Iowa joined the Lottery ranks in April 1985 after
Governor Terry Branstad signed House file 225 and mandated that a lotto game be
in place by May 1, 1986. Everything began with Iowa's first scratch ticket,
"Scratch, Match & Win," first sold on August 22, 1985, and the relatively
simple "pick 6 of 30" online LOTTO game. Iowans purchased more than 28.1
million instant game tickets by the end of Scratch, Match & Win's run. By
the end of the Iowa Lottery's first year, Iowa had seen five different scratch
tickets.
Until 1992, the Iowa Lottery only sold $1 tickets. At that time it
was what many lotteries did. Since then, customer demand has dictated the
Lottery begin selling higher dollar tickets.
In 1992, Iowa offered its
first multi-dollar tickets ($2) and the number has risen since then. In fiscal
year 2000, 36% of sales were from multi-dollar tickets as compared to 33% in
both 1999 and 1998 and 29% in fiscal year 1997.
Retailers can benefit
greatly from the multi-dollar tickets because it takes the same effort to sell
a $1 ticket as it does a $10 ticket, but their profit is higher with the higher
prized ticket.
Bingo was the first $2 ticket offered, but $3 and $5 tickets
of all kinds soon followed.
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| News
2013 |
| March 19, 2013 |
Senate Approves
Legislation to Amend Self Exclusion Program |
| February 9, 2013 |
Officials Advise that
Lottery Tickets Have Sophisticated Security |
| February 4, 2013 |
Internet Gaming Could
Become an Issue of States’ Rights |
| January 29, 2013 |
Phone, Email Records
Subpoenaed in Iowa Lotto Mystery |
| January 29, 2013 |
Pollard Banknote Awarded
Contract by the Iowa Lottery |
| January 19, 2013 |
Iowa Lottery Sales
Increased 14.56 Percent Over Last Year |
| January 16, 2013 |
Scientific Games Signs
Iowa Lottery Instant Ticket Contract |
| January 8, 2013 |
Lottery to Take a Closer
Look at New Game Options in 2013 |
| January 6, 2013 |
Iowa Lottery Looks to
Future After Big Year |
| January 2, 2012 |
Iowa Lottery Director
Opposes Federal Regulation of Internet Gambling |
| News
2012 |
| December 14, 2012 |
Investigators Continue to
Follow Hot Lotto Mystery Leads |
| December 14, 2012 |
Adding New Games and
Expanding Into More Retail Locations Could Assist in Lifting Lottery
Sales |
| November 2, 2012 |
FY 2013: Iowa Lottery Sales, Proceeds
Continue to Exceed Expectations |
| August 17, 2012 |
Lottery May Call On The
Public For Assistance In Solving Hot Lotto Claim |
| August 8, 2012 |
Lottery Director Unsure If
Hot Lotto Mystery Will Ever Be Solved |
| July 31, 2012) |
Iowa Lottery Reports Record
Sales in Fiscal 2012 |
| July 9, 2012 |
Iowa Lottery Treats
Winners to Exciting Events in MDI Prize Warehouse |
| July 6, 2012 |
Lottery Releases Names Of
Powerball Jackpot Winners |
| July 4, 2012 |
Iowa Lottery Officials
Set to Make Quaker Plant Winners Public |
| June 29, 2012 |
Mystery Millionaire
Promotion Gives Lottery Players Second Chance to Win $2 Million in Unclaimed
Prizes |
| June 28, 2012 |
State Lottery on Verge of
Record Profit |
| June 21, 2012 |
Powerball Winners Threaten
Court Injunction To Protect Privacy |
| May 1, 2012 |
MDI Extends Properties Plus
Agreement with Iowa Lottery |
| April 27, 2012 |
Strong Scratch Ticket
Sales, Record Mega Millions Jackpot Drive Up Lottery Profits |
| April 17, 2012 |
Lottery Authority Board
Chair Disagrees with Audit, Says Lottery Has “Limited
Salaries” |
| April 16, 2012 |
Auditor’s Report Finds
Iowa Lottery’s Switch to Agency Status Did Not Produce Any Major
Advantages |
| April 16, 2012 |
Audit Notes: Salary
Increases At Iowa Lottery |
| April 4, 2012 |
Deja Vu For Lottery's Pick 3
Sequence |
| April 2, 2012 |
Iowa Retailers Score Big
With Mega Millions |
| March 28, 2012 |
Iowa Lottery Maintains
Watching Brief on Illinois Lottery’s New Online Sales |
| March 21, 2012 |
Sale of Iowa Lottery Core
Products Set Record in February |
| March 20, 2012 |
Lottery Sales Surge, But
Rising Gas Prices a Concern |
| March 6, 2012 |
Iowa Lottery Launches New
‘Warehouse Dash’ Promotion |
| February 25, 2012 |
Higher Gas Prices Could
Hurt Iowa Lottery Sales, State Official Warns |
| February 24, 2012 |
Lottery To Offer Players
Another Shot At The Unclaimed Hot Lotto Jackpot |
| February 22, 2012 |
Iowa Lottery Takes Steps
To Protect Jackpots |
| February 2, 2012 |
Iowa Lottery Teams Up with
ABD to Create Rolling Lottery Advertisements |
| January 31, 2012 |
Iowa Lawmakers OK with
Lottery's Handling of Claim |
| January 30, 2012 |
Lottery Warns Proposed
Dedicated Lottery Game Could Lead to More Games Diverting Revenue from the
State’s General Fund |
| January 27, 2012 |
Lawyer Withdraws Mysterious
Claim on Iowa Lotto Jackpot |
| January 23, 2012 |
Iowa Lottery Sets Deadline
on Receiving Information for Hot Lotto Jackpot Ticket |
| January 23, 2012 |
Investigators Considering
Possible Criminal Probe Into Hot Lotto Jackpot |
| January 20, 2012 |
Attorney For Mysterious
Lottery Winner Named In Lawsuit |
| January 21, 2012 |
Iowa Lottery Defies
Sluggish Economy, Sales Up 12 Percent in Past Six Months |
| January 20, 2012 |
Iowa Lottery Releases
Multimillion-Dollar Marketing RFP |
| January 12, 2012 |
Iowa's Head Of Gambling
Announces Retirement |
| January 5, 2012 |
New York Lawyer Vows to
Reveal the Mysterious Circumstances Behind the Winning $14.3m Iowa Lottery
Ticket |
| News
2011 |
| December 31, 2011 |
Lottery Says Bogus Claims
About Long-Held Tickets Are Common |
| December 30, 2011 |
Mystery Trust Beats the
Clock Turning-in Year-Old $14.3 Million Winning Jackpot Ticket |
| November 14, 2011 |
Iowa Lottery Holiday Promo
Back for a Third Year (But With a Twist) |
| October 21, 2011 |
Iowa Lottery Sales in
First Quarter Beat Last Year |
| October 20, 2011 |
Pleasant Hill Man Elected
to Lead Iowa Lottery Board |
| October 20, 2011 |
Lottery Industry Leader Ken
Brickman Announces He Will Retire In January |
| October 11, 2011 |
Report Says 91% of Iowans
Participate in Some Form of Gambling |
| September 29, 2011 |
Scratch Tickets Continue
Selling Well for Iowa Lottery |
| August 26, 2011 |
University of Iowa and Iowa
Lottery Renew Partnership |
| August 23, 2011 |
Lottery Terminals Back
Running After Three Day Shutdown in Four Counties |
| July 22, 2011 |
Iowa Lottery Posts Record
Sales in Fiscal 2010 |
| July 18, 2011 |
Scientific Games
Successfully Completes Conversion of Iowa Lottery’s Central
System |
| May 24, 2011 |
State Board Launches
Inquiry Into Casino Company |
| May 3, 2011 |
House Rejects Adding
Casinos to Smoking Ban |
| May 2, 2011 |
Iowa Lottery Announce New
Self-Checkout Machines, Fully Operational in July |
| April 21, 2011 |
Iowa Senate Approves
Gambling Bill |
| April 6, 2011 |
Record Lottery
Sales |
| April 4, 2011 |
Confirmed Seats on
Iowa’s Lottery Board |
| March 23, 2011 |
Appointment to The Iowa
Lottery Board |
| March 21, 2011 |
Iowa Governor Considering
Internet Poker Bill |
| March 18, 2011 |
MDI Signs Properties Plus
Agreement with Iowa Lottery |
| March 15, 2011 |
Prize-Linked Savings
Accounts Could Help Members Save More |
| March 16, 2011 |
Iowa Lottery in the Process
of Phasing in New Computer System |
| March 7, 2011 |
Audit of Gambling Center
Finds Improper Spending |
| March 1, 2011 |
Bill That Would Legalize
Online Poker Clears Its First Hurdle at the Statehouse |
| March 2, 2011 |
Iowa Senate Committee
Approves Internet Poker |
| February 14, 2011 |
New Iowa Lottery Terminals
To Be Installed Statewide |
| February 14, 2011 |
Iowa Lottery First in the
Nation to Offer Scratch Game Based Upon Broadway Hit Musical |
| February 8, 2011 |
State Lottery
Contemplates Smart Phone Apps for Games |
| February 2, 2011 |
Gambling Industry Opposes
Tax Hike |
| January 27, 2011 |
Lottery Proceeds To Iowa
Veterans Trust Fund Top $7 Million |
| February 1, 2011 |
Iowa Governor Proposes
Gaming Tax Increase |
| January 24, 2011 |
Iowa Lottery Releases Two
New Games to Benefit the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund |
| January 21, 2011 |
State Lottery Sales Up By
5.6 Percent, Boosted by Strong Interest in Scratch-Off Tickets |
| January 18, 2011 |
Iowa Lottery Spent $7.5
Million on Marketing Last Year |
| January 7, 2011 |
Limited Reporting Issue in
Wednesday Evening Pick 4 Drawing |
| News
2010 |
| Dec 27, 2010 |
Hang Onto That Ticket!
Lottery Players Have Chance to Win Electronics, Cash |
| Dec 2, 2010 |
Former Iowa Lottery CEO Dr.
Ed Stanek Receives Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Dec 1, 2010 |
Lottery’s
Instant-Scratch Sales Hit Record |
| Nov 9, 2010 |
Iowa Lottery Team Up For
Veterans Day Contests |
| October 28, 2010 |
Lottery Reaches $1Billion
Mark |
| October 29, 2010 |
Iowa Lottery Awards
Contract For New Gaming System |
| October 25, 2010 |
Resorts, Community
Organization Wins 1,000 Prizes in Tourism-Lottery Contest |
| October 19, 2010 |
Iowa Lottery Reminds You to
Sign Tickets to Avoid Fraud |
| October 19, 2010 |
Back By Popular Demand:
Lottery Players Have Chance To Win Electronics, Cash |
| Sept 27, 2010 |
Lottery, Veterans
Commission Participate in On-Field Presentation |
| Sept 2, 2010 |
Lottery Board Approves
Proposal For Computer System |
| August 24, 2010 |
Iowa Lottery, At Its
Present Size, Benefits The State |
| August 10, 2010 |
Lotto 12-Pack Discount Is
Back For Limited Time |
| August 6, 2010 |
Ed Stanek Reflects on the
Iowa Lottery Start Up 25 Years Ago |
| August 3, 2010 |
Lottery to Look at Online
Options |
25 Years Of Lottery In Iowa:
Billions In Prizes To Winners And Proceeds To State Causes
Iowa's First Lottery Tickets Debuted On Aug. 22,
1985
DES MOINES, Iowa (August 2, 2010) – As the Iowa
Lottery's silver anniversary approaches, a look back shows that 25 years of
lottery entertainment in Iowa has produced billions of dollars in prizes for
winners and proceeds for vital state causes........Subscribers
Iowa Pays $450K to
Resolve Two Lawsuits Stemming From the Legislature's Decision to End the
Lottery's TouchPlay Machines
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 30,
2010) - State government paid nearly $6.6 million to settle claims and resolve
disputes caused by employee mistakes, workplace misconduct or other damages in
the past fiscal year.....Subscribers
FY 2010 Results: Lottery
Sales Increase, Players Win Record Level Of Prizes
Lottery Provides Record Returns From Core Products In Fiscal
Year
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 27, 2010) - Ticket sales increased
and players won a record total in prizes during the Iowa Lottery's latest
financial year. Lottery profits to state causes, meanwhile, totalled nearly $58
million........Subscribers
Cedar Rapids Residents
Continue Lottery Leadership
Mary Junge
Re-Appointed To Lottery Board, Mike Klappholz to Serve as Board
Chair
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 22, 2010) - Cedar Rapids
residents continue to have a significant role in oversight of the Iowa Lottery.
Mary Junge, a Cedar Rapids businesswoman, has been re-appointed to the Iowa
Lottery Board.............Subscribers
Iowa's Casinos Are
Taking a Hit From the Recession
DAVENPORT, Iowa (July 14,
2010) - Iowa's casinos are taking a hit from the recession. The state says
casino revenue has dropped for the first time since 1993...............Subscribers
State Settles $150K
Lawsuit Over TouchPlay Lottery Machines
DES MOINES, Iowa
(July 6, 2010) - The State Appeal Board has approved a $150,000 claim against
the state and the Iowa Lottery Authority over the state's ban on TouchPlay
lottery games in 2006.......Subscribers
State Fair Tickets Will
be Available Through Iowa Lottery Sales Terminals
Convenience Offered By Thousands of New Locations Where Fans Can
Buy Fair Tickets
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 21, 2010) - Adult
advance-admission tickets to the Iowa State Fair will be available through Iowa
Lottery sales terminals this year for the first time, giving Fair fans nearly
2,000 locations statewide where they can buy tickets...........Subscribers
University of Iowa
Athletics Weighs New Ad Links To Lottery
DES MOINES, Iowa
(June 6, 2010) - University of Iowa athletic officials are considering
reopening an advertising relationship with the state lottery three years after
a similar arrangement ended in controversy...........Subscribers
Iowa Lottery Rejects All
Bids For $42 Million Contract
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 1,
2010) -- Local news sources report that the Iowa Lottery has tossed out all
bids for a contract worth an estimated $42 million over the next seven
years.....................Subscribers
Board Member Reflects On
Start of Lottery 25 Years Ago
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 24,
2010) -- Reports that as the Iowa Lottery celebrates it’s 25th year, a
member of the board that governs the state-run enterprise reminisced this week
about the rocky start for the idea. Elaine Baxter was a Democratic state
representative from Burlington when the lottery concept came to a vote in the
legislature...........................Subscribers
Iowa Lottery Appoints
New Marketing Chief
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 20, 2010) --
Teri Wood TeBockhorst has been appointed marketing director of the Iowa
Lottery. She replaces Joe Hrdlicka, who stepped down in February after more
than a decade in the job.....................Subscribers
What Two Guys Will Do
For 400 Lottery Tickets
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 19, 2010) -
Would you spend the day handcuffed to someone else in order to get 400 free
lottery tickets? .......................Subscribers
Iowa Lottery Profits
Increased in March
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 20, 2010) -- As
reported Iowa Lottery Chief Executive
Terry Rich said Monday
that lottery profits rebounded sharply in March, that he's still hoping to meet
budget goals for the 12 months ending June 30.........................Subscribers
Iowans Can Save And Win
Cash All Summer Long
'Silver Ticket' Promotion
Partners Tourism, Local Events, Attractions And Iowa Lottery
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 19, 2010) - Iowans can have fun all summer long
– and win cash prizes or receive discounts to many festivals, attractions
and businesses – in a promotion announced Monday that partners the Iowa
Tourism Office and the Iowa Lottery....................Subscribers
Governor’s Plan
Could See Around 20% of Iowa Lottery's Workforce Retire Early
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 16, 2010) - It has been reported that a
spokesman for Governor Chet Culver said Friday that more than 2,000 state
employees who plan to retire early could mean more savings for state
government..............Subscribers
Iowa Lottery Tells
$200,000 Winner; “Hurry, hurry, don’t be late, we want to help you
celebrate”
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (April 14, 2010)
– Iowa Lottery officials came to Council Bluffs Tuesday to seek out
the $200,000 winner because the prize has to be claimed by 4 p.m. on May
10......................Subscribers
Promotion From Lottery &
Prairie Meadows Offers Chance To See Horse-Racing Elite
'Racing To Riches' Instant-Scratch Game And Promotion Highlight
Racing
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 8, 2010) - Lottery players have
the chance to win cash prizes or trips to see three elite U.S. Thoroughbred
races in the new "Racing to Riches" game and promotion from the Iowa
Lottery and Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino...................Subscribers
It's So Easy: New
Lottery Game and Promotions Aim to Keep it Simple
DES
MOINES, Iowa (March 29, 2010) - Some say players have never had it so easy when
it comes to the Iowa Lottery. That's because of three new concepts aimed at
keeping it simple.....................Subscribers
Lottery Draws Winning
Numbers in 'Pot O' Gold Raffle' Game
DES MOINES,
Iowa (March 18, 2010) - The Iowa Lottery has selected the 102 winning numbers
in its 2010 cash raffle game, and a ticket sold in Fort Dodge has won the
game's top prize..................Subscribers
States Plan New Games,
Lottery Options, Casinos to Make Up For Revenue Drop
DES
MOINES, Iowa (March 16, 2010) – According to news sources, states faced
with a drop in gambling revenue, are adding games, considering new casinos and
increasing lottery options - anything to keep their cut of the profits rolling
in.........................Subscribers
Iowa Lottery Loses Its
Vice President of Marketing; Joe Hrdlicka Steps Down After Serving for More
Than a Decade
DES MOINES, Iowa (March 9, 2010) - Joe
Hrdlicka has stepped down after serving as Iowa Lottery's vice president of
marketing for more than a decade....................Subscribers
Gubernatorial
Appointments
DES MOINES, Iowa (March 3, 2010) - Gov. Chet
Culver on Tuesday appointed or reappointed 210 Iowans to boards and commissions
for terms slated to begin May 1. Most of the appointments are subject to
confirmation by a two-thirds majority of the Iowa Senate.................Subscribers
Lawmaker Says Iowa Could
Be First To Allow Online Gambling
DES MOINES, Iowa
(February 26, 2010) -- Reports that a state lawmaker said Friday that Iowa
could become the first state in the country to allow online gambling, and if
the state wants to be on the leading edge, now is the time to do
it......................Subscribers
Mega Millions off to
Good Start in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (February 22, 2010)
– Iowa Lottery players have spent more than $500,000 on the
Mega Millions jackpot
game since sales were launched here on January 31................Subscribers
Ombudsman Concludes
Lottery Safer Than In Past
DES MOINES, Iowa (February 9,
2010) - State Ombudsman William Angrick has ended a simmering feud with a top
Iowa Lottery official, although he vowed Monday to keep watching whether the
lottery is doing enough to protect customers from retailer
fraud......................Subscribers
Lottery CEO Tells
Oversight Committee of Possible New Opportunities for the State if Congress
Considers Changes to Federal Law
Purchasing
Tickets Online or Via Cell Phones Could be Possible in the Near
Future
DES MOINES, Iowa (February 5, 2010) – According to
local news sources the head of the Iowa State Lottery told lawmakers that
purchasing tickets online or via cell phones could be possible in the near
future as technological advances help weed out illegal sales and Congress
considers changes to federal law........................Subscribers
Iowa Ombudsman Letter
Sent To Iowa Lottery on 1-26-2010
DES MOINES, Iowa
(February 5, 2010) Subject: Iowa Lottery’s Response to Ombudsman’s
Recommendations
I am following up on our January 25, 2010, meeting at
the Capitol regarding the recommendations from my office’s investigative
report about the Iowa Lottery.......................Subscribers
Iowa Legislative Panel
Backs Sports Betting
DES MOINES, Iowa (February 3, 2010) -
A panel of state senators has signed off on a bill to allow sports betting in
Iowa, but backers admit the odds of such wagering being legalized in Iowa are a
long-shot.......................Subscribers
Sales Begin in Newest
Iowa Lottery Games to Benefit Iowa Veterans Trust Fund
DES
MOINES, Iowa (January 26, 2010) - Sales are underway in the newest round of
Iowa Lottery games that raise proceeds for the Iowa Veterans Trust
Fund.......................Subscribers
Iowa Players Will
Benefit From Extended Lotto Game Sales Times
Starting Sunday, Players Will Have More Time to Buy Their Lotto
Tickets
DES MOINES, Iowa (January 27, 2010) – Starting
this weekend, lotto players in Iowa will have more time to buy tickets in their
favorite games....................Subscribers
Sales Underway in
Lottery's Cash Raffle Game With St. Pat's Drawing
Estimated $1 Million Top Prize In "Pot O' Gold Raffle"; Only
120,000 Tickets Available
DES MOINES, Iowa (January 19, 2010)
- Sales have begun in the Iowa Lottery's new cash raffle game, which offers
players 112 prizes ranging from an estimated $1,000 up to $1 million in a St.
Patrick's Day drawing. Only 120,000 tickets will be sold for the "Pot O' Gold
Raffle" and each will cost $20......................Subscribers
Iowa’s "Tech The
Halls" Holiday Promotion Broke Records
We
Have A Winner: Lottery's "Tech The Halls" Holiday Promotion Broke
Records
Lottery Officials Say Results From 2009
Holiday Promotion Exceeded Expectations
DES MOINES, Iowa
(January 13, 2010) - The Iowa Lottery is celebrating business success from the
2009 holiday season.......................Subscribers
Trash Reminder: Don't
Toss Iowa Lottery Holiday Scratch Tickets Until After January 5
Players Have the Chance to 'Tech-the-Halls' Even After the
Holidays
DES MOINES, Iowa – If you receive any Iowa
Lottery holiday scratch tickets as gifts this season, Lottery Officials remind
you to keep the non-winners..........................Subscribers
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