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- Massachussetts State Lottery
The Massachusetts State Lottery was
established by the legislature in 1971, in response to the need
for revenues for the 351 cities and towns of the Commonwealth.
To provide an operating structure
for the Lottery,
the Legislature established a five-member commission that includes
the State Treasurer as Chairperson, the Secretary of Public
Safety, the State Comptroller, and two gubernatorial appointees.
Instant ticket propels
record year for Massachusetts State Lottery
Billion Dollar Blockbuster sales surged past the $500 million mark
in less than six months on the market as Massachusetts State
Lottery players bought record numbers of the instant ticket.
Players have purchased 25 million Blockbustertickets since the
game began on Sept. 25, 2007 with daily sales averaging more than
$2 million. The $20 instant game has eclipsed the six months sales
of any other instant ticket in Massachusetts State Lottery
history. The milestone was reached at some point on St. Patrick’s
Day, records show.
Initiative expected to boost sales $100 million; local aid by $20
million.
The Massachusetts State Lottery
Commission announced its KENO-to-Go
program, its latest initiative to serve and entertain
its players while raising revenue for the Commonwealth’s 351
cities and towns.
KENO-to-Go will allow Lottery players to purchase KENO
tickets at locations that currently do not offer the game. Players
will be able to purchase tickets for upcoming KENO draws and check
their numbers on the Massachusetts Lottery website.
KENO-to-Go locations would not have a KENO monitor. Current
Lottery agents who sell other products will be allowed to apply to
become KENO-to-Go agents. The sale of
KENO-to-Go tickets would be nearly identical to sales
of Mass Cash, Megabucks, Mega Millions or other on-line games.
As part of this
program, the Massachusetts State
Lottery will not be adding any monitors to any
location in any municipality.
Lotteries in the United States are run by individual states.
Most states have amended or re-written their constitutions to
allow for a legal lottery.
In the United States, the existence of lotteries is subject to
the laws of each state; there is no national lottery.
Instant lottery tickets, also known as scratch cards, were
first introduced in the 1970s and have since become a major
source of state lottery revenue. Some states have introduced
keno and video lottery terminals (slot machines in all but
name).
Other interstate lotteries include Cashola, Hot Lotto and Wild
Card 2, some of MUSL's other games.
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