The people of Idaho originally voted on the idea of a lottery for the first time in 1986. The initiative was passed by 60 percent, but was later declared unconstitutional by the Idaho Supreme Court. In 1988, the issue was again brought before the voters and passed by 51 percent. The Idaho Lottery started up in 200 days, setting a new industry record.

Idaho Lottery Wins International Advertising Awards
BOISE, Idaho (September 30, 2008) – The Idaho Lottery claimed three first place awards for advertising and promotions during the North American State and Provincial Lottery Association’s (NASPL) Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania last week, including top awards for..............Subscribers

Idaho Lottery Launches New $1 Scratch™ Ticket Benefiting 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games
BOISE, Idaho (August 25, 2008) -- The Idaho Lottery officially launched the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games Scratch™ Ticket today to help benefit the World Winter Games, scheduled for February 7-13, 2009, in Idaho.................Subscribers

Idaho Lottery Awards International Gamco, Inc. With Pull-Tab Contract
BOISE, Idaho, USA (July 23, 2008) -- The Idaho Lottery announced today that it has awarded its pull-tab services contract to International Gamco, Inc. (“Gamco”). Under the five-year agreement, Gamco will assume all aspects of the Idaho Lottery’s pull-tab product line, including.............Subscribers

State of Idaho/Nez Perce Sign Gaming Compact to Allow Lottery Sales in Twelve Northern Idaho Communities
BOISE, Idaho, USA (July - 2008) -- The Idaho Lottery plans to return to several northern Idaho communities................Subscribers

Lottery Returns Record $34.75 Million Dividend
BOISE, Idaho, USA (July 7, 2008) -- For the fifth consecutive year, Idaho public schools and buildings will benefit from another record year by the Idaho Lottery.....................Subscribers

Lottery Returns Record Dividend to Idaho
IDAHO, USA (July 7, 2008) -- The Idaho Lottery is presenting a check to Governor Otter of $34.7, a new record, proof that the lottery remains popular even in difficult economic times...................Subscribers

Sherie Moody-St. Clair Will Accept an Expanded Role Within Idaho Lottery
BOISE, Idaho (April 30, 2008) -- The Idaho Lottery announced that Sherie Moody-St. Clair will accept an expanded role within the organization as the Advertising and Research Manager.
Moody-St. Clair has been with the Lottery since graduating from Boise State University with a degree in Advertising Design in 1995.
SOURCE: Idaho Lottery. CONTACT: David Workman, (208) 334-2600.

Idaho Lottery Announces New Deputy Director of Marketing
BOISE, Idaho (April 30, 2008) -- The Idaho Lottery announced their newest executive officer, Amber Fowler, who joins the management team as the Deputy Director of Marketing................Subscribers

LCSC Student Wins Lottery Design Contest
LEWISTON, Idaho (April 24, 2008) -- Like a rock concert for tomorrow’s jukebox hero, this year’s Idaho Lottery Collegiate Scratch Ticket Design Contest winning entry from Lewis-Clark State College definitely has stars in his eyes.  Trevor Nesbitt, a junior Graphic Arts and Printing Technology student at LCSC was the state’s top winner with his legends of rock-n-roll inspired design of “Amped on Cash”: the scratch ticket that jams.................Subscribers

Idaho Lottery Continues to Post Strong Numbers
BOISE, Idaho (April 21, 2008) - Idaho may be one of the luckiest states in the country.
In less than a year, Idaho has turned out fourteen (14) big Powerball winners. Each one earned $200,000 or more................Subscribers

LCSC Student Nesbitt Designs Winning Idaho Lottery Ticket
IDAHO, USA (April 17, 2008) -- Lewiston, ID Lewis-Clark State College junior Trevor Nesbitt of Lewiston has been named the winner of the Idaho Lottery Collegiate Scratch Ticket Design Contest and was presented with a $1,000 scholarship during a ceremony on the LCSC campus on Thursday morning.................Subscribers

Lottery Seeks to Tighten Bingo Reporting Rules
BOISE, Idaho, USA (January 15, 2008) -- Charities that offer bingo and raffle games could face stricter requirements for tracking their proceeds under legislation proposed by the Idaho Lottery Commission in the wake of a bingo scandal that sent two men to federal prison...............Subscribers

Idaho Lottery Plans New Games to Boost Sales
BOISE, Idaho (January 1, 2008) -- Idaho Lottery officials are betting that new games they plan to launch this year will boost revenue and reverse a slight slump in the amount of money that came in during the 2007 fiscal year...............Subscribers

$1 Million Raffle Announcement Set for December 31st
BOISE, Idaho (December 20, 2007) -- At 10 A.M. Mountain Time on Monday, December 31, 2007, the Idaho Lottery will announce which one of the 250,000 ticket holders in the Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle is going to win the million dollar top prize..........Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.14

Idaho $1 Million Raffle Tickets Sell Out
BOISE, Idaho (December 16, 2007) -- It’s official – the Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle from the Idaho Lottery is a sell-out. This morning shortly after 8:00 a.m. ticket number 250,000 was sold..........Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.13

Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle Tickets Over 90% Sold
BOISE, Idaho, USA (December 13, /2007) -- With only 12 shopping days left in the Holiday Season, Idahoans hoping for a million dollar present from the Idaho Lottery may need to get their shopping done a little earlier than expected............Subscribers

Raffle-Mania Sweeping Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (November 9, 2007) -- Raffle-mania is sweeping Idaho and with a million dollars guaranteed to the winner............Subscribers

Idaho Lottery Announces Limited Edition Game
IDAHO, USA (November 2, 2007) -- The Idaho Lottery will release 250,000 $10 lottery tickets that could make one player a $1 million winner..................Subscribers

Idaho Lottery Adds 'Hot Lotto' Game
BOISE Idaho October 14, 2007 — The Idaho Lottery has introduced Hot Lotto, a new Lotto-style game with jackpots at $1 million and higher...............Subscribers

Lottery Launches Hot Lotto; Director Guarantees Million Dollar Ticket
BOISE, Idaho, USA (October 1, 2007) – Today, the Idaho Lottery introduced Hot Lotto, a new Lotto-style game with jackpots at $1 million and higher, its first such introduction since Idaho Pick 3 debuted in June of 2000........Subscribers

Fan Sitting Pretty After Winning Idaho Lottery's BSU Bronco Ultimate Pass Prize
BOISE, Idaho, USA (August 27, 2007) -- One Boise State Bronco fan turned out to be a lucky winner of the Idaho Lottery’s Boise State Bronco Ultimate Fan Pass promotion...........Subscribers

Idaho Lottery Windfall Provides $34 Million for Idaho Schools
BOISE, Idaho, USA (June 29, 2007) -- On behalf of the people of Idaho, Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter accepted the 18th annual dividend check from the Idaho Lottery for a record $34 million during a ceremony this morning at Monroe Elementary in Boise.........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.2

Idaho Lottery Announce Its “Intent to Award” a New, Two-Year Advertising Contract
BOISE, Idaho, USA (May 16, 2007) -- The Idaho Lottery announced its “Intent to Award” a new, two-year advertising contract to es/drake. ES/Drake of Boise has been the advertising agency of record for the Idaho Lottery since its inception.......Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.8

Collegiate Student Ticket Design Winners Announced
BOISE, Idaho, USA (April 12, 2007) -- Are you ready for some high stakes poker? Deal us in! During the 2008 Fiscal Year, the Idaho Lottery will debut two new poker tickets, both top winners from this year Collegiate Scratch Ticket Design contest........Subscribers

Scratch For Cash
TWIN FALLS, Idaho, USA (April 6, 2007) -- Teachers and administrators from 40 school districts throughout the Magic Valley area attended the Idaho Lottery's annual Jim Bruce Scratch for Schools event on Thursday afternoon at the Red Lion Hotel..........Subscribers

University Student Wins Lotto Design Contest
IDAHO (April 6, 2007) -- For the second consecutive year, an Idaho State University student has been picked by the Idaho Lottery's Collegiate Scratch Ticket Design Contest.........Subscribers

$1 Million Ticket Turned Over to Courts for Decision
BOISE, Idaho, USA (March 15, 2007) -- Today, the Idaho Lottery announced a preliminary resolution regarding the $1 million winning Powerball/PowerPlay ticket from last Saturday night’s $142 million draw........Subscribers

International Recognition Of INTRALOT’s Reliable Technology Systems
ATHENS, Greece (March 1, 2007) -- INTRALOT is pleased to announce that not only was able to excel and surpass the current and proposed standards, but were the first Lottery Vendor in the history to score prefect on the inspection of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) which is required by the Association in order to provide multi-jurisdictional games -in this case Powerball© and Wildcard© On-line games for the State of Idaho......Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.11

Idaho Lottery Successfully Completes Terminal Transition Benefiting Idaho Public Schools and Buildings
BOISE, Idaho, USA (February 21, 2007) -- The Idaho Lottery announced it has successfully completed its conversion to a new lottery central system and retailer terminals and as scheduled, began full operations with its new gaming services provider, INTRALOT.........Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.9

TV Executive to Head Up Lottery Commission
BOISE, Idaho, USA (January 12, 2007) -- The Idaho State Lottery Commission is now under new direction, according to news sources.........Subscribers

Lottery Offers Two Trips to Fiesta Bowl
BOISE, Idaho, USA (December 6, 2006) -- The Idaho Lottery has caught Fiesta Bowl Fever. Two lucky Boise State Broncos fans will be traveling in style to this year’s 2007 Fiesta Bowl............................Subscribers

Governor Appoints Newspaper Publisher to Lottery Commission
BOISE, Idaho, USA (November 30, 2006) -- Governor James E. Risch appointed David Keyes, publisher/editor of the Bonner County Daily Bee, to fill a seat on the Idaho Lottery Commission.................................Subscribers

Idaho Becomes Tenth State Lottery to Adopt Cole Systems OrderPad Enterprise Mobile Sales Force Automation Software Solution
NEW YORK, USA (November 7, 2006) -- The Idaho Lottery announced today it will become the tenth state lottery to integrate Cole Systems OrderPad Enterprise into their mobile sales force. The first software of its kind optimized for Tablet PCs, OrderPad will enable Idaho Lottery sales representatives to better service 950 retailers across more than 83,000 square miles of sales territory............................Read the full story at: Vol.37 No.6

Idaho Lottery Says New Vendor Will Mean Big Savings
BOISE, Idaho, USA (October 5, 2006) -- Idaho will have new lottery vendor in early 2007. Lottery officials say players shouldn't notice much of a change...........................Subscribers

Governor Appoints Former State Treasurer to Lottery Commission
BOISE, Idaho, USA (July 21, 2006) -- Governor James E. Risch has appointed Lydia Justice-Edwards to fill the vacant seat on the Idaho Lottery Commission............Subscribers

Idaho Lottery Announces Record Dividend
BOISE, Idaho, USA (June 28, 2006) – This morning the Idaho Lottery Commission presented a $33 million dividend check to the People of Idaho.  The Fiscal Year 2006 dividend is the..........Subscribers

INTRALOT Awarded the Idaho Lottery’s Online System Contract
ATHENS, Greece (May 2, 2006) -- INTRALOT USA has received a Notice of Intent to Award a contract for the provision of an........Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.5

ISU Student Designs New Lottery Ticket
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, USA (April 19, 2006) -- Local college students are getting the chance to put their skills to the test as many are chosen to design new lottery tickets for the state..........Subscribers

The Idaho Lottery lands “Big Bucks” with OGT’s Press Your Luck™ Licensed Game!
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA (April 4, 2006) -- The Idaho Lottery’s Press Your Luck™ game is producing record sales and has topped the charts as Idaho’s best-selling $7 ticket ever..........Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.1

Ads Urge Lottery Players to Spend Within Their Means
BOISE, Idaho, USA (February 9, 2006) – The Powerball jackpot for Saturday night’s drawing will be an estimated $250 million. This huge figure reportedly has the Idaho Lottery Commission worried about how much people are willing to spend on lottery tickets..........Subscribers

Summer’s End Marks Idaho Lottery’s first Hummer Giveaway!!!
BOISE, Idaho, USA (September 15, 2005) -- How to beat the dog days of summer? Take a road trip in a brand new Hummer. That’s what Heather Wallace is planning now because she just won a brand new Hummer H3 on the Idaho Lottery’s Hummer scratch ticket...................................Subscribers

Oregon and Idaho Get Sales Boost with UNO® Scratch Tickets
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA (September 6, 2005) -- Innovation and the UNO® brand recently brought success to the Oregon and Idaho Lotteries, with both Lotteries seeing tremendous sales of their UNO® instant tickets..................................Read the full story at: Vol.32 No.11

Idaho Lottery Hosts Celebrity Homerun Derby Fundraiser at Hawks Stadium
BOISE, Idaho, USA (August 15, 2005) -- The Idaho Lottery and the Boise Hawks challenged local celebrities from the Treasure Valley to step up to................Subscribers

Idaho Lottery’s FY’05 Contribution the Largest in History
IDAHO, USA (August 4, 2005) -- Idahoans bought more than $113.5 million worth of lottery tickets in fiscal year 2005, and the Idaho Lottery Commission's $26 million payoff to public schools and state buildings is the largest in history...............................Subscribers

Idaho Governor Receives Record Lottery Dividends for Education
BOISE, Idaho, USA (August 3, 2005) – The Idaho State Lottery Commissioner presented Governor Kempthorne with two cheques yesterday. One for $26 million from lottery dividends..........................Subscribers

Idahoan Wins 10th Largest Jackpot in Lottery History
BOISE, Idaho (May 29, 2005) -- Apparently lightning does strike twice in the same place. Almost ten years ago, Pam Hiatt of Boise bought a ticket at Jacksons Food Store on Orchard Street, near the freeway. She won a little over $87-million. That same store has now sold another grand prize winner, this one worth $220.3-million. It’s the 10th largest lottery jackpot in world history and the largest jackpot ever in Idaho.............................Subscribers

Lottery Awards Scholarships with Student Scratch Ticket Design Contest!!
BOISE, Idaho, USA (March 30, 2005) -- You scratch our back, we’ll scratch yours! Here’s the deal: Graphic design students at colleges across the state had the chance to win big with the first annual Idaho Lottery’s Student Scratch Ticket Design Contest............................Read the full story at: Vol.31 No.1

'Lotto' Reaps Record Returns for Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (February 5, 2005) -- Press reports that it was a record year for Idaho Lotto returns. The news service said authorities report that it earned $25 million for Idaho. That's a 22% increase from the year before............................Subscribers