Public referendums: November, 1988 referendum - 1.2 million votes cast - 60% in favor & 40% opposed.
March 1989 The Kentucky Lottery's Board of Directors and officials decide to launch the Kentucky Lottery with two instant games, rather than the traditional one.
Beginner's Luck, a $1 game with a $1,000 top prize is approved. And Kentucky Derby Dreamstakes, a $2 game based on the Kentucky Derby, is also approved. The Dreamstakes ticket is supported with a promotion that will make one lucky player the Lottery's first millionaire.
April 4, 1989 On the first day of Kentucky Lottery sales, over 5,000 licensed retailers sell more that $5 million in tickets. The then-Governor Wallace Wilkinson purchased the first Kentucky Lottery ticket and he and the then-KLC President Frank Keener flew around the state to various retailers to celebrate the first day of sales.

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Report: Gross Gambling Revenue Nationwide Fell Five (5%) Percent in '09
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (May 6, 2010) -- According to news sources the American Gaming Association (AGA) released its annual industry survey on Thursday that revealed gross gambling revenue nationwide fell five (5%) percent in 2009, to $30.74 billion............Subscribers

Pollard Banknote Named A Supplier To The Kentucky Lottery Corporation
YPSILANTI, Michigan (April 23, 2010) -- Following a recent competitive procurement, Pollard Banknote has been named a successful secondary supplier of instant tickets and related services to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (“Kentucky Lottery”). This will be the first contract between Pollard Banknote and the Kentucky Lottery. .....................Subscribers

Judgment Against Lottery Reinstated
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 23, 2010) -- According to reports the Kentucky Supreme Court has reinstated a $4.3million judgment in favor of two former Kentucky Lottery Corp. employees..............Subscribers

Scientific Games Awarded Kentucky Lottery Primary Instant Ticket Contract
NEW YORK, N.Y. (April 20, 2010) -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced it has been selected as the primary vendor to supply instant tickets to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation. The contract, which will begin in June 2011, has an initial term of five years and allows for extension options of up to ten years. Scientific Games was chosen in an open and competitive procurement process and revenue to Scientific Games will be based on a percentage of retail sales........................Subscribers

Lottomatica Group subsidiary GTECH Corporation named apparent successful bidder by the Kentucky Lottery to provide new technology and ongoing services under a seven-year contract, following competitive procurement
ROME (Italy) – PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (US) (April 16, 2010) – Lottomatica Group S.p.A. announced that its subsidiary GTECH Corporation has been named the apparent successful bidder by the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) to provide a complete array of online lottery products and services, following a competitive procurement....................Subscribers

FY 10 Lottery Sales Projected to Decrease, But Profitability Up; Vendors Named for Two Major Lottery Contracts
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 15, 2010) - The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors today gave approval for negotiations to begin with vendors to provide instant and online game services. They were also apprised of lottery sales and profits for the first three quarters of FY10, and given an update on projected operating results for the year ending June 30...........Subscribers

Player Claims it is Hard to Find Remaining Lottery Tickets
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 5, 2010)  More than a million in cash prizes remain for one of the lottery's most popular scratch off games. But there's a problem: it's virtually impossible to find tickets at area stores according to a report....................Subscribers

WTVQ Partners with the Kentucky Lottery for T-shirt Giveaway
Kentucky (March 15, 2010) -- WTVQ is partnering with the Kentucky Lottery to give away thousands of free "Solid Blue" T-shirts just in time for March Madness..................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Called Responsible
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (March 11, 2010) - The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has earned certification naming it one of the most responsible lottery games in the U.S....................Subscribers

Three Men Accused of Running a Statewide Lottery Ticket Scam
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (February 28, 2010) -- Local news station reports that it is learning more about three men accused of running a statewide lottery ticket scam after their arrest in Scott County Friday.....................Subscribers

Kentucky Senate Turns Down Measure on Expanded Gambling
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (January 21, 2010) – Reports the state Senate voted along party lines on Thursday in defeating Senate President David Williams’ measure that would require a constitutional amendment before gambling could be expanded in the state.............Subscribers

First Kentucky Lottery Machine on Display in Frankfort
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (January 20, 2010) -  Kentucky's first legal lottery machine of the 20th century is now on display in downtown Frankfort ...............Subscribers

Lottery Sales Down Slightly Compared With Same Period Last Year
Article By Sheldon S. Shafer, The Courier Journal
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 20, 2010) -- As reported that the sale of all lottery tickets in Kentucky for the first half of the fiscal year that ended Dec. 31 totaled nearly $390 million, down $6.3 million compared with the same period for the previous fiscal year.....................Subscribers

Retailer Receives Bonus for Selling $128 Million Powerball Prize
GEORGETOWN, Kentucky (January 5, 2010) -- A central Kentucky store owner, who sold the winning Powerball ticket worth $128 million, received his own check Tuesday from the Kentucky Lottery. .....................Subscribers

Kentucky Lawmakers Prepare to Tackle Budget, Gambling
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (January 3, 2010) -- Lawmakers are scheduled to convene on Tuesday for the start of a legislative session that will be overshadowed by a looming financial crisis and a continuing push to legalize casino-style gambling in Kentucky...................Subscribers

Lottery Funds Award Nearly 24,000 Scholarships in Eastern Kentucky
BLUE GRASS, Kentucky (December 9, 2009) - Students in Eastern Kentucky last year received nearly $37 million in college scholarships and grants paid for by Kentucky Lottery proceeds..................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery to Join Other States in Selling Mega Millions Tickets
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (December 8, 2009) - Kentucky is joining another multistate lottery game that offers big prizes......................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery to offer Mega Millions; Instant Sales Decline
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (December 7, 2009) – According to local news service the Kentucky Lottery board of directors has approved an agreement allowing the lottery to begin selling tickets for Mega Millions, a multistate jackpot game....................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Donates Early Lottery Items to State’s Historical Society
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (November 18, 2009) –As reports that the 20-year-old Kentucky Lottery has donated some early items to the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort........................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Drawings on New Station
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (September 30, 2009) – The ‘Courier-Journal’ reports that the Kentucky Lottery drawings in the Louisville area are moving to WBKI, the CW Louisville station.................Subscribers

Department of Charitable Gaming Wants To Regulate a Half-a-Billion Dollar Industry
Wants a Computer System That allows State Officials to Monitor Gaming in Real Time
PADUCAH, Kentucky (September 30, 2009) -- Charitable gaming in Kentucky relies on the honor system to make sure the money raised ends up in the right place. The $500-million dollar a year operation is only second to the Kentucky Lottery and just above Horse Racing.................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Starts 2010 Ahead
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (September 22, 2009) - The Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) is off to a winning start for fiscal 2010...................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Receives Fiscal Management Award 15th Straight Year
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (August 5, 2009) -- For the 15th year in a row, the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) has achieved the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and finance reporting.....................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Breaks All-Time Sales & Dividend Record
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 17, 2009) - Sales in Fiscal Year 2009 for the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC) totaled $810.5 million, according to figures presented to the group’s board of directors. This number (which includes $45.5 million in free tickets) surpasses last year’s record-breaking level by $32.3 million, or 4.2%. It also marks the fourth consecutive year of record-breaking sales.................Subscribers

Lottery Executive Gives Update to Lawmakers, Says Lottery Can Meet Legislative Mandate
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 29, 2009) -- Kentucky Lottery officials say they’re taking the necessary steps, including layoffs, to give the commonwealth a bigger share of total lottery proceeds, as mandated by state lawmakers...................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Posts Record $810.5Million in Sales, Board Extends Director’s Contract through 2014
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 17, 2009) -- Kentucky's lottery defied the odds of a reeling economy, posting record sales amounting to its heftiest contribution ever to the state treasury.............Subscribers

Lottery Surcharge Impact Debated, House Speaker Defends Lottery Comment
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 8, 2009) -- On Monday, state Senate President David Williams requested that Greg Stumbo, speaker of the House of Representatives, retract a comment Stumbo made to the Messenger-Inquirer about the impact that placing a surcharge on lottery ticket sales would have on Kentucky scholarship funds.......................Subscribers

Senate President Proposes a 10% Surcharge on Lottery Sales
KENTUCKY, USA (June 4, 2009) -- The top Republican at the statehouse has rolled out an alternative plan for supplementing racing purses............Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Board Learns FY 2009 Projected Operating Results and Approves FY 2010 Budget
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (June 1, 2009) -- At Friday’s (5/29) meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC) board of directors, an operating budget for fiscal year 2010 was approved and operating results for the year-to-date were announced.......................Subscribers

Lottery Celebrates 20th Anniversary
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (April 6, 2009) -- Since then-Governor Wallace Wilkinson bought the first ticket in April 1989, the Kentucky Lottery has paid out $6.8 billion in prizes to players and returned almost $3 billion to the state, the vast bulk of which has gone for educational programs.................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Sales and Profits Continue to Grow
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (March 20, 2009) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors was presented today with financial results from the first eight months of the fiscal year (July – February) as well as projected results for the remainder of the year...................Subscribers

Lottery Sales and Profits Increase; Dividend Transfers However Fall Below State's Expectations
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 23 2009) -- The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s (KLC’s) board of directors learned today lottery sales and profits for the first half of the fiscal year (July – December) have increased over the previous year, but profits are below budget and those expected by the Commonwealth. Management indicated these trends are anticipated..............Subscribers

Lottery Corporation Preparing to Oversee VLT Operations if Expanded Gaming Approved
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 16, 2009) -- If the Kentucky General Assembly passes legislation allowing expanded gaming at the state’s horse racetracks, the Kentucky Lottery Corp. could have a system ready to oversee it in as little as nine months..................Subscribers