The Florida Lottery was created in 1986 through a constitutional amendment voters enacted by a two-to-one margin. Florida voters authorized a lottery that would use all its proceeds to enhance public education in Florida.
Governor Bob Martinez and the Florida Legislature established just such an education lottery and dedicated it to “maximize revenues to education to allow the people of Florida to benefit from significant additional monies while providing the best lottery games available.”
Over the 19 - year history of the Florida Lottery, both goals have been accomplished.
Driven by the legislative mandate for tickets to go on sale by January 18, 1988, the Lottery's “start-up” was a year of dynamic activity: Rebecca Paul was appointed as the Lottery's first permanent Secretary; employees were hired; vendors for On-line and Scratch-Off games were contracted; retailers were recruited, vetted and trained; tickets dispensers and lottery terminals were installed at retailers throughout the state.
All the “start-up” preparations culminated on January 12, 1988, when the Florida Lottery began sales of its very first ticket - six days ahead of schedule. The Lottery's first game, the $1 Scratch-Off ticket MILLIONAIRE, was an instant hit. In its first week, the game exceeded $95 million in sales, and the Florida Lottery set a lottery industry record. MILLIONAIRE and the other Scratch-Off games that quickly followed were so successful that - in just 17 days - the Lottery was able to repay the original startup money borrowed from the state's General Revenue Fund, $15.5 million plus interest.

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Close Counts With The Florida Lottery’s Newest Enhancement To Cash 3™, 1-OFF™
Miss your lucky numbers by 1 and still win!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (August 17, 2010) -  - The Florida Lottery is introducing a  brand new way to play CASH 3™ with an exciting new feature called 1-OFF™. The new play type, which allows players to miss one or more of the 3 digits in their CASH 3 number by one and still win, will be available on CASH 3 purchases beginning August 23, 2010........Subscribers

Kick Off Football Season With Pro Football Themed Scratch-Off Games, On Sale Today!
Second Chance Promotions Offer Players the Chance to Win “Fan”tastic Prizes!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (August 3, 2010) – The Florida Lottery’s new $5 DOLPHINS, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS and JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Scratch-Off games go on sale today. Florida Lottery players are now able to show their Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers or Jacksonville Jaguars team spirit while having the chance to win up to $100,000!.........Subscribers

Florida’s Second Powerball® Jackpot Winner Claims $73.8 Million Prize
More than $6 million Generated For Education
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (July 30, 2010) – The Florida Lottery today announced that the $73.8 million jackpot from the POWERBALL® drawing held on July 10 was claimed by....Subscribers

Miami Dolphins, Florida Lottery Launch Scratch-Off Game
MIAMI, Florida (July 30, 2010) – New sources reported today that the Miami Dolphins is partnering with the Florida Lottery on a scratch-off game in which fans can win cash as well as tickets, merchandise, discounts and other prizes.......Subscribers

Florida Lottery Partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bucs and FL Lottery: That's the Ticket!
Score Big This Football Season With The Florida Lottery's Newest Scratch-Off Game: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
A Second Chance Promotion Will Offer Players the Chance to Win Fan-tastic Prizes
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (July 28, 2010) - The Florida Lottery today announced a partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to offer a Buccaneers-themed Scratch-Off game. Just in time for football season, the TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS game is currently on sale at select retailers, and will be available at Lottery retailers statewide beginning Tuesday, August 3, 2010............Subscribers

Score Big This Football Season With The Florida Lottery's Newest Scratch-Off Game: Jacksonville Jaguars
A Second Chance Promotion Will Offer Players the Chance to Win Fantastic Prizes
FLORIDA (July 28, 2010) -- The Florida Lottery today announced a partnership with the Jacksonville Jaguars to offer a Jaguars-themed Scratch-Off game. Just in time for football season, the JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS game is currently on sale at select retailers........Subscribers

Florida Lottery’s Firecracker Millionaire Raffle™  Makes Five New Millionaires!
* 2,535 winners will receive cash prizes from $500 to $100,000
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (July 6, 2010) – The Florida Lottery today held the Firecracker MILLIONAIRE RAFFLEÔ drawing, randomly selecting 2,540 winning numbers worth more than $7.5 million in cash prizes. Lottery players with the first five numbers drawn in this year’s Firecracker MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE will be awarded $1 million each.........Subscribers

Only Three More Days To Purchase Your Firecracker Millionaire Raffle™ Tickets Available Statewide
Get Yours Today and You Could be One of Five New Millionaires This July 6th
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (July 2, 2010) - Only three days remain for Florida Lottery players to purchase Firecracker MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ tickets before the drawing on July 6th. This year's game includes five prizes of $1 million and 2,535 prizes ranging from $500 to $100,000!......Subscribers

America's Favorite Game Show, THE PRICE IS RIGHT®, is Coming to Florida Lottery Retailers Near You
A second chance promotion offers players the chance to participate in The Price is Right Live! Stage Show in Las Vegas!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (June 9, 2010) - Sales for the Florida Lottery's newest $5 Scratch-Off game, THE PRICE IS RIGHT® began on Tuesday, June 8, offering players the chance to win up to $250,000 instantly! ...........Subscribers

Largo Firecracker Millionaire Raffle™ Instant Winner Claims His Orlando Universal Resort Prize
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (May 27, 2010) -- The Florida Lottery announced that yesterday, Robert Hines, 60, of Largo, purchased his $20 Firecracker Millionaire raffle ticket and became an instant winner of a 2-night hotel stay for two at one of three AAA Four Diamond Award winning hotels at Universal Orlando Resort...............Subscribers

Woman Suing Over 'Misprinted' Lottery Ticket
OCALA, Florida (May 20, 2010) - An Ocala woman is suing the State of Florida over half a million dollars she claims she won in the lottery................Subscribers

Florida Lottery and Universal Orlando Resort Join Forces to Make This Year’s Firecracker Millionaire Raffle™ Center Stage
Offering 92 Universal Orlando Resort Prizes and the Best Odds to Win $1 Million!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (May 17, 2010) -- On Friday, May 21, 2010, the Florida Lottery will begin sales for what will be the ‘hottest’ ticket this summer! With more than 2,500 cash prizes ranging from $500 to $1 million and instant-win prizes from Universal Orlando Resort, this year’s Firecracker MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ is sure to add a sizzle to your summer........................Subscribers

Bass Pro Shops® Scratch-Off Players Get Second Chance At Adventure
3rd Bass Pro Shops® Outdoor Adventure Second Chance drawing held today
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (May 5, 2010) - The Florida Lottery today held the third of four Bass Pro Shops® Outdoor Adventure Second Chance drawings, awarding 10 winners a $1,000 Bass Pro Shops® gift card and one lucky grand prize winner an adventure trip of a lifetime!.....................Subscribers

Pembroke Pines Man Claims The Second $1 Million Prize In The New Cash Bonanza Scratch-Off Game
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (May 3, 2010) -- The Florida Lottery today announced that CASH BONANZA Scratch-Off game winner Asif Baig, 42, of Pembroke Pines, claimed his $1 million top prize at Florida Lottery head-quarters..............Subscribers

Florida Lottery Pressing to Expand its Scratch-off Vending Machines
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (April 23, 2010) - The Florida Lottery hopes to raise more revenue from an extra 250 scratch-off ticket vending machines that are included in budget proposals being finalized in the Legislature.................Subscribers

Power Up Your Power Play® Prizes With The Powerball® 10X Promotion!
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming POWERBALL® 10X promotion, offering Lottery players who purchase POWERBALL with Power Play® tickets the opportunity to multiply their non-jackpot prize winnings by up to 10 times...................Subscribers

Players’ Gambling Habits Are of Intense Interest to Lottery Officials
ORLANDO, Florida (April 13, 2010) – Reports that the gambling habits of millions of people in Florida are of intense interest to lottery officials, who the newspaper says are struggling with sagging sales and increased pressure to produce revenue...................Subscribers

Bass Pro Shops Scratch-Off Players Get Second Chance at Adventure
2nd Bass Pro Shops Outdoor Adventure Second Chance drawing held today
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (April 7, 2010) - The Florida Lottery today held the second of four Bass Pro Shops Outdoor Adventure Second Chance drawings, awarding 10 winners a $1,000 Bass Pro Shops gift card and one lucky grand prize winner an adventure trip of a lifetime! ......................Subscribers

The Florida Lottery’s Current Advertising Budget is Less Than it was in 1988 When the Lottery Launched
ORLANDO, Florida (April 6, 2010) – Reports the Lottery’s director of public affairs, said the Lottery decided not to ask legislators to allow it to increase its advertising budget for the upcoming fiscal year. .......................Subscribers

Statement By The Florida Lottery Regarding FDLE’s “Operation Cash Exchange”
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (March 18, 2010) – In accordance with Florida Lottery Rules, on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, the Florida Lottery suspended the contracts of six Lottery retailers who were arrested on felony charges as a result of a 10-week statewide undercover operation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s (FDLE) Public Assistance Fraud Program........................Subscribers

Florida Fire Destroys $70 Million in Lotto Tickets
ORLANDO, Florida (March 13, 2010) - A tractor-trailer carrying Florida Lottery tickets with prizes totaling $70 million in ignited Thursday afternoon on Interstate 75 in Marion County................Subscribers

Bass Pro Shops® Scratch-Off Players Get Second Chance At Adventure
1st Bass Pro Shops® Outdoor Adventure Second Chance drawing held today
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (March 11, 2010) - The Florida Lottery today held the first of four Bass Pro Shops® Outdoor Adventure Second Chance drawings, awarding 10 lucky winners a $1,000 Bass Pro Shops® gift card and one grand prize winner an adventure trip of a lifetime! The lucky grand prize winner will select his choice of one of six exciting outdoor adventure trips, ranging from a Key West sports fishing retreat to an Alaskan angling adventure...........................Subscribers

Lottery Pushes to Reach New Markets: “Needs To Reach People Who Have Never Played”
TAMPA, Florida (March 5, 2010) – As reported today that according to state analysts as the recession cuts into state revenue, education contributions are declining. They're down by about $75 million this year, to $1.21 billion.....................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Offers An Adventure Trip Of A Lifetime In The Bass Pro Shops® Second Chance Drawings
Four second chance drawings to be held once a month between March 10 and June 16, 2010
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (March 4, 2010) -- On Wednesday, March 10, 2010, the Florida Lottery will hold the first of four $250,000 BASS PRO SHOPS® OUTDOOR ADVENTURE second chance drawings.  Less than one week left to enter your non-winning $250,000 BASS PRO SHOPS® OUTDOOR ADVENTURE Scratch-Off tickets in this month’s drawing!....................Subscribers

17 Drawings a Day! Lottery Considers New Keno-Style Game
TAMPA, Florida (March 5, 2010) - Reports the Florida Lottery is considering a new game that is fundamentally different from any other it offers........................Subscribers

Every Dog Has His Day
"Lucky" Florida Canine Owners Are Awarded $50 In The Lottery's $250,000 Spin Scratch-Off Game
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 19, 2010) - On Tuesday, February 9, 2010, the staff of the Florida Lottery’s Pensacola District Office awarded a $50 prize in the $250,000 SPIN Scratch-Off game to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reinhardt, of Milton, Fla., in care of "Lucky" the dog....................Subscribers

Fitch Rates Florida's $301M Lottery Revs 'A'; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK, N.Y. (February 17, 2010) -- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the following State of Florida State Board of Education lottery revenue bonds.....................Subscribers

Call For Feasibility Study To Determine Viability Of A National Lottery
CAYMAN Islands, Caribbean (February 13, 2010) – According to local media reports the idea of a Cayman Islands National Lottery has been floated on many occasions.......................Subscribers

Questions about the Florida Lottery? Call Texas!
PALM BEACH, Florida (February 10, 20100 - With more than 1 million Floridians out of work, Florida taxpayers are footing the bill for the salaries for out-of-state workers. According to the newspaper this time raised in the local news is Florida Lottery vendor GTECH's workers in Texas that are the beneficiaries....................Subscribers

Lottery Ads Don't Increase Addiction - Report
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 5, 2010) – According to the press a new report says increasing advertising doesn't cause more Florida Lottery related calls to the state's compulsive gambling hot line, but rising unemployment does....................Subscribers

Lottery to Seek More Retail Outlets
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 5, 2010) – According to the Press Reports the Florida Lottery intends to seek more retail outlets to boost flattening profits....................Subscribers

Reel in the Big One With the Florida Lottery’s $250,000 Bass Pro Shops® Outdoor Adventure Scratch-Off Game
A second chance promotion offers players the chance to win the adventure trip of a lifetime!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 5, 2010) – On Tuesday, February 9, 2010, tickets for the Florida Lottery’s newest $5 Scratch-Off game, $250,000 BASS PRO SHOPS® OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, go on sale. The game offers cash prizes of up to $250,000 and Bass Pro Shops® gift cards*for use at any Bass Pro Shops® retailer or restaurant location, through Outdoor World Incentives™, Bass Pro Shops® catalogs or at their Web site at basspro.com!....................Subscribers

Lottery Vending Machines Paying Dividends, More ITVMs May Be in the Pipeline
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 4, 2010) – According to local media reports, while the Florida Lottery is reporting a three percent decline in overall sales, the state’s new instant ticket vending machine have recorded $52 million in scratch-off tickets since they were introduced.....................Subscribers

Governor Crist's 2010-11 Budget Recommendations Support The Florida Lottery’s Mission For Education
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 29, 2010) – The 2010-11 budget recommendations for the Florida Lottery, unveiled today, proposed a $139.4 million budget that allows the agency to continue its mission of maximizing revenues, thereby generating significant additional dollars for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) to support enhancements to Florida's public education......................Subscribers

Miami Man Wins $1 Million In Billion Dollar Blockbuster Scratch-Off
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 22, 2010) – The Florida Lottery today announced that BILLION DOLLAR BLOCKBUSTER Scratch-Off winner Norberto Soberon, 60, of Miami claimed his $1 million prize at Florida Lottery headquarters. This marks the 21st winner to claim a $1 million prize in the Scratch-Off game; 99 $1 million prizes remain.......................Subscribers

Thousands Of Florida Lottery Players Have Won “XTRA” Cash!
Florida Lotto™ with XTRA® Produces More Than 1.3 Million Lottery Players with larger prize payouts or free Quick Pick tickets
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 19, 2010) – Since the Florida Lottery launched FLORIDA LOTTO™ with XTRA® on October 11, 2009, more than 148,000 FLORIDA LOTTO players who added XTRA to their LOTTO purchase have multiplied their non-jackpot LOTTO cash winnings by $5.2 million! And, another 1,160,940 XTRA players who matched just two winning numbers have won free LOTTO with XTRA tickets, while improving their overall odds of winning from one in 67.36 to one in 7.61. All for only $1 extra per play!........................Subscribers

Lottery Vending Machines – Everybody Wins
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 11, 2010) - They have been distributed to stores statewide since last August, but have already raked in $45 million in sales of scratch off tickets, Florida Lottery .......................Subscribers

Win $200,000 For Life In New Lottery Game
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 5, 2010) -- To pump up scratch-off ticket sales and keep interest high among players, the Florida Lottery introduced a game Tuesday called "Lucky $200,000 a Year for Life." ....................Subscribers

Nine Lucky Florida Lottery Players Toast The New Year As New Millionaires
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 31, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery today held the Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ drawing, randomly selecting 2,034 winning numbers. Lottery players with the first nine numbers drawn will each be awarded $1 million. In addition to the nine one-million-dollar top prizes, the Lottery will also award 10 prizes of $50,000, 15 prizes of $5,000 and 2,000 prizes of $250.............................Subscribers

Feeling Lucky? Win-For-Life With The Florida Lottery’s Newest Annuity Scratch-Off Game
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 30, 2009) - The Florida Lottery's newest $20 Scratch-Off game, LUCKY $200,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE, goes on sale Tuesday, January 5, 2010. The game offers 10 prizes of $50,000 a year for life and 10 prizes of $200,000 a year for life! .....................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Offices Relocating
FORT MYERS, Florida (December 27, 2009) - The Florida Lottery has leased 6,400 square feet of office space at 11790 Metro Parkway, Fort Myers, from G & M Estates USA Inc................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Honoured as Agency of the Year at 2009 Diversity Awards
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 16, 2009) - The Florida Lottery was recently named State Agency of the Year by the Florida Department of Management Services at their 2009 Matchmaker Conference and Trade Fair................Subscribers

Florida Lottery TV Contract Being Questioned
Under Bidder Raises Concerns with Lottery Contract for Production Services & Related Commodities and Services
FLORIDA (December 16, 2009)...................Subscribers

All Florida Lottery Instant Ticket Vending Machines Now In Place, Just In Time For The Holiday Season!
Players must be 18 years of age or older to purchase from ITVMs
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 15, 2009) - The Florida Lottery announced today that all of the 1,000 Instant Ticket Vending Machines (ITVMS), that began rolling out late this summer across the state, are now in place! Just in time for the holidays, all ITVMs are fully stocked and now include the Florida Lottery's featured line of holiday Scratch-Off games..................Subscribers

The Florida Lottery Celebrates The Holidays With 12 Days of Giveaways!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 10, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery is celebrating the holidays in style with special holiday offers and prizes at Lottery district offices statewide..................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Changes Method of Reporting Results
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 7, 2009) - Beginning Monday, December 7, 2009 draw results press releases for POWERBALL, FLORIDA LOTTO, MEGA MONEY and FANTASY 5 will no longer be available on the Florida Lottery Web site...................Subscribers

Discover Great Prizes With The Florida Lottery's Newest Scratch-Off Game: Sherlock Holmes
There's No Mystery to Winning $200,000
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (December 1, 2009) - Just in time for the much-anticipated release of the new Sherlock Holmes movie, starring Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Watson, the Florida Lottery today introduces a $5 officially-licensed SHERLOCK HOLMES Movie Scratch-Off game.......................Subscribers

Calls for a National Lottery to Finance Education; Much to Commend Joining With an Established Operator
CAYMAN ISLANDS (November 26, 2009) - The idea of a Cayman Islands National Lottery has been floated on many occasions and, the concept would be given more recognition if it were tied in with the government struggle to raise or allocate funding for local education.....................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Launches Holiday Advertising Campaign With New General Market Ad Agency
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (November 10, 2009) – The Florida Lottery has introduced its Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE and Scratch-Off games through the launch of its newest advertising campaign, Lottery Shopping Channel (LSC)......................Subscribers

Lottery "Xtra" Now Available
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (October 12, 2009) -- Good news for Florida Lottery players! There's a new Power Ball Power-Play-type option with Florida Lottery.................Subscribers

First Powerball® Jackpot Winner in Florida; Single Player Wins $189 Million Jackpot
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (October 4, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery today announced that one lucky player matched all five numbers and the Powerball in the Saturday, October 3,.....................Subscribers

Dolphins Reportedly Kill State Lotto Deal in Florida
Miami wanted bigger piece of pie than Jacksonville, Tampa in joint effort
MIAMI, Florida (October 12, 2009) -- The Miami Dolphins sank a state lottery sponsorship deal that would have involved the two other teams in the state - Jacksonville and Tampa Bay - because they wanted a bigger piece of the pie, the Sports Business Journal reported today..................Subscribers

Instant Ticket Vending Machine Produces $1 Million Top Prize
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (October 1, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery today announced that one of the newly placed Instant Ticket Vending Machines (ITVMs) in the Ft. Myers area produced a $1 million winning ticket.............Subscribers

Florida Lotto™ Offers Players A Little Something "XTRA"
Florida Lotto™ with XTRA® Gives Players "Multiple" Reasons To Play
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (September 22, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery is adding to its flagship game, FLORIDA LOTTO™, an exciting new feature called XTRA®! Similar to POWERBALL® with Power Play®, FLORIDA LOTTO with XTRA will offer players the opportunity to multiply their non-jackpot winnings by two, three, four or five times for just $1 more per play. The new feature will go on sale October 11, 2009.....................Subscribers

Wednesday, Its Number Is Up: It's 09-09-09 On The Calendar
NAPLES, Florida (September 8, 2009) - It’s the number with wonder, the digit of the day. That’s because Wednesday is one of those rare calendar events where the date, month and year all contain the same number -- in this case, nine...................Subscribers

Machines Will Soon Sell Scratch-Off Florida Lottery Tickets Allowing Players To Skip Waiting In Line
MIAMI, Florida (September 6, 2009) -- News sources report that the demand for Scratch-off Florida Lottery tickets is such that it can create bottlenecks at lottery retailer’s customer service counters....................Subscribers

Florida Lotto Results Delayed
ORLANDO, Florida  (August 24, 2009) - An apparent malfunction delayed results of Saturday night's Florida Lottery Lotto drawing by more than an hour................Subscribers

Florida Lottery To Roll Out Instant Ticket Vending Machines After Eight Year Hiatus
Installation to begin in the Tampa & Ft. Myers area
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (August 18, 2009) – Starting in Tampa and Ft. Myers, this week, the Florida Lottery began the initial roll out of 1,000 Instant Ticket Vending Machines (ITVMs) statewide. The Lottery is expected to have them all in place by mid-October.......................Subscribers

Now You Can Be Sure Of Your Lottery Ticket's Status
FLORIDA, USA (August 12, 2009) - The Florida Lottery has come up with a new way to let you know you are a winner, a loser or just someone carrying around an expired lottery ticket..............Subscribers

Florida Lottery Is Arranging for Instant Ticket Vending Machines to be Installed In Select Locations
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (August 13, 2009) - As reported the Florida Lottery is arranging for Instant Ticket Vending Machines to be installed in select locations. The decision to install the machines was made after a 2007 pilot project showed scratch-off sales increased in places where the machines were placed..............Subscribers

Law Firm Bows Out Of Lottery Bid Dispute
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (July 28, 2009) -- According to reports the law firm of Foley & Lardner on Monday bowed out of a bid dispute over a nearly $80 million advertising contract with the Florida Lottery............................Subscribers

Back From The Florida Lottery Vault, A Lottery Player Favourite: GOLD RUSH
Play today for a chance to win $500,000 instantly, or enter non-winning tickets in a second chance promotion for a chance to win real gold!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (July 13, 2009) -- On Tuesday, July 14, the Florida Lottery will re-introduce a Lottery player favorite, GOLD RUSH. The $20 Scratch-Off game offers eight remaining top prizes of $500,000 and more than 5.5 million prizes of up to $10,000. The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.95........................Subscribers

Powerball is a Hit in Florida
The Game Is Only Six Months Into Its Life in Florida, but Powerball Is Already a Hit
ORLANDO, Florida (July 11, 2009) - Although sales in the Florida Lottery's Lotto game have declined since the state added the multi-state, mega-jackpot Powerball to its lineup of games, the additional game has helped jump state revenues.................Subscribers

Firecracker Millionaire Raffle Tickets Sell Out In Florida Just In Time For The 4th Of July Drawing
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (July 6, 2009) – Tickets for the Florida Lottery’s Firecracker MILLIONAIRE RAFFLEÔ game sold out at 3:39 p.m. on Friday, July 3, one day before the July 4th drawing.......................Subscribers

The Florida Lottery Celebrates Pink Flamingo Day With Special Offers For Players
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (June 19, 2009) -- For the second year in a row, the Florida Lottery will celebrate National Pink Flamingo Day with special offers and surprises at Lottery district offices statewide......................Subscribers

Florida Lottery to Reintroduce Instant Lottery Ticket Vending Machines in Supermarkets
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (June 7, 2009) – The first of 1,000 instant lottery vending machines should begin showing up in mid-August and all should all be in place by the end of November......................Subscribers

Scratch Lottery Tickets in Vending Machines
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (May 29, 2009) – According to a local media report buying a Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket will soon be as easy as buying a soft drink out of a vending machine..................Subscribers

As the Economy Sours Lottery Players Look For Games With Best Odds
PALM BEACH, Florida (April 6, 2009) -- As the economy worsens more lottery players are choosing games with better odds and smaller prizes than they were a year ago, according to an analysis of lottery ticket sales during the last year...............Subscribers

The Lottery to Adopt a Formal Negotiating Process for Hiring an Advertising Agency
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (April 4, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery on Friday scrapped plans to hire an advertising agency by an informal selection and will instead use a formal negotiating process...............Subscribers

Legislative Committee Expresses Concern Over the Florida Lottery’s Delay in Seeking Competitive Proposals for the Agency's Advertising Contract
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (April 1, 2009) -- A legislative committee expressed concern over the Florida Lottery’s delay in seeking competitive proposals for the agency's lucrative advertising contract..............Subscribers

Florida Lottery Offers Buy One Get One Free Coupons
ORLANDO, Florida (March 26, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery is offering deals like, buy one, get one free for scratch-off tickets.................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Promotion Offers ‘Coupons’
TAMPA, Florida (March 26, 2009) – The Florida Lottery is mailing out a total of 7.8 million coupons. The coupons are for buy one get one on scratch-offs, Mega Money – there's even a...................Subscribers

Audit Finds Lottery Sales Going Flat in Tough Economy
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (March 12, 2009) -- Florida Lottery sales are going flat, a legislative audit reported Thursday...............Subscribers

Fitch Rates Florida's $150M 2009A Lottery Revs 'A'; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK, USA (March 10, 2009) -- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the State of Florida's (the state) $150 million lottery revenue bonds, series 2009A, to be issued on behalf of the State Board of Education upon 18 hours notice. In addition, Fitch..............Subscribers

Powerball Boosting Overall Florida Lottery Sales
FLORIDA, USA (February 25, 2009) – According to a report by local media source WJHG-TV the multi-state game, Powerball, is cannibalizing other Florida Lottery products, but boosting overall sales.................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Launches $1 Billion Scratch-Off Game
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 23, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery’s newest $20 Scratch-Off game, BILLION DOLLAR BLOCKBUSTER, will offer an unprecedented $1 billion in prizes, including 10 instant-win top prizes of $10 million, and has the highest cash payout of any game in the Lottery’s 21-year history..................Subscribers

A Month Later, Powerball Makes Its Mark!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (February 5, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery today announced that POWERBALL® ticket sales for the first month totaled more than $50 million..................Subscribers

Florida Lottery to Host Retailer Seminar
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 29, 2009) -- With the addition of Powerball to the Lottery's portfolio of games, there has never been a better time to join the network of over 13,000 Lottery retailers across the state............Subscribers

Sales For Florida’s First Powerball® Drawing Top $7 Million – Best Ever First-Time Sales Nationwide!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 8, 2008) -- The Florida Lottery today announced that POWERBALL® ticket sales for the first drawing totaled $7,730,306; more than any other state’s first draw sales in POWERBALL history.  In fact.....................Subscribers

First Day Powerball® Sales Top $1.5 Million!
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 5, 2009) -- The Florida Lottery today announced that POWERBALL® ticket sales totaled more than $1.5 million on the first day of sales, Sunday, January 4, 2009..................Subscribers

Florida Lottery Congratulates Universal Orlando Resort on Becoming The New Home For Powerball Drawings
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (January 2, 2009) -- Beginning Wednesday, January 7, 2009, POWERBALL® drawings will be broadcast from Sound Stage 19 at Universal Orlando Resort - just in time for the launch of the multi-state lottery game in the sunshine state. The POWERBALL drawings will continue to................Subscribers