnati advertising agency Northlich as its agency of record.........................Subscribers

Record Powerball Jackpot Pushes Kentucky Lottery to Its Highest Sales Quarter Ever
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (April 24, 2006) -- A record-breaking $365 million Powerball jackpot in February pushed sales and net income for the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC) third quarter........................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.4

Player Sues Lottery Over Scratch-Off Ticket; Suit Claims Players Lose Money To Incorrect Tickets
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, USA (March 1, 2006) -- A Cincinnati Attorney is reportedly suing the ..........................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Corporation Tops Nine Billion Dollars in Sales
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, USA (January 30, 2006) -- During Friday’s meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) Board of Directors, it was announced the corporation had surpassed...............................Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.5