The Lotteries Commission of Western Australia, trading as Lotterywest, has 567 retailers in its lottery network, of which 480 are online selling the full range of lottery products. Western Australia has one of the largest geographical jurisdictions in the world housing one of the smallest populations.
Lotterywest consistently achieves the highest sales per capital of lottery products in Australia. Lotterywest is unique in that it is the only lottery organisation in Australia to manage its own grant funding programs, administered solely by its Grants and Community Development section.

Western Australia’s New Lottery System ‘Goes Live’
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (June 10, 2008) -- Western Australia’s state lottery, Lotterywest, yesterday successfully activated a new lottery system, including new lottery terminals, thermal ticket printers, players’ screens and ticket checkers throughout its state-wide network of lottery outlets...............Subscribers

First Winner's Windfall Still A Mystery
PERTH, Western Australia (March 31, 2008) -- Lotterywest is trying to solve a 75-year-old mystery - the spending habits of WA's first lottery-ticket winner, schoolgirl Joan Smart..............Subscribers

Lotterywest Celebrates 75 Years of Dreams
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (March 31, 2008) -- Lotterywest has celebrated 75 years since 13 year-old Cottesloe schoolgirl Joan Smart won £1,000 in the first ever lottery run by the Lotteries Commission of Western Australia on 21 March 1933..................Read the full story at: Vol.43 No.1

Lotterywest Announce A New Era for Your Lottery
Changes to Your lottery: Information for Players
PERTH, Western Australia (March 26, 2008) -- In our 75th year Lotterywest will be introducing a new gaming system and new lottery terminals in all our retail outlets.  The technology upgrade will enhance the service provided to you and positions Lotterywest to meet our goals in supporting the WA community for the next decade..................Read the full story at: Vol.43 No.1

Changes to Televised Lotto Draws
PERTH, Western Australia (March 7, 2008) -- From next week there will be changes to the telecasts of some weekly Lotto games................Subscribers

Changes Prepare the Way for New Lottery Era
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (February 29, 2008) -- Preparations are well-advanced for an upgrade to new technology throughout Lotterywest’s State-wide network of lottery outlets...................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.10

New Technology For WA Lottery Outlets
PERTH, West Australia (February 8, 2008) -- From February 11, Lotterywest will install new lottery technology throughout its State-wide network of lottery outlets.  The rollout will be completed in April in time for testing before the switchover in May..............Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.7

Lotterywest Inks $7.3 Milliion ERP Contract; Chooses SAP ERP System
Article By: Liam Tung, ZDNet Australia
AUSTRALIA (November 27, 2007) -- The Lotteries Commission of Western Australia, Lotterywest, has selected Fujitsu to implement an SAP ERP system in a US$6.45 million (AU$7.3 million) deal.....................Subscribers

Lotto Players Asked To Share Their Dreams in Survey
PERTH, Western Australia (November 6, 2007) -- In the lead-up to the $30 Million Lotto Megadraw on December 29, Lotterywest is asking Western Australian Lotto players to share their Lotto dreams in an on-line survey launched today...................Subscribers

Lotterywest to Coordinate Gaming and Business Systems
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (October 3, 2007) -- Lotterywest, Western Australia’s state lottery is currently engaged in a large-scale project to replace both its gaming systems and back-office business systems, providing the technical platform needed to support its business for the next ten years...............Read the Full Story at: Vol.41 No.2

Lotterywest Makes Record Contribution After 10% Sales Increase
PERTH, Western Australia (July 11, 2007) -- Lotterywest has announced a record $191 million end of financial year contribution to the Western Australian community, thanks to Western Australian lottery players............................Subscribers

Record Number of Lotto Winners for Financial Year End
PERTH, Western Australia (July 2, 2007) -- Lotterywest has recorded its biggest ever number of Division One Lotto winners for the 2006/07 financial year...............................Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.2

Lotterywest Signs New Gaming System Contract
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (April 2, 2007) -- Lotterywest announced today that a contract has been signed with Intralot Australia to provide a new gaming system and terminals for Lotterywest retailers.  Intralot Australia is a subsidiary of an Athens-based company which is now the second largest supplier of lottery gaming systems in the world.................................Subscribers

Lotterywest Wins ‘Advertiser of the Year’ Award
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (March 26, 2007) -- Lotterywest has been named ‘Advertiser of the Year’, at the 2007 Campaign Brief Awards held last weekend at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre................................Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.1

Super 66 Soon to Jackpot to Bigger Amounts
PERTH, Western Australia (January 17, 2007) -- Lotterywest wishes to announce that Super 66 will soon offer WA Lotto players the chance to play for greater jackpot amounts..............................Subscribers

Happy birthday to Western Australia’s Own Lotto Game!
PERTH, Western Australia (November 98, 2006) -- Western Australia’s own lottery game Cash 3 has turned 8 years old today and Lotterywest is keen to remind its Lotto players of its special prominence here in WA..................................Subscribers

Lotterywest Banks on New ERP System
PERTH, Western Australia (October 3, 2006) – The Lotteries Commission of Western Australia (Lotterywest) is reportedly planning to install a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system over the next year..............................Subscribers

INTRALOT Named Preferred Tenderer For New Lotterywest Gaming System
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (August 18, 2006) -- INTRALOT Australia Pty Ltd, a major supplier of lottery gaming systems, has been selected by Lotterywest as the preferred tenderer for the organisation’s new gaming system.........................................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.8

Lotto Available Soon in WA on Mondays and Wednesdays
PERTH, Western Australia (April 10, 2006) -- Lotterywest today announced that it will soon have a new Lotto game to offer to West Australian players........................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.2

Lotterywest Picks Up Best Brand Award
ADELAIDE, South Australia (October 19, 2005) -- Lotterywest has been rated as one of the strongest brands in Western Australia in this year’s Branding Awards................................Read the full story at: Vol.33 No.4

Lotterywest Extends Its Contract with Oberthur Gaming Technologies
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (October 20, 2005) -- Oberthur Gaming Technologies Pty. Limited (“OGT”) is pleased to announce a two-year extension of its contract awarded by Lotterywest. The original two-year contract, signed in 2003, named OGT as the exclusive supplier for instant tickets and related services and included three one-year extension options.................................Read the full story at: Vol.33 No.4

Hospitals, Sports, Arts and Charities Share in Record Year for Lotterywest
PERTH, Western Australia (July 21, 2005) -- WA’s hospitals, sports, arts and thousands of community groups have been the big winners from a record performance by Lotterywest in 2004/05.........................Read the full story at: Vol.32 No.5

Lotterywest Issues Tender for Advertising and Corporate Communications
Provision of Corporate Communications and Related Services for Campaign Advertising, Planning and Associated Marketing and Promotion.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (June 8, 2005) -- Advertising agencies are invited to submit for the provision of advertising and related services to Lotterywest, Western Australia’s state lottery...........................See Lottery Insider's Classified Tender Section

Lotterywest Launches ‘New Look’ Grants Central Website
PERTH, Western Australia (May 2005) -- Lotterywest has proudly launched its ‘new look’ Grants website - Grants Central at www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au/grants.
The new and improved site is designed to provide customers with all the information they need to find out about Lotterywest grant opportunities and how to apply for a grant.
Colour coded areas, simpler and faster navigation and a ‘checklist’ to help people negotiate the grants process are just some of the improvements.
People will also be able to subscribe to a new ‘GrantEd’ newsletter as well as visiting the Events Diary of Lotterywest supported activities.
SOURCE: Lotterywest.

Lotterywest’s ‘Charge on Activation’ Project
PERTH, Western Australia (April 2005) -- As part of the marketing strategy to increase Scratch’n’Win sales, Lotterywest will be changing the existing purchasing and charging process for Scratch’n’Win tickets before the end of this financial year.........................Subscribers

Introducing Bob!
PERTH, Western Australia (April 2005) -- Powerball is about to receive an entirely new and exciting advertising campaign that will get Lotterywest's players excited about Powerball. Powerball’s new campaign centres around our hero character Bob..............................Subscribers

100 Lotterywest Shopfits!
PERTH, Western Australia (April 2005) -- On Friday March 4, Lotterywest celebrated the one hundredth retail outlet to adopt its new retail image.........................Read the full story at: Vol.31 No.4

New Director Appointments at Lotterywest
PERTH, Western Australia (March 17, 2005) -- Lorraine Driscoll has been appointed to the position of Director, Strategic & Financial Management Services at Lotterywest.........................Read the full story at: Vol.30 No.12

"One Powerball" Now Guaranteed With New Powerpik!
PERTH, Western Australia (January 31, 2005) -- Western Australian Powerball players can now guarantee they pick the Powerball with a new ticket called Powerpik...........................Read the full story at: Vol.30 No.6

Changes to Powerball Set to Reward Players and WA Community
PERTH, Western Australia (January 28, 2005) -- Western Australian Powerball players now have the chance to play for bigger Division One prizes and higher jackpots than ever before........................Subscribers