In April 2003, the Oklahoma legislature passed House
Bill 1278 and Senate Joint Resolution 22, which, respectively, created the
Oklahoma Education Lottery Act (Title 59, Sections 701-735 of the Oklahoma
Statutes) and the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund and ordered a
legislative referendum pursuant to the Oklahoma Constitution. Oklahoma voters
approved State Questions 705 and 706 overwhelmingly on November 2, 2004.
The act created an Oklahoma Lottery Commission to initiate, supervise, and
administer the operation of the lottery. The Commission is governed by a Board
of Trustees composed of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice
and consent of the Senate. The Board is required to appoint and provide for the
compensation of an executive director who may hire other staff as necessary and
who will be responsible for the administrative management and daily operations
of the commission.
Lottery
Legislation
 Article
10, Section 41 of the Oklahoma Constitution

Lottery Official Says Changes Could be
Made to Raise More Revenue for Education OKLAHOMA CITY,
Oklahoma (August 23, 2010) News Service reports state officials
announced this month proceeds for schools from the fund reached the $350
million mark since voters approved a 2004 state question earmarking gaming
proceeds for education.............Subscribers
Scratch-Off Game To
Feature Oklahoma State Parks Vouchers OKLAHOMA CITY,
Oklahoma (July 27, 2010) - Scratch-off games and the state park system may not
seem to have much in common, But beginning August 26, a new relationship begins
between the state agencies that offer scratch-off games and cabins in the
woods...........Subscribers
Lottery Exceeding
Expectations OKLAHOMA CITY, USA (July 6, 2010) - The
Oklahoma Lottery has completed a fiscal year on the plus side, returning
six-point-three million-dollars more than what was expected for
education......Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery Revenue
Buoyed by Scratchers OKLAHOMA CITY (June
16, 2010) Scratcher games will generate about $3 million more than
expected for education this fiscal year.....................Subscribers
Oklahoma House Votes To
Prohibit Children Displayed In Lottery Advertising OKLAHOMA
CITY, Oklahoma (May 24, 2010) - The state House has approved a bill that
would prohibit the Oklahoma Lottery Commission from using children in its
advertisements...................Subscribers
Lottery Ad Proposal is
Held Up at Capitol TULSA, Oklahoma (March 24, 2010) -- A
bill that would prohibit the Lottery Commission from using children in
advertisements was put on hold Tuesday..................Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery
Commission Declares It Wont Scratch Commercials
GOP-backed bills would ban ads that show games
beneficiaries OKLAHOMA, USA (March 17, 2010) Reports
the Oklahoma Lottery Commissions advertising campaign showing how the
games profits go to education is the most effective since the lottery
started in 2005, the commissions executive director said
Tuesday..........................Subscribers
Senator Files Bill To
Return More Prize Money to Players, Lift Lottery Sales FORT
SMITH, Arkansas (January 10, 2010) - Oklahoma state Senator Richard Lerblance
of Hartshorne recently filed legislation that would tweak the Oklahoma Lottery
rules................Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery Faces
Stiff Competition From Neighbouring State OKLAHOMA (January
4, 2010) -- New numbers show Oklahomas lottery has some
competition. The new Arkansas lottery, which started recently, is cutting
into Oklahomas sales and the money going to the states school
system. Fox 23s Douglas Clark reports...................Subscribers
Proposed Legislation
Would Return More Money To Players OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
(January 6, 2009) -- A state senator has filed legislation he says will improve
the Oklahoma Lottery...................Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery Could
Be Missing Out Census Numbers Suggest Lottery
Could Produce More Money TULSA, Oklahoma (December 29, 2009)
--- U.S. Census figures suggest that while Oklahoma receives a decent return
from its lottery, it could produce more if some rules are
changed...................Subscribers
Number of Lottery
Jackpot Winners in Oklahoma Ranks Among Top in the Nation
State Ranked #1 in Hot Lotto and #5 in Powerball
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (December 8, 2009) Are Oklahomans luckier
than residents of other states? According to the statistics, we seem to be. In
Hot Lotto, the Oklahoma Lottery is number one in the nation with an overall
frequency of 1.6 jackpot winners per year in the nearly two years we have
offered the game...........................Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery Sales
Hurt by Economy, Plans to Launch Mega Millions in January
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (December 8, 2009) According to a Press
report Oklahoma Lottery officials say ticket sales have taken an $11.3 million
hit in the past fiscal year because of the economic
downturn........................Subscribers
Jordan Associates
Advertising Tops Field in Oklahoma Lottery Selection
Jordan Associates Named Agency of Record
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (October 22, 2009) -- The Oklahoma Lottery
Commission has selected Jordan Associates for a second time as agency of record
for the Oklahoma Education Lottery. Jordan Associates won the account
originally in 2005 when the Oklahoma Lottery launched and has serviced the
account since.......................Subscribers
Oklahoma City to Cash in
on Lottery Conference NASPL Conference May Bring
$1M to Metro Area OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (September 26, 2009)
-- Lottery officials from North America will meet next month for the first time
ever in Oklahoma and, according to a local media report it provide an expected
$1 million boost to Oklahoma Citys economy..................Subscribers
Economy and Competition
From New Neighbouring State Lottery Points to Downturn in Oklahoma Lottery
Revenue OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (September 23, 2009) - The
Oklahoma Lottery is expected to generate less money for education in fiscal
year 2011.................Subscribers
Lawmakers Resist Change
to Lottery Formula OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (September 20,
2009) According to a local media report Oklahoma Lottery officials say
they have a way to increase lottery prizes to stimulate sales and raise more
cash for public education. ..................Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery Changes
Drawings Method OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (September 17,
2009) -- Say goodbye to the Oklahoma Lotterys flying ping-pong
balls....................Subscribers
Bag Containing
Suspicious Residue Forces Part of Oklahoma Lottery Commission to be
Evacuated OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (September 15, 2009) --
White powder in a bag has forced the evacuation of part of the Oklahoma Lottery
Commission on Tuesday..................Subscribers
State Lottery Expects
Sales to Decline in 2010 OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (June 9,
2009) -- The Oklahoma Lottery expects to make its required 35 percent
obligation to education in the next fiscal year, but the amount will
drop....................Subscribers
Oklahoma Expects to Lose Lottery Sales to
Neighbour OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (March 25, 2009)
According to local media reports Oklahoma Lottery officials say they will lose
sales when the border state of Arkansas implements its
new lottery...................Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery to Meet Funding Target Despite Slight Decline
in Ticket Sales OKLAHOMA, USA (March 18, 2009)
According to local media reports lottery trustees were told Tuesday that
the national economic recession is not having a large effect on Oklahoma
Lottery sales................Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery to Pay Prizes on Two Sets of Pick 3 Numbers
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (December 23, 2008)--The Oklahoma
Lottery announced today that it will pay prizes on two sets of Pick 3 numbers
for the December 22, 2008 Pick 3 drawing.................Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery Board Want Prize Rule
Amended OKLAHOMA, USA (December 14, 2008) -- Proceeds from
Oklahomas lottery will continue to fall until it offers more prize money
and produces more winners, and that wont happen until legislators change
a state law.....................Subscribers
Lottery Panel Sees Trouble Ahead OKLAHOMA
CITY, Oklahoma (December 9, 2008) - Members of the board that oversees the
Oklahoma Lottery will press lawmakers again to increase lottery prize money as
a way of generating more money for education.................Subscribers
Lottery Prizes Could Get Boost: Director May Ask Legislature to
Increase Winnings as Sales Droop OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma,
USA (October 19, 2008) Oklahoma Lottery officials are reportedly
searching for ways to increase sales, which are down about................Subscribers
Lottery Director Defends Instant-Win Tickets
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, USA (July 20, 2008) --
Jim Scroggins, Oklahoma Lottery
Executive Director said his agency does not continue to sell instant-win
tickets after the top prizes have been claimed....................Subscribers
Missouri and Oklahoma Officials Estimate Impact of Arkansas
State Lottery MISSOURI, USA (July 11, 2008) Missouri
could lose more than $25 million in lottery ticket sales in the first fiscal
year after Arkansas implements a state lottery, according to the latest
estimate presented to the Missouri Lottery Commission.............Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery Collects Millions in Taxes and
Debts Collects $5M in State Taxes and More Than
$96,000 in Debts Owed OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (April 24, 2008)
The Oklahoma Lottery has contributed more than $187 million to Oklahoma
Education. It has also collected millions in state and federal taxes and
thousands in debts owed to the state....................Subscribers
Bill
to Privatize State Lottery Heading to Full Senate OKLAHOMA
CITY, Oklahoma, USA (April 20, 2008) -- Senator John Ford has authored
legislation to examine whether to privatize the operations of the State
Lottery...............Subscribers
Panel Approves Measure
to Study Privatizing State Lottery OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma,
USA (April 9, 2008) -- A state House committee has approved legislation that
would launch a study of whether to privatize the state
lottery................Subscribers
Proposal to Increase
Return to Players Stalls OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, USA
(April 6, 2008) - Oklahoma Lottery Commission officials believe that more
revenue could be raised for education by increasing the amount of money
available for lottery prizes..............Subscribers
Senate Passes Bill To
Study Lottery Privatization TULSA, Oklahoma, USA (March 12,
2008) -- The full Senate has reportedly given its approval to Senate Bill 2173,
which calls for the creation of an eight-person Oklahoma Lottery Asset Review
Board to determine whether privatization could result in better revenues for
education.................Subscribers
Lottery Warns Oklahomans
of Potential Scam OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, USA (Feb. 6,
2008) The Oklahoma Lottery would like Oklahomans to be aware of a
potential scam that seeks personal information from
citizens................Subscribers
Legislation Filed to
Create Asset Review Board; Which Would Have the Responsibility to Examine
Options for Privatizing State Lottery OKLAHOMA CITY,
Oklahoma (January 18, 2008) -- Senator John Ford has filed legislation that
could result in the privatization of the Oklahoma State
Lottery...............Subscribers
The Oklahoma Lottery
Game Show OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (January 14, 2008)
Each 30-minute episode of The Oklahoma Lottery Game Show features seven
contestants (six new contestants and one returning champion) in a series of
number-themed games..............Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery Reveals
Winners of Online Photo Contest OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma,
USA (January 2, 2008) Ten Oklahoma dogs are in the spotlight today with
the launch of Lucky Dog, a new Scratcher game featuring their furry
faces...........Read the full story at: Vol.42
No.1
Hot Lotto Blazes Into
Oklahoma, Tickets Go On Sale January 3 OKLAHOMA CITY,
Oklahoma (December 28, 2007) The Oklahoma Lottery is turning up the heat
in the New Year with the highly anticipated launch of Hot Lotto, a popular
online Lottery game similar to Powerball with a jackpot prize beginning at $1
million...........Subscribers
Republicans Oppose Prize
Increase OKLAHOMA CITY (December 23, 2007) - A proposal by
leaders of the Oklahoma Lottery to increase prizes in hopes of attracting more
players is facing criticism from state House Republicans...............Subscribers
Lottery Commission Seeks
End To Education Payout Mandate OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma,
USA (December 19, 2007) -- The Lottery Commission on Tuesday decided to ask the
Legislature to remove a rule that requires 35 percent of lottery money to go to
schools...........Subscribers
Lottery Commission
Struggles to Meet Its 35% Profit Requirement OKLAHOMA CITY,
Oklahoma, USA (September 19, 2007) The finance and audit committee has
reportedly predicted that lottery revenues will remain stagnant through fiscal
year 2010 at about $208.2 million........Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery Game
Show is Set to Launch Next Month OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma,
USA (September 11, 2007) -- The Oklahoma Lottery Game Show is set to launch
next month, with a Tulsa teacher as its host........Subscribers
Lottery Goes To The
Dogs! Oklahoma Dogs to be Featured on Upcoming Scratcher
OKLAHOMA, USA (August 31, 2007) -- During the month of September, the
Oklahoma Lottery will search for the states most photogenic dogs to grace
the upcoming Lucky Dog Scratcher.........Subscribers
Lottery Recognized For
Financial Reporting OKLAHOMA, USA (August 22, 2007) -- The
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)
recently awarded the Oklahoma Lottery Commission with the Certificate
of.........Read the full story at: Vol.40
No.10
State Lottery Seeks
Revenue Boost From TV Show, Multistate Game OKLAHOMA CITY,
Oklahoma, USA (June 27, 2007) -- The Oklahoma Lottery plans to start a
television game show and offer an additional multistate game in hopes of
improving lower-than-expected revenues.........Subscribers
Oklahoma Lottery To Add
Additional Cash 5 Drawing OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State
lottery officials say the Cash-5 lottery game will be expanded starting next
month.............Subscribers
Republican Leader Calls
For Repeal Of Lottery OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, USA (March
26, 2007) -- The head of Oklahoma's Republican Party is calling for repeal of
the Oklahoma Lottery...............Subscribers
Lottery Director Says
State Policies Restricting Prize Payout Levels Retard Lottery
Sales OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, USA (March 18, 2007) --
Jim Scroggins, Executive Director of
the Oklahoma Lottery Commission, is reported to have said in an interview that
state policies that restrict the size of Lottery prizes retard sales and lead
to lower-than-estimated lottery revenue..............Subscribers
Poll Shows Oklahomans
Are Not That Keen on Lottery OKLAHOMA, USA (February 8,
2007) -- More than two-thirds of the 752 likely voters surveyed between January
19 and 21 for the most recent Oklahoma Poll said they had never gone to a
tribal casino. While, fifty-eight percent said they had never bought a lottery
ticket...............Subscribers

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