November 4, 1986 - Legislative Referendum 100,
the Montana State Lottery Act, passes by 69% of the popular vote, carrying each
of the 56 counties. Montana becomes the 23rd state lottery in the nation.
Lottery profits are to go the the Teachers Retirement Fund for the purpose
of holding the line on or reducing property taxes.
August 28, 2008 -
Montana Sports Action, a pari-mutuel fantasy sports wagering game, goes on
sale! The first game offered is Fantasy Football. Montana Sports Action was
created on behalf of The Montana Board of Horse Racing.
 Montana
Lottery and RocketBux Use Mobile Phone Technology to Send Winning Numbers to
Players
BEND, Oregon (January 27, 2009) -- Until recently,
lottery players have had to resort to the morning paper, websites or a newscast
to check the winning Powerball and other "draw game" numbers. Now, using
a free and innovative approach, players can have the winning numbers
automatically sent via text message to their mobile phone after each
drawing..................Subscribers
State of Montana to Institute Fantasy-Football Lottery
Game
HELENA, MONTANA (September 2, 2008) -- Football fans in
Montana have a new way to win big through a fantasy football game that was
introduced on Sunday................Subscribers Montana Lottery to Develop
Fantasy Football Game
HELENA, Montana, USA (May 6, 2008) --
The Montana Lottery is hoping to kick off a statewide fantasy football betting
game by September in time for the professional football
season................Subscribers
Lottery Getting a New Look!
MONTANA, USA (April 8, 2008) -- On Friday, April 11, the Montana Lottery
will be launching a new website. The address will stay the same:
www.montanalottery.com, but it will have a new look, more information, and more
options for our visitors! .................Read
the full story at: Vol.43 No.2 MT
Lottery Having Record Year
MONTANA, USA (March 15, 2008)
– According to local media reports the Montana Lottery says it is putting
more money back into the state than ever before as halfway through its fiscal
year, the lottery has seen nearly a 10% increase, when compared to last year's
record year................Subscribers
Montana
Lottery Introduces Limited Edition Game, Montana Millionaire on Sale October
MONTANA, USA (October 1, 2007) – The Montana Lottery
has introduced a limited edition game, which offers players the best chance of
winning $1 million ever offered by the 20-year-old Lottery. Tickets went on
sale today ..........Subscribers Montana Lottery is Celebrating 20 Years
HELENA, Montana, USA (June 28, 2007) -- The Montana Lottery is celebrating
20 years in the gaming business and with total lottery sales reaching over $500
million Montana's Lottery Director says it has a bright future............Subscribers
Montana Lottery
Provides Record Return to State
HELENA, Montana, USA
(December 21, 2006) -- Montana Lottery games made $9.1 million for the state's
general fund for fiscal year 2006..............................Subscribers Montana Lottery System Conversion
Completed
MONTANA, USA (April 7, 2006) -- The Montana
Lottery has successfully completed a system conversion of over 600 retailer
terminals, a state of the art central system, complete satellite communications
network, and related services in partnership with,
INTRALOT,
USA...................................Read
the full story at: Vol.35 No.1 Montana Lottery’s New System All Set for
Tomorrow
MONTANA, USA (March 24, 2006) – The last
training session for retailers to learn about the new lottery equipment being
installed throughout the state was held last week in
Shelby............................Subscribers Montana Lottery Hosts Big Sky Retailer Roundup
HELENA, Montana (February 2006) -- Montana Lottery staff, along with staff
from their new online vendor, INTRALOT USA, is kicking off a 17-city tour of
the state............................Read the
full story at: Vol.34 No.10 
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