Public referendums:
November 8, 1988 - The Lottery constitutional amendment permitting a state lottery; passed 57%.
November 8, 1988 - To establish a Minnesota Environment/Natural Resources Trust Fund for the Environment/Natural Resources and wildlife purposes; passed 77%.
November 6, 1990 - Dedicated 40% of the state lottery proceeds to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund until the year 2001; passed 75%.
November 3, 1998 - To extend the Natural Resources Trust Fund to the year 2025; passed 77%.

Clint Harris became Minnesota's second lottery director on October 11, 2004 following his appointment by Governor Tim Pawlenty.
Prior to moving to Minnesota, Harris had been director of the South Dakota Lottery. Formally appointed to that position in May, 2003, he had served as acting executive director for the previous three years. He joined the South Dakota Lottery in 1993 as research analyst and was named director of administration in 1995.
Harris currently serves as chair of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) Hot Lotto Game group, and NASPL Secretary.

Vikings Considering a Partnership With Minnesota State Lottery
ST PAUL, Minnesota (May 24, 2009) – Local news sources report the Vikings are among the NFL teams considering a partnership with their state lottery after league owners passed a resolution last week enabling teams to sign licensing deals with state-sponsored lotteries.......................Subscribers

State Lottery Continues Sting Operations
MINNESOTA, USA (April 9, 2009) -- Gas stations and retailers throughout the state received a letter from the Minnesota State Lottery, warning management and store clerks about new program meant to catch dishonest employees-- called the "Retailer Compliance Program"...................Subscribers

GTECH Signs Three-Year Extension With Minnesota State Lottery To Provide Additional Self-Service Products, Multimedia Technology
ROME (Italy), PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (US) (March 30, 2009) - GTECH Corporation announced that it has signed a three-year contract extension to continue providing online lottery technology, as well as additional self-service and multimedia products, for the Minnesota State Lottery.................Subscribers

Several Minnesota Store Clerks Caught-Out in Lottery Sting
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (March 28, 2009) -- Minnesota Lottery officials have been reported as saying a sting caught a handful of store clerks lying about whether a lottery ticket was a winner so they could collect the jackpot themselves.................Subscribers

Record Sales for Minnesota Lottery in 2008
Minnesota (February 25, 2009) -- The Minnesota State Lottery set a record high by reporting $462 million in fiscal year 2008..................Subscribers

Pollard Banknote Awarded Instant Ticket Extension With The Minnesota State Lottery
YPSILANTI, Michigan (January 29, 2009) -- Pollard Banknote has been awarded a one-year contract extension to supply instant lottery tickets and related services to the Minnesota State Lottery (“Minnesota Lottery”).............Subscribers

Minnesota Lottery Sales Defy Nation-Wide Trend
MINNESOTA, USA (December 30, 2008) -- "Most lotteries are down-- it's a tough economic climate," Minnesota State Lottery Marketing and Sales Director John Mellein is quoted as saying. Mellein also said economic hardship has lead to most states experiencing a sharp decline in lottery sales, but Minnesota's numbers are still up.....................Subscribers

Simulated Version of Hold-Em Scratch Game Available Online Free to Play. Prizes Awarded Daily
MINNESOTA, USA (December 29, 2008) -- Fans of the Lottery’s popular Minnesota Hold-Em Championship Poker scratch games will soon be able to play a simulated version of a Hold-Em game against computerized players for free!..............Subscribers

Lottery Sales Up As Economy Heads Down
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (December 10, 2008) – According to local media reports Minnesota Lottery sales are increasing despite a recession. The state lottery posted a 9 percent increase for its budget year ending in June and, as the economy worsened in recent months, its sales have been...................Subscribers

Lottery Campaign a Smash Hit
MINNESOTA, USA (December 1, 2008) – The Minneapolis ad agency Colle+McVoy has come up with a new campaign to promote the State Lottery – a series of ads in which those little ping pong-style balls with winning numbers are transformed into...............Subscribers

Gopher 5® Drawing Days to Change
MINNESOTA, USA (September 29, 2008) - For the first time in more than 17 years, the drawing days for Minnesota’s own Gopher 5 game are changing. Starting on Oct. 6, 2008, Gopher 5 will move to three drawings per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). There are no changes to odds or prizes................Subscribers

Minnesota Lottery Sales Hit All-Time High
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, USA (October 24, 2008) -- Minnesota State Lottery Director Clint Harris is reported by the local media as saying the state plans to launch eight or nine more scratch games in the near future, which could bring another record year in sales...............Subscribers

Lottery Sales Set Record in Fiscal Year 2008
MINNESOTA, USA (August 26, 2008) - Minnesota State Lottery ticket sales reached a record $461.5 million in fiscal year 2008, an increase of $38.9 million, or 9.2 percent, from 2007.................Subscribers

Minnesota State Lottery Director Elected As President of the Multi-State Lottery Association Board of Directors
ROSEVILLE, Minnesota (July 7, 2008) -- Minnesota State Lottery Director Clint Harris has been elected as President of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) Board of Directors, beginning July 1, 2008...................Subscribers

Minnesota State Lottery Hooks Up With Lund® Boats
MINNESOTA, USA (April 21, 2008) -- The Minnesota State Lottery, in collaboration with Minnesota-based Lund® Boats, introduces an innovative scratch game and second-chance drawing promotion just in time to kick off Minnesota’s fishing season..................Subscribers

Smoking Ban Cuts Receipts From Pull-Tabs, Bingo
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, USA (March 31, 2008) -- Enacting a statewide ban on smoking last year appears to have had a precipitous effect on charitable gambling revenues from pull-tabs and bingo...............Subscribers

Lottery Ticket Sales Drop in Minnesota in January
ROSEVILLE, Minnesota, USA (February 27, 2008) -- Sales of lottery tickets are down in Minnesota and the weaker economy is the apparent reason...............Subscribers

Time is Running Out, Less Than 20 Percent of Minnesota Millionaire Raffle Tickets Remain
MINNESOTA, USA (December 18, 2007) -- Minnesotans won’t want to miss their chance at the best odds of becoming a millionaire. With a 1 in 250,000 chance to win one of the two guaranteed $1 million Raffle prizes.................Subscribers

Minnesota Wins Big! Lottery Sales Generate Second Highest Profit for Beneficiaries Ever
MINNESOTA, USA (September 19, 2007) -- From July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, the Lottery has generated an estimated $112.4 million for Minnesota, the second highest ever. Lottery sales for fiscal year 2007 were ...........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.13

GameTech Announces Minnesota Manufacturer License
RENO, Nevada, USA (September 19, 2007) -- GameTech International, Inc. ("GameTech" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: GMTC), a leading designer, developer and marketer of electronic bingo equipment and bingo systems, today announced that the Minnesota Gambling Control Board has granted a manufacturer license to the Company effective October 1st, 2007.........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.13

Clint Harris Elected Chairman of Powerball® Game Group
Harris also Elected Vice President of MUSL Board
ROSEVILLE, Minnesota, USA (July 24, 2007) -- Clint Harris, Executive Director of the Minnesota State Lottery, has been elected chairman of the Powerball game group and vice-president of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) board of directors...........Subscribers

Lottery Awarded Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
ROSEVILLE, Minnesota, USA (May 16, 2007) -- For the seventh consecutive year, the Minnesota State Lottery has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the year ending June 30, 2006. This certificate is awarded by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)........Subscribers

Lottery Celebrates Minnesota Twins™ Scratch Game at Mall of America®
MINNESOTA, USA (April 11, 2007) -- On April 14, the Rotunda at the Mall of America will be transformed into a baseball field to celebrate the Minnesota State Lottery’s Minnesota Twins™ Scratch Game......Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.4

New Raffle Game Offers Limited Tickets, Best Chances to Be a Millionaire
Two lucky Raffle players to kick off the New Year as millionaires
MINNESOTA, USA (October 27, 2006) -- Looking to offer a fun new game format, the Minnesota State Lottery is launching the Minnesota Millionaire Raffle, which will feature limited tickets, two $1 million prizes and the best chance in Lottery history to become a millionaire...........................Subscribers

New State Raffle Features Two $1 Million Prizes and Limited Pool of Tickets
MINNESOTA, USA (October 25, 2006) -- The Minnesota State Lottery has reportedly announced that it will conduct a new raffle that will award two $1 million prizes on New Year's Day. Yesterday the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) also announced a new limited-edition Carolina Millionaire Raffle..........................Subscribers

Minnesota’s Lottery Director Named President of North American Lottery Association
MINNESOTA, USA (October 23, 2006) -- Clint Harris, Executive Director of the Minnesota State Lottery, has been elected president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL). The 52-member organization, consisting of government-sponsored lotteries from the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, selected Harris this month at their annual meeting in Chicago.........................................Read the full story at: Vol.37 No.4

Auditor Finds Minor Problems in Latest Look at State Lottery
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, USA (September 28, 2006) – Legislative Auditor James Nobles didn't find much to question in his latest audit of the Minnesota State Lottery.....................................Subscribers

Minnesota State Lottery Fiscal Year 2006 Sales and Profits Set New Records for Second Consecutive Year
MINNESOTA, USA (September 14, 2006) -- Minnesota State Lottery ticket sales reached $449.7 million in fiscal year 2006, an increase of 10.2 percent from 2005 and a new record for the second consecutive year.............Subscribers

Big Bear Thanks Humans For Environmental Benefits
MINNESOTA, USA (September 7, 2006) -- Colle+McVoy has created a new campaign for the Minnesota State Lottery that reminds the state's residents that millions of dollars raised by the state lottery goes to maintaining the environment.

Lucky From the Start; Minnesota Creates New Town to Promote Lottery
MINNESOTA (May 18, 2006) -- The Minnesota State Lottery wanted to create a place where people could feel at home playing the lottery, so it, with help from Colle+McVoy, created an entire town where residents can live in a land where it rains money and the flowers are made out of dollar bills.....................................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.8

Lottery Sponsors Problem Gambling Television Program
MINNESOTA, USA (January 27, 2006) -- On January 28 Twin Cities Public Television, will present the first broadcast of The Hidden Addiction: Problem Gambling in Minnesota, a 30-minute documentary on problem gambling, sponsored by the Minnesota State Lottery..........................Subscribers