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Maine State Lottery
Address: #8 Statehouse Stn,
Augusta. ME 04333-0008
Internet: http://www.mainelottery.com
E-mail Contact: N/A
Phone: (207) 287-3721
Fax: (207) 287-6769
Population: 1,318,301
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Lottery Director: Timothy Poulin, Acting Director
Year Lottery Founded: 1974
Sales FY 2000:
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:
Sales FY 2010:
Sales FY 2011:
Sales FY 2012:
$147.9 Million
$146.6 Million
$157.9 Million
$164.6 Million
$185.88 Million
$209.27 Million
$229.69 Million
$230.02 Million
$228.52 Million
$210.37 Million
$216.73 Million
$216,426,254
$228,353,561
Sales Per Capita: $175.58
Number of Employees: 25
Number of Retailers: 1,415
On-line Vendor: Scientific Games (exp. 6/07)
Number of Terminals: 985
Instant Ticket Vendor: Scientific Games (exp. 6/07)
Advertising: NL Partners
ITVMs Interlott
Number of ITVMs: 160
Games Offered: Instant Games, Tri State Megabucks,Pick 3, Pick 4, Tri State Cash Lotto.Powerball.
Beneficiaries: General Fund - more than 200 programs throughout the state.


Background Information

The Maine State Lottery is proud of its commitment to providing the citizens of Maine with fun and exciting entertainment. Over the past 25 years, the Maine State Lottery has transferred more than $500 million to the state's General Fund.


News 2013
March 18, 2013 State Abandons Proposed Rebranding of Scratch-Off Lottery Tickets
March 16, 2013 Proposed Rebranding of Scratch Tickets Receives Negative Feedback from Retailers


News 2012
April 12, 2012 More Gambling Proposals Under Consideration in Legislature
April 12, 2012 Gambling Bills Advance
March 20, 2012 Online Lottery Sales, Meant To Draw In Younger Gamblers, But Draw Opposition
March 11, 2012 New Maine Group To Promote Responsible Gambling
January 17, 2012 Maine Gambling Board to Approve College Program for Casino Table Game Dealers
January 15, 2012 Lawmakers Say Maine Needs To Overhaul Gambling Laws


News 2011
December 20, 2011 Packed Agenda at Gambling Control Board Meeting
August 16, 2011 Former Maine Lottery Director Dan Gwadosky's Life Celebrated In Augusta
August 12, 2011 Call for Maine's Secretary of State to Change the Wording of a Referendum Casino Question on the Fall Ballot
August 10, 2011 Former Maine Lottery Director Gwadosky Dies
July 8, 2011 Judge Hears Oral Arguments Concerning Maine Lottery Contract
June 14, 2011 Senate Passes Table Games Bill
May 26, 2011 Maine Lottery Sales Down
April 29, 2011 Retiring State Police Chief Tapped To Head Gambling Control Board

News 2010
Dec 28, 2010 Maine Lottery Contract Set to Spark Fierce Court Battle
Nov 23, 2010 Panel Hears Lottery Contract Award Dispute
Nov 16, 2010 Gambling Control Board to Lose Chairman and Executive Director
October 28, 2010 Lawmakers Denounce Contract That Would Send Lottery Jobs Interstate
Oct 17, 2010 Dispute Rages Over Maine's Lottery Contract
Oct 4, 2010 Lottery Contract Questioned
Sept 30, 2010 Maine State Lottery Celebrates 35th Birthday in Grand Style
August 22, 2010 Lawmakers Agree All Aspects Of Lottery Operations Should Be Reviewed To See If They Could Be Done More Efficiently
August 2010 Patriots and Maine State Lottery Introduce New Instant Ticket
July 23, 2010 Maine Lottery Teams Up With NFL Patriots
July 4, 2010 Preliminary Figures Indicate State Lottery on Target to Set Sales Records


Legislature Committee Unanimously Endorses Mega Millions
MAINE (March 15, 2010) -- The Legislature's Appropriations Committee has approved adding the game to help close the state's budget gap, now estimated at about $310 million....................Subscribers

Appropriations Committee Believes Multistate Lottery Games Not Expansion of Gambling
AUGUSTA, Maine (February 24, 2010) - Maine may get another big jackpot lottery game, Mega Millions, if lawmakers approve a proposal discussed by the Appropriations Committee on Wednesday....................Subscribers

Lawmakers Recommend Expansion of Maine Lottery
AUGUSTA, Maine (February 12, 2010) – Reports Maine lawmakers say they want to expand the state lottery by adding a video version of KENO and joining the multistate Mega Millions, but Governor John Baldacci is said to be against the idea.......................Subscribers

Lawmakers Discuss Keno Proposal
AUGUSTA, Maine (February 2, 2010) – Would adding Keno to the list of state-sponsored gaming significantly expand gambling in Maine?....................Subscribers

Governor Announces Nominations To Ethics Commission And Gambling Control Board
AUGUSTA, Maine (January 12, 2010) -- Governor John E. Baldacci today announced the nomination of Margaret Matheson to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. He also announced that he has nominated Joseph Laliberte and Harry Stickney to the Gambling Control Board................Subscribers

Maine Looks to Expand Gambling; Lawmakers Consider Keno to Raise More Revenue
AUGUSTA, Maine (January 11, 2010) – reports that the Legislature’s Legal Affairs and Veterans Services committee, the panel with oversight of gambling legislation, on Monday heard about Keno, a game used by several states........................Subscribers

Lottery News 2009

State-Wide Lottery Ticket Sales in Decline
ELLSWORTH, Maine (January 29, 2009) -- The lure of striking it rich with a lucky lottery ticket has lost its luster in Maine over the past 18 months..................Subscribers

Maine Gambling Revenues Take A Hit During Downturn
AUGUSTA, Maine (January 21, 2009) – As the gambling industry takes a hit during the recession, so are Maine’s tax collections from lottery games and casino gambling.................Subscribers.

Sales of Maine Lottery Tickets Decline Amid Recession
PORTLAND, Maine (January 6, 2009) -- The recession appears to be taking a bite out of Maine lottery revenues, according to a local media report...............Subscribers



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