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Kansas Lottery
Address: 128 North Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Internet: www.kslottery.com
E-mail Address: N/A
Phone: (785) 296-5700
Fax: (785) 296-5712
Population: 2,818,747
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.
Lottery Director: Edwin Van Petten
Year Lottery Founded: 1987
Sales FY 2001:
Sales FY 2002:
Sales FY 2003:
Sales FY 2004:
Sales FY 2005:
Sales FY 2006:
Sales FY 2007:
Sales FY 2008:
Sales FY 2009:
$184.8 Million
$190.0 Million
$202.9 Million
$224.20 Million
$205.72 Million
$236.38 Million
$240.88 Million
$236.70 Million
$230.5 Million
Sales Per Capita: $87.91
Number of Employees: 77
Number of Retailers: 1,900
On-line Vendor: Gtech
On-line Vendor Contract. GTECH - Commences 2008 for reported seven-to-10 year contract.
Number of Terminals: 1,809
Instant Ticket Vendor: Pollard (Primary)
Creative Games
Instant Ticket Vendor Contract: GTECH - Secondary five-year contract, expiring in August 2013.
ITVMs: Interlott & American Games
Advertising: Barkley, Evergreen, and Partners.
Number of ITVMs: N/A
Games Offered: Instants, Pull tab, Powerball, Hot Lotto sizzler, 2by2, Super Kansas Cash, Pick 3, Kansas Holdem, Keno, Holiday Millionair Raffle, Mega Millions.
Jurisdiction: State of Kansas
Beneficiaries: A minimum of $4.5 Million per month,with a minimum of $62.7 Million (FY 04) per year is transferred to the State Gaming Revenues Fund where the money is statutorily appropriated.
All Proceeds from the Sunflower Salute Instant Game are transferred to the State Veterans programs and National Guard Scholorships.


Background Information

In November of 1986, 64 percent of Kansas voters approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the creation of a state lottery. The Kansas Legislature passed the "Kansas Lottery Act" in 1987, and the Kansas Lottery was established. The mission of the Kansas Lottery is to produce the maximum amount of revenue possible for the State of Kansas while insuring the integrity of all games.
The Kansas Lottery sells $1, $2, $5 and $10 scratch tickets and $1 and $2 instant pull tab games. It also offers eScratch, a type of instant ticket in which winnings are revealed while playing interactive Internet games. In addition, Kansas Lottery players enjoy Powerball, Super Kansas Cash, Pick 3, 2by2 and Keno lotto games. Kansas Lottery products are sold at approximately 1,900 retail locations.

Nov. 11, 1986 - 64 percent of voters say "yes" to the establishment of a state lottery in Kansas.
Nov. 12, 1987 - Ticket sales begin statewide with kick-off events held in 21 cities. Sales of the first instant game, Up and Away, were $7 million the first week.


Lottery Financials

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News 2010

$10,000 Powerball Ticket Given Anonymously to Medical Foundation
TOPEKA, Kansas (August 20, 2010) - – A generous Kansas Lottery player has given the Mitchell County Regional Medical Foundation in Beloit, Kan., the gift of a $10,000 winning Powerball ticket. The surprise gift arrived in the mail anonymously July 28 with this note of explanation:......Subscribers

Kansas Casino Developers Eye Next Contest Step
WICHITA, Kansas (August 19, 2010) - Three developers vying to build and manage a state-owned casino in south-central Kansas will lay out their plans before the Kansas Lottery Commission next month......Subscribers

Peninsula Gaming Execs Plan a Major Events Center in Sumner County Bid
WICHITA, Kansas (August 4, 2010) - The developers of the proposed Kansas Star casino say they plan a major events center that will draw people from across state lines to their 2,000-slot casino near Mulvane.......Subscribers

Chiefs Fans Can Win “Ultimate Chiefs Experience” Playing Lottery Game
TOPEKA, Kansas (July 27, 2010) - Kansas City Chiefs fans – take note! For the first time, the Kansas Lottery is offering a new game that gives players a chance to win up to $75,000 cash instantly or an “Ultimate Chiefs Experience.” .......Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Decides On Casino Deadlines
TOPEKA, Kansas (July 15, 2010) - The state Lottery Commission will extend the application deadline for a contract to develop a casino in southeast Kansas if no proposals are received........Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Likely To Extend Casino Date
TOPEKA, Kansas (July 13, 2010) - The Kansas Lottery Commission is expected to extend the application period for a contract to build and manage a state-owned casino in south-central Kansas............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Sales Up Over Last Year
Expanded Lottery Brings Millions to Kansas
TOPEKA, Kansas (July 14, 2010) - Sales of Kansas Lottery products ended the fiscal year up 2.13 percent from the year before.  Sales in Fiscal Year 2010, which began July 1, 2009 and ended June 30, 2010, were......Subscribers

Lottery Begins Eighth Year of Veterans Ticket Sales
TOPEKA, Kansas (July 6, 2010) - The Kansas Lottery is in its eighth year of generating direct revenue for programs that help our state’s military veterans.  Since the legislation authorizing Veterans Benefit games was passed in 2003.......Subscribers

Clubs, Bingo Parlors Challenge Kansas Smoking Ban
TOPEKA, Kansas (June 21, 2010) – Four Wichita-area business operators have gone to court to prevent Kansas from banning smoking in many public places, partly because its new law contains an exemption for state-owned casinos..............Subscribers

New $1 Scratch Ticket Promotes Kansas State Fair
TOPEKA, Kansas (May 26, 2010) -The Kansas Lottery is this week launching a new game to support a long-time Kansas tradition.  “Sheep Thrills” is a $1 instant (scratch) ticket named after the theme of this year’s Kansas State Fair.............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Offering Discount Coupons to Country Stampede
TOPEKA, Kansas (May 17, 2010) - Beginning May 17, Kansas Lottery players who purchase $3 in Super Kansas Cash on a single ticket will automatically receive a discount coupon for the Country Stampede..............Subscribers

New Lottery Ticket Helps Promote Championship Rodeo Series
TOPEKA, Kansas (May 13, 2010) -The Kansas Lottery has launched a new $1 scratch ticket to help publicize the Kansas Lottery Championship Rodeo Series. The new game, called “Championship Rodeo,” is being sent this week to retailers throughout the state...............Subscribers

Players Have Chance to Win Seat at 2011 World Series of Poker® Main Event
TOPEKA, Kansas (April 30, 2010) - Kansas Lottery players will be excited to know they have a chance to win a seat at the 2011 World Series of Poker® Main Event in Las Vegas! The new $5 World Series of Poker instant scratch game will be shipped to Kansas Lottery retailers this week.................Subscribers

Governor Parkinson Names Interim Executive Director of Racing and Gaming Commission
TOPEKA, Kansas (April 10, 2010) - Governor Parkinson announced the Interim Executive Director of Racing and Gaming Commission as Patrick Martin, commenting that “Patrick brings his experience in the commission and as a litigator to help ensure the integrity of our racing and gaming facilities in Kansas, I appreciate his leadership and commitment to moving the Racing and Gaming Commission forward in its endeavors.” ...............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Gaming Review Board Grants Extension to Casino Resort
TOPEKA, Kansas (April 7, 2010) - Lakes Entertainment announce decision of Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma & Kansas Lottery Gaming Review Board. The company announced that the Kansas Lottery Gaming Review Board voted unanimously to request that Kansas governor Mark Parkinson, grant a sixty day extension for the Board.................................... Subscribers

Sales Tax Exemption Elimination Bill Would Levy State Sales Tax on Lottery Tickets
TOPEKA, Kansas (March 15, 2010) – News sources reported today that Kansas House members will get to voice their thoughts on a bill that would eliminate state sales tax exemptions on Kansans’ utility bills and churches........................Subscribers

Bill Would Tax Lottery Tickets
LAWRENCE, Kansas (March 3, 2010) -- A bill that would impose a state sales tax on residential utility bills, lottery tickets and churches in Kansas has cleared a committee in the state House...................Subscribers

Proposal For Sales Tax On State Lottery Tickets
TOPEKA, Kansas (February 3, 2010) - The Kansas House Taxation committee is looking into eliminating sales tax exemptions as a way to help balance the state budget......................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery FREE Day Returns to Kansas Speedway for Kansas Lottery 150 on Sept. 30
TOPEKA, Kansas (January 26, 2010) - Kansas Speedway announced today that Kansas Lottery FREE Day is returning on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 for the Kansas Lottery 150 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards. Fans will have free grandstand admission to Kansas Speedway, courtesy of the Kansas Lottery..........................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery to Begin Offering Mega Millions January 31
TOPEKA, Kansas (January 19, 2010) - There are two headlining multi-state jackpot games in American lotteries: Powerball and Mega Millions. Each lottery currently has one, but not the other. That will soon change. Because of an agreement reached between the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which administers Powerball; and the Mega Millions consortium...................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Players Have Chance to Win Racing Fan’s Dream Weekend
TOPEKA, Kansas (January 13, 2010) - The Kansas Lottery is offering its players a  chance to win a racing fan’s dream weekend for two to Kansas Speedway in a pair of second-chance drawings to be held April 2, 2010 and August 27, 2010. Forty winners will be selected in each drawing!......................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery to Offer Mega-Millions
TOPEKA, Kansas (January 14, 2010) - Kansas Lottery players will soon have another option.  The Kansas Lottery will begin offering "Mega Millions" to players starting on Sunday..............Subscribers

News 2009

New Games Feature Kansas National Guard and The Saturday Evening Post
TOPEKA, Kansas (December 17, 2009) - The Kansas Lottery has launched two new Veterans Benefit games that will provide direct funding for programs that benefit our Kansas military veterans. The games are being sent to Lottery retailers this week......................Subscribers

New Dodge City Casino Expected to Open Quietly
TOPEKA, Kansas (December 15, 2009) - Kansas' first state-owned casino in Dodge City is expected to open quietly on Tuesday........................Subscribers

Kansas AG Charges Clerks with Fraud in Kansas Lottery Sting Operation
TOPEKA, Kansas (November 23, 2009) - Kansas Attorney General Steve Six has filed charges against several people accused of trying to steal winnings from the Kansas Lottery, it was reported today...................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery, Attorney General to Outline New Joint Effort At Media Event
TOPEKA, Kansas (November 23, 2009) - Kansas Attorney General Steve Six and the Kansas Lottery are joining forces for a new initiative for the two agencies..................Subscribers

Kansas AG Files Lottery Fraud Charges
Charges Filed In 5 Counties Including Johnson
TOPEKA, Kansas (November 23, 2009) -- Kansas Attorney General Steve Six has filed charges against several people accused of trying to steal winnings from the Kansas Lottery...............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Holiday Raffle Nearly Sold Out
TOPEKA, Kansas (November 19, 2009) - Players of the Kansas Lottery’s Holiday Millionaire Raffle better hurry if they want to get in on the game. The Lottery has sold 87% of the total number of tickets available for the game that represents the best chance ever of winning $1 million.......................Subscribers

Szrek2Solutions to Supply Trusted Draw™ for the Kansas Lottery Raffle
EAST GREENWICH, Rhode Island (October 2009) -- Szrek2Solutions LLC announced that it will supply its Trusted Draw™ secure electronic draw system to the Kansas Lottery. Trusted Draw™ will be used to select winners for the Kansas Lottery Holiday Millionaire Raffle game...............Subscribers

Miss Kansas 2009 to Draw Winners in Second-Chance Drawing
TOPEKA, Kansas (November 3, 2009) -The Kansas Lottery is giving away $40,000 in shopping sprees to Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World® in a second-chance drawing to be held this week..............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery to Give-Away Stan Herd's Paintings Inspired by the State's Scenic Byways
KANSAS (October 28, 2009) --Art enthusiasts will have a chance tonight to see all nine of the large-scale paintings done by noted Kansas artist Stan Herd as part of a state project to promote culture and tourism.......................Subscribers

Ticket Sales Reach Halfway Mark
TOPEKA, Kansas (October 28, 2009) - The Holiday Millionaire Raffle game has reached the halfway mark in ticket sales....................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Takes Chance On New Raffle
At $20 Apiece, 40 % of the limited-supply, lower-odds tickets have been sold.
HUTCHINSON, Kansas (October 25, 2009) - For those who set a goal of becoming a millionaire in 2010, odds are one person in 150,000 will make it happen. That's if they buy a $20 Holiday Millionaire Raffle ticket, which has been on sale in Kansas since last Sunday................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Commission Votes To Extend Deadline
TOPEKA, Kansas (October 15, 2009) -  The Kansas Lottery Commission has voted to extend the deadline for the filing of Lottery Gaming Facility manager applications in the Southeast Gaming Zone, if no applications are received by the current deadline of Oct. 19..............Subscribers

Kansas Judge Rules Kandu Challenge Card Game Illegal
WICHITA, Kansas (October 9, 2009) – A Kansas judge ruled Friday that a card game known as Kandu Challenge is chiefly a game of chance and therefore illegal under Kansas gambling laws..................Subscribers

GET READY! Holiday Millionaire Raffle Tickets Go on Sale October 18; Best Chance EVER to Win $1 Million
Holiday raffle to be first of its kind for Kansas Lottery
TOPEKA, Kansas (October 5, 2009) - Kansas Lottery players are anxiously awaiting October 18. That’s when the Lottery’s first-ever raffle game goes on sale. Only 150,000 Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets will be sold, giving Kansas Lottery players their best chance ever to win $1 million! ....................Subscribers

Governor Gives Lottery Review Board Extension
WICHITA, Kansas  (September 28, 2009) - Governor Mark Parkinson awarded the state’s lottery review board a 60-day extension to make its decision on casino proposals in south-central and northeast Kansas................Subscribers

Cruise to the Caribbean or Win Up to $10,000 Instantly Playing Bon Voyage
TOPEKA, Kansas (September 24, 2009) - All aboard for fun and prizes! The Kansas Lottery is launching a game in which players can win up to $10,000 instantly or become eligible to win a 6-day 5-night Caribbean cruise for two on Royal Caribbean......................Subscribers

Kansas, Iowa Lottery Begin Third Edition of Popular 'Midwest Millions' Game
Joint Instant-Scratch Game Has Successful Record, Begins 2009 Sales This Week
DES MOINES, Iowa – The popularity of the nation's first instant-scratch game sold jointly in two states has led the Kansas and Iowa lotteries to release a third version of "Midwest Millions."..................Subscribers

Midwest Millions – A Great Chance to Win
TOPEKA, Kansas (September 9, 2009) - Two Kansas Lottery players each won $500,000 prizes last year in the Midwest Millions instant scratch game, and that should encourage other players to try their luck this year!.......................Subscribers

Have Fun at the State Fair with the Kansas Lottery!
TOPEKA, Kansas (September 4, 2009) - The list of great reasons to visit the Kansas Lottery Building at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson seems to get longer each year. Here are some of the highlights of this year’s exciting State Fair giveaways and special promotions.................Subscribers

Lakes Entertainment Announce Lottery Commission Approves Kansas Management Contract
KANSAS (August 27, 2009) -- Lakes Entertainment, Inc. LACO announced that on August 25, 2009, the Kansas Lottery Commission approved the management contract for Chisholm Creek Casino.....................Subscribers

Lottery Approves Contract For Mulvane Casino
WICHITA, Kansas (Aug 25, 2009) – According to news sources the Kansas Lottery Commission has approved a contract with Foxwoods Development and Lakes Entertainment to build a casino resort at the Mulvane exit of the Kansas Turnpike....................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Revenue Down In '09
WICHITA, Kansas (August 24, 2009) - Although lottery sales were brisk last year in the town of Wichita, that wasn't the case with every Kansas Lottery outlet.................Subscribers

Lottery Extends Deadline, Again
TOPEKA, Kansas (July 20, 2009) -- News reports the Kansas Lottery Commission extended the deadline for the Lottery Gaming Facility manager in the southeast gaming zone after the 2 p.m. deadline came without an applicant. This is the third 90-day extension the lottery has granted for the zone.........................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Sales Decrease Slightly in FY’09
TOPEKA, Kansas (July 15, 2009). – Sales of Kansas Lottery products ended the fiscal year down 2.6 percent from the year before. Sales in Fiscal Year 2009, which began July 1, 2008 and ended June 30, 2009.................Subscribers

Economy Takes Its Toll On Lottery
LAWRENCE, Kansas (July 13, 2009) -The struggling economy has fewer people willing to spend on a lottery ticket.................Subscribers

Lottery Celebrates Wizard of Oz Anniversary with $2 Scratch Game
TOPEKA, Kansas (July 6, 2009) – The Kansas Lottery has launched a new $2 instant scratch game to celebrate this year’s 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz. The game was shipped to Lottery retailers last week and features iconic images of Dorothy, The Scarecrow, The Cowardly Lion, The Tinman and other beloved characters from the classic 1939 movie...................Subscribers

Computer Software Problems Boost Lottery Workers Pay Packet
TOPEKA, Kansas (July 2, 2009) - A state audit has found that two Kansas Lottery employees made a total of $36,000 in overtime pay in one year....................Subscribers

Push Play™ Electronic Instant Games Pulling in Strong Sales
ALPHARETTA, GA (June 8, 2009) -- Lottery players interested in new kinds of play experiences may have found just what they are looking for with the new PushPlay™ electronic handheld games introduced in late April by the Kansas Lottery.......................Subscribers

Lottery Commission To Hear Proposals On June 17
KANSAS, USA (June 1, 2009) -- The Kansas Lottery Commission will listen and consider approval of contracts for Wyandotte County's two casino proposals on June 17.....................Subscribers

Stan Hurd Painting a New ‘Second-Chance Prize’ for Kansas Lottery Game
Kansas (May 19, 2009) -- Players of a new Kansas Lottery game will be getting more than a 1-in-75,000 chance of winning $10,000.................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery is First in the World to Offer PushPlay
TOPEKA, Kansas (April 24, 2009) -- The Kansas Lottery is the first lottery in the world to offer its players a next generation lottery product called PushPlay. The Lottery is shipping out PushPlay game cards this week to all retailers that have requested them........................Subscribers

Lottery Launches New $2 Game to Support Sunflower State Games
TOPEKA, Kansas (April 9, 2009) -- The Kansas Lottery is helping publicize the 2009 Sunflower State Games with a special $2 instant scratch game being sent this week to Lottery retailers throughout the state.....................Subscribers

Struggling Economy Takes Toll on Kansas Lottery Sales
LAWRENCE, Kansas (March 29, 2009) – According to local media reports the struggling economy has fewer people willing to gamble on a lottery ticket.................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Revenues Down Four Percent
TOPEKA, Kansas (January 14, 2009) -- Kansas Lottery revenues are reportedly down 4 percent so far this fiscal year..................Subscribers

State Lottery Sales for 2008 Fall Short of Last Year
KANSAS, USA (January 2, 2009) -- Kansas Lottery sales in 2008 fell almost $6 million short of 2007’s record tally, down 2.5 percent to $242.7 million..................Subscribers

News 2008

Poor Economy Hasn't Boosted Lottery Sales in Missouri, Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (December 15, 2008) - The economic recession hasn't meant increased lottery sales in Missouri and Kansas, according to local media reports................Subscribers

GTECH Corporation Signs 10-Year Contract With The Kansas Lottery To Operate A Video Central System, Following Competitive Procurement Process
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (November 18, 2008) - GTECH Corporation announced it has signed a 10-year contract with the Kansas Lottery to supply and operate the video central system that will monitor electronic gaming machines at up to six gaming facilities in the state of Kansas. This contract, which is expected to..............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Awards Slots Contract to GTECH
TOPEKA, Kansas (November 12, 2008) - The Kansas Lottery Commission has awarded GTECH Corp. the contract to run the central computer system that will control slot machines at state-owned casinos......................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Awards New Primary Contract to Pollard Banknote
YPSILANTI, Michigan (October 20, 2008) -- The Kansas Lottery has awarded Pollard Banknote a new five-year primary contract for the production of instant lottery tickets following a procurement competition that took place earlier this year...............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Players – Keno Madness Starts Oct. 19
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (October 17, 2008) – From October 19, 2008 to February 7, 2009, the Kansas Lottery is offering its players a chance to watch the biggest college basketball games of the year. Players who purchase $10 or more of Keno on a single ticket will automatically receive..................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Sales Down Four Percent From Last Year
TOPEKA, Kansas (October 16, 2008) -- Like most states dealing with the troubled economy, Kansas is seeing a decline in lottery ticket sales as more people are pinching pennies even tighter...............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Sales Down; Economy A Factor
TOPEKA, Kansas (October 15, 2008) -- The economy is having its impact on the sale of Kansas Lottery tickets............Subscribers

GTECH Printing Corporation Selected By the Kansas Lottery as a Provider of Instant-Ticket Printing Services
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (October 8, 2008) - GTECH Printing Corporation (GPC) announced that it has been chosen by the Kansas Lottery for instant-ticket printing services, under a secondary five-year contract, expiring in August 2013...............Subscribers

Kansas, Iowa Lotteries Look to Build on Success With Second Edition of 'Midwest Millions'
DES MOINES, Iowa (September 15, 2008) -- Last year's successful debut of the nation's first instant-scratch game sold jointly by different states has led to this week's debut of the second edition of the game................Subscribers

Lottery Supports Kansas Veterans with Special Scratch Tickets
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (August 21, 2008) -- Did you know the Kansas Lottery supports Kansas military veterans with the sale of special instant games that provide direct funding for.................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Records Second-Highest Year in Sales
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (July 24, 2008) -- Sales of Kansas Lottery products ended the fiscal year with the second-highest total ever. Sales in Fiscal Year 2008, which began July 1, 2007 and ended June 30, 2008, were nearly..................Subscribers

Lottomatica Says Kansas Lottery Concession Not At Risk, Reports Mistaken
MILAN, Italy (July 10, 2008) - Lottomatica SpA's Kansas Lottery concession, won in August last year, is not at risk, despite a glitch in new lottery software, a company spokesman said, rejecting an earlier report as including errors.....................Subscribers

Pick 3 Numbers Misreported June 29, June 30 and July 1
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (July 3, 2008) -- The winning Pick 3 numbers for June 29, June 30 and July 1 were misreported, due to a software problem with the...............Subscribers

Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Lottery Act
KANSAS, USA (June 27, 2008) -- The Kansas Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the 2007 Kansas Expanded Lottery Act...............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Commission Moves Forward With State-Owned Casinos
TOPEKA, Kansas (May 27, 2008) -- Ten proposals for state-owned casinos have been forwarded to a review board that will pick three.............Subscribers

Lottery Teams with #1 Manufacturer of Satellite Navigation Devices
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (May 22, 2008) – The Kansas Lottery anticipates that a large number of players will “find their way” to its new Garmin scratch ticket.............Subscribers

Veterans Benefit Games to Be Sold Year-Round
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (May 16, 2008) -- A bill passed by the Kansas Legislature and signed this week by Governor Sebelius allows the Kansas Lottery to sell Veterans Benefit instant scratch tickets year-round, starting............Subscribers

Lotteries Plan More Joint Games After Successful Debut Of ‘Midwest Millions
Nation’s First Joint Instant-Scratch Game Paves Way For Further Projects
Article By: Mary Neubauer, Iowa Lottery and Sally Lunsford, Kansas Lottery

IOWA and KANSAS (May 13, 2008) -- A successful debut by the nation’s first instant-scratch game sold jointly by separate states has led to plans for more multi-jurisdictional projects..................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Study Estimates $739m in Revenue From Gambling
TOPEKA, Kansas (April 29, 2008) - A study for the Kansas Lottery concludes that gambling at four state-owned resort casinos and slot machines at race tracks would generate $739 million in revenue.................Subscribers

Lottery Supports Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race with $2 Scratch Ticket
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (April 3, 2008) -- The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race is a very exciting and unique event, embracing the heritage of the Santa Fe Trail and what it means to Kansas history.............Read the full story at: Vol.43 No.2

New Kansas Lottery Ticket Gives Players a Chance to Win NASCAR Racing Weekend
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (March 20, 2008) -- NASCAR fans will have a chance to win a free weekend for two to the NASCAR races at Kansas Speedway in September when they play the Kansas Lottery’s newest scratch ticket.................Read the full Story at Vol.42 No.13

Kansas Lottery’s Cutest Pet Contest Starts Today!
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (February 4, 2008) -- Beginning February 4, the Kansas Lottery is giving its Players Club members a chance to enter their cat or dog into the Cutest Pet in Kansas contest................Subscribers

Judge Finds Kansas Expanded Lottery Act Allowing Casinos Constitutional
TOPEKA, Kansas (February 1, 2008) -- A district judge on Friday upheld a Kansas law allowing four state-owned casinos and slot machines at dog and horse tracks.............Subscribers

Lawmakers to Receive Ruling on Gambling Bill's Constitutionality Within Days
KANSAS, USA (January 28, 2008) -- Lawmakers should find out next week whether a lower court thinks expanded gambling legislation they rolled the dice on last year meets constitutional muster...............Subscribers

Lottery Sales Running A Little Behind Last Year
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (January 17, 2008) -- Kansas Lottery sales hit $240 million during the budget year ending last June 30.............Subscribers

Lottery Hires Consultant to Review Casino Contracts
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (January 16, 2008) -- The Kansas Lottery Commission has hired a consultant to help write and negotiate contracts with the 13 applicants to manage four state-run casinos...........Subscribers

Racing and Gaming Commission Expanding
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (January 16, 2008) -- The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission eventually will triple its staff to regulate four resort casinos and two race tracks with slot machines expected to be operating in the future................Subscribers

First Dual Game Lottery Drawing
KANSAS (January 11, 2008) -- The Kansas and Iowa lotteries will have the first drawing in a "first-of-its-kind" lottery game.............Subscribers

News 2007

Hot Lotto SIZZLER Triples Prizes!
KANSAS (December 21, 2007) -- The New Year will bring a new tripler prize option to the Kansas Lottery’s Hot Lotto game. Starting Jan. 3, 2008, players will have a chance to TRIPLE their winnings if they spend an extra dollar per play when purchasing their Hot Lotto tickets................Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Ending eScratch Game
KANSAS, USA (December 18, 2007) -- The Kansas Lottery will discontinue its eScratch game at the end of the year..............Subscribers

Judge Hears Arguments on Whether Gambling is Constitutional
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (December 4, 2007) -- A district judge said he would decide by the end of January whether the state's expanded gambling law is constitutional, the first step toward getting a final answer from the Kansas Supreme Court..............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Surpasses $1 Billion Mark in Profits for the State
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (November 9, 2007) -- Kansas Lottery Director Ed Van Petten said sales revenue transferred to the state treasury on Thursday pushed the game’s all-time profits over the $1 billion mark.............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.8

Kansas Lottery Celebrating Twenty Years
KANSAS, USA (November 6, 2007) -- The Kansas Lottery will celebrate its 20th anniversary Friday with a party and a unique instant cash scratch game..............Subscribers

Lottery Beefs Up Gambling Legal Team
WICHITA, Kansas (November 1, 2007) – In response to the state's expansion of casino gambling, the Kansas Lottery has promoted attorney Keith Kocher to the newly created position of director of gaming facilities................Subscribers

Former House Member Appointed to Kansas Lottery Commission
KANSAS, USA (October 23, 2007) -- Governor Kathleen Sebelius has appointed former Kansas Representative Robert Wunsch to the Kansas Lottery Commission to serve a four-year term............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery to Launch $5 Deal or No Deal Instant Scratch Game
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (October 2, 2007) -- The Kansas Lottery is launching a new $5 game, Deal or No Deal, which is sure to spark excitement among players............Subscribers

Kansas Hold‘Em Going Statewide September 30
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (September 26, 2007) -- The Kansas Lottery has been test marketing Kansas Hold‘Em at a limited number of Lottery retailers for nearly a year. Based on the success of the game, the Lottery will..............Subscribers

New Panel Formed to Oversight Gambling Expansion
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (September 18, 2007) – Legislative leaders have created a new committee to help oversee the state’s expansion of gambling............Subscribers

Governor Sebelius Draws Winner of Nashville CMA Awards Trip
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (September 17, 2007)– Governor Sebelius did the honours at the Festival on the Trails celebration in Gardner Saturday, drawing the name of one lucky lottery player who .........Subscribers

Lottery Gears Up for State Fair with Midwest Millions, Car Giveaway, Lots More!
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (September 5, 2007) -- Players who visit the Kansas Lottery building at the State Fair will have an opportunity to become the first in the United States to play ..........Subscribers

Penn National Gaming Files Application to Become Lottery Gaming Facility Manager in Southeast Kansas
WYOMISSING, Pa. & TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (August 30, 2007) -- Penn National Gaming, Inc. announced today that it has filed its license application with the ..............Subscribers

Lottery Commission Extends Deadline for Casino Applications in Southwest and Southeast Gaming Zones
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (August 15, 2007) -- The five-member Kansas Lottery Commission today approved extending the deadline for submission of Lottery Gaming Facility (Casino) Applications in two of the state’s four gaming zones.............Subscribers

Free State Fair Tickets for Lottery Players
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (August 1, 2007– The Kansas Lottery is partnering with the Kansas State Fair to provide free Fair tickets for Lottery players.............Subscribers

Panel Wants More Say in Lottery Rule Making
WICHITA, Kansas, USA (July 23, 2007) -- Under the new gambling law, the Kansas Lottery will own and operate casinos and about 2,200 gaming [slot] machines spread among the state’s.........Subscribers

Approves Rules and Regulations for Electronic Gaming at Racetracks
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (July 18, 2007) -- The five-member Kansas Lottery Commission today unanimously approved............Subscribers

Kansas Lottery Chooses New Logo
KANSAS, USA (July 17, 2007) – According to local media reports the Kansas Lottery has chosen a head of wheat kernels bending in the wind as its new logo..........Subscribers

Kansas Lottery’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ Promotion
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (July 12, 2007) -- Did you ever wonder how you would do in a World Poker Tour tournament? The Kansas Lottery is giving its players a chance to find out. Beginning today, players.............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.4

Kansas Lottery Sets Another Sales Record
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (July 10, 2007) -- In its 20th anniversary year, the Kansas Lottery has hit a record for sales...........Subscribers

Governor Seeks to Appoint Chief Gaming Officer
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (July 3, 2007) -- Governor Kathleen Sebelius wants the state to appoint a “chief gaming officer” to help oversee the expansion of gambling..............Subscribers

Lottery Commission Approves Sumner County Election
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (June 22, 2007) -- The Kansas Lottery Commission today approved the 2005 election held in Sumner County authorizing casino gaming as sufficient to meet requirements of the Kansas Expanded Gaming Act..............Subscribers

Van Petten Elected President of Multi-State Lottery Association
TOPEKA, KAN.  June 22, 2007 – Kansas Lottery Executive Director Ed Van Petten is the new President of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) Board of Directors. ...........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.1

Lottery Creates Applications for Casino Developers
KANSAS, USA (June 18, 2007) -- The Kansas Lottery on Monday announced it had finished creating an application form for would-be casino developers looking to manage facilities in the state's newly formed "gaming zones."................Subscribers

Lotteries Combine to Launch First Multistate Scratch-Off Game
KANSAS, USA (May. 28, 2007) -- The nation’s first multistate lottery scratch-off game will make its debut this summer at the Kansas State Fair............Subscribers

New Casino Rules Approved By State Lottery Commission
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (May 2, 2007. -- The Lottery Commission took the first step Wednesday toward having four resort casinos in Kansas...............Subscribers

Senate Passes Gambling Bill, Lottery Operations Extended
KANSAS, USA (March 29, 2007) -- The bill authorizing casinos and gaming [slot] machines at dog and horse tracks passed in the Senate with a 21 – 19 vote................Subscribers

Governor Launches “The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race” Ticket
TOPEKA, KANSAS, USA (February 22, 2007) – The Kansas Lottery has developed a $2 instant ticket dedicated to The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride, the bulk of which will take place later this year in Kansas..................Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.10

Senate Panel Advances Bill To Renew Lottery
TOPEKA, Kansas, USA (January 27, 2007. -- Legislation that would remove the lottery’s sunset provision cleared the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee by a unanimous vote..............Subscribers

Move to Eliminate Lottery’s Sunset Provision
KANSAS, USA (January 11, 2007) -- Kansas Lottery executive director Ed Van Petten reportedly told the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee on Wednesday that the lottery will put forward a proposal this year that would remove the lottery’s sunset provision. The Kansas Lottery is up for renewal this year.............Subscribers

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