Please forward to the West Virginia Lottery website and download the 2009 Annual Report in pdf format - CLICK HERE

Public Referendums:
Lottery Act - 1986 - Statewide election, passed by 67 percent.
Video Lottery at Racetracks:
1994 Local Referendum -- Tri State Greyhound, Kanawha County - 1994 passed by 51 percent
Wheeling Downs, Ohio County - 1994 passed by 71 percent
Mountaineer Park, Hancok County - 1994 passed by 80 percent
Charles Town Races, Jefferson County - failed on first election, passed by 70 percent in 1996.

Bidding Can Now Commence for Limited Video Lottery Permits
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (August 2, 2010) -- Bids can begin coming in today for the 5,000 limited video lottery permits being rebid by the West Virginia Lottery........Subscribers

Lottery Transfers $521 Million in Profits; State Receives $52.5 Million in Additional Lottery Funds
CHARLESTOWN, West Virginia (July 23, 2010) - In fiscal year 2010 ending June 30, the West Virginia Lottery transferred nearly..........Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Sales Nearly $1.4 Billion
CHARLESTOWN, West Virginia (July 22, 2010) - The West Virginia Lottery ended Fiscal Year 2010 on June 30, with sales of nearly $1.4 billion......Subscribers

State Ends Fiscal Year in the Black, But Future Lottery Profits Will Be Challenged
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 13, 2010) - West Virginia ended the 2009-2010 budget year in the black, despite a decline in tax revenue...................Subscribers

Stakes Rising For Limited Video Lottery Machine Operators
License Renewals $5K Per Machine
WHEELING (July 9, 2010) -- The West Virginia Lottery Commission on Thursday raised the minimum bid to renew licenses to operate Limited Video Lottery (LVL) machines - found in many local bars, restaurants and fraternal organization establishments .....................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Sets Minimum Bid And Number Of LVL Permits Available For First Competitive Bid
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 8, 2010) - The West Virginia Lottery Commission today set a minimum bid of $5,000 per permit required during the First Competitive Bid Round for Limited Video Lottery (LVL) terminal permits for the 10-year period beginning July 1, 2011........Subscribers

Vote to Set Minimum Video Lottery Bids Delayed
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 30, 2010) -- Reports that a critical vote to set minimum bid amounts for the re-bidding of ten (10) year limited video lottery licenses was postponed for another week at an emergency meeting of the state Lottery Commission......Subscribers

Lottery Signs-Off on New HQ
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 30, 2010) - The decade long search for a new headquarters for the West Virginia Lottery came to an end Wednesday..............Subscribers

Lottery Officials Calculate what new Video Lottery Licenses Could be Worth, Based on Current LVL Revenues
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 20, 2010) – Reports that as the commissioners proposed to set minimum bids for this fall's re-bidding of the ten (10) year limited video lottery (LVL) licenses, Lottery staffers provided a presentation on what the new licenses could be worth, based on current LVL revenues...................Subscribers

Lottery Deal Questioned By Lawmakers
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 9, 2010) - Some state lawmakers reportedly say they want to talk more about plans by the state Lottery to purchase a 13-story office building.........Subscribers

West Virginia Table Games Offer Marylanders Jobs; Local People Headed to Dealer School
CHARLESTOWN, West Virginia (June 1, 2010) - Since the gaming industry in states surrounding Maryland is looking for hundreds of new workers, many people are rethinking their careers in these tough economic times.........Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Starts Video Lottery Relicensing
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 2, 2010) - The West Virginia Lottery Commission is looking for public comment on its plans to start seeking bids this summer for 10-year limited video lottery licenses.................Subscribers

Table Games Open For Big July 4th Weekend - Still a Good Bet
CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia (June 1, 2010) -  The timeline is tight, but officials at West Virginia's Charles Town Races & Slots still aim to have table games in play by July 4................Subscribers

Lottery Revenue Key To Months Total
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 1, 2010) - West Virginia's state government still expects revenues to fall below estimates when the budget year ends next month, but the Manchin administration predicts a surplus as well.................Subscribers

Lottery To Buy New Headquarters Building
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 27, 2010) -- The West Virginia Lottery Commission, in cooperation with the State of West Virginia, has approved plans to purchase City Center West as its new state headquarters, located at 900 Pennsylvania Ave. in Charleston, W.Va.................Subscribers

Lottery to Purchase City Center West; Verbal Agreement Reached
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 26, 2010). -- Media reports the state Lottery Commission has reached a verbal agreement to buy the City Center West office tower in Charleston..................Subscribers

Commission Plans to Conduct Informational Public Hearings on the Re-bidding for Video Lottery Licenses, Prior to Setting the Number of Licenses to be Re-bid, and the Minimum Bid Amount
Lobbyists Urge Status Quo For Video Lottery
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 25, 2010) -- Each year, video lottery machines generate around $400 million in profits, of which $200 million of which goes to the state.........................Subscribers

Ad Agency Drops Lawsuit Against Lottery
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 25, 2010) – During Tuesday's West Virginia Lottery Commission meeting, Lottery Director John Musgrave announced that Charles Ryan Associates has withdrawn a lawsuit challenging the awarding of a $1 million-a-year Lottery advertising and marketing contract to a competitor...........Subscribers

Lottery Revenue Running About Ten Percent Below Last Year
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 25, 2010) – During Tuesday's West Virginia Lottery Commission meeting, the lottery’s chief financial officer Jim Toney said that with two months remaining in the 2009-10 budget year, total Lottery revenues of.......................Subscribers

Lottery Hopes for Decision On Building Within Weeks
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 19, 2010) - The West Virginia Lottery Commission hopes to wrap up negotiations to buy the City Center West building within the next few weeks............Subscribers

Lottery Transfer Down
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 3, 2010) - Thanks to income tax filings, April is the largest tax collection month of the year, and this year brought in a total of $454.4 million, still $29.3 million below estimates for the month.............Subscribers

Lottery Office Location Update
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 30, 2010) - Local news reported West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave as saying negotiations continue on the Lottery's offer to purchase the City Center West office tower for the Lottery and other state agencies.....................Subscribers

Video Lottery Licences Bill Up-Date
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 30, 2010) - Lottery Director John Musgrave is reported by west Virginia’s Saturday Mail Gazette as saying that  he has had no word from Governor Joe Manchin on whether Manchin will put a bill to change the re-bidding process for the ten (10) year limited video lottery licenses on the May special session agenda.................Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Revenues Beat Projections, But Still Lower Than '09
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 30, 2010) – According to loacl news reports the West Virginia Lottery beat revenue projections in several categories in March but sales were lower than in the same period in 2009.......................Subscribers

Governor Appoints Two to West Virginia Lottery Commission
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 14, 2010) – Former West Virginia State Police Superintendent David L. Lemmon and Lewisburg CPA Douglas A. Bicksler have been appointed by Governor Joe Manchin to the seven-member West Virginia Lottery Commission....................Subscribers

Stone & Thomas Building Suggested as Home for Lottery
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 10, 2010) – Reports that when Charleston real estate broker David Sadd heard the State Lottery Commission was looking for a new headquarters building in downtown Charleston, Sadd called developer Bill Ellis with a question: Why not the former Stone & Thomas department store?.................Subscribers

Gambling Revenues in West Virginia Should Get a Boost Next Budget Year When New Gambling Operations Open
State Lottery Director John Musgrave was reported as saying it appears the new casino at The Greenbrier could open in early June while table games at the racetrack in Charles Town could be ready by early July......................Subscribers

Lottery Revenues Buried in February Snow
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 31, 2010) - The rough weather of February took its toll on gambling revenues in the state of West Virginia................................Subscribers

West Virginia Gambling Parlors to Get Tax Law Reminder
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 29, 2010) – As reported today the West Virginia Lottery Commission plans to remind video gambling parlors that they must comply with federal tax law regarding customers' winnings.................Subscribers

Video Lottery Operators, Retailers Work on Re-Bid Compromise
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 24, 2010) -- With the demise of a bill to change how the state's 10-year limited video lottery licenses will be re-bid next year, bar owners, machine distributors and government officials met Wednesday to try to come up with a compromise that lawmakers could vote on later this year..................Subscribers

Advertising Firm Charles Ryan Sues State Over Lottery Contract
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 17, 2010) – As reported today that a Charleston-based advertising firm has sued the Purchasing Division of the state Department of Administration, alleging that the agency wrongly awarded the $1 million-a-year advertising and marketing contract for the state Lottery Commission to an out-of-state vendor.........................Subscribers

Columbus Advertising Agency Fahlgren Nabs West Virginia Lottery Contract
COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 2, 2010) – According to local media reports Columbus advertising agency Fahlgren Inc. this week announced it successfully bid to become the agency of record for the West Virginia Lottery, a deal that will put the company in charge of launching a marketing campaign.....................Subscribers

Building Owner Says State Lottery Offer Not Enough
Lottery Commission Wants Building, But Owner Reportedly Looking For Private Tenant
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 3, 2010) - West Virginia Lottery Commission officials are optimistic that their nearly decade-long search for new headquarters is nearing an end, but the prospective seller is not enthusiastic about what's on the table......................Subscribers

Lottery Has $70 Million in the Kitty For New Headquarters
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 29, 2010) - Reports that according to agency financial records, in just four years the state Lottery Commission has amassed $68.8 million to purchase a building, or construct a facility for its new headquarters......................Subscribers

Lottery Offer Comes Up Short for Office Tower
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 24, 2010) – Reports that according to state and local officials familiar with the negotiations, the state's offer to purchase the City Center West office tower for the Lottery Commission is significantly short of the owner's asking price......................Subscribers

State Eyeing New Home For Lottery
West Virginia Lottery Looking at New High-Rise Office
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 24, 2010) -- It was reported today that the West Virginia Lottery is in the market again for a new Charleston home....................Subscribers

Lottery Move Dropped From Tech Park Deal
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 16, 2010) -- Governor Joe Manchin withdrew plans to move the West Virginia Lottery Commission to the South Charleston Technology Park today..................Subscribers

Governor Accepts Dow Deal with One Condition
A State Agency can be Successfully Established at the Property
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 10, 2010) - Governor Joe Manchin has penned a letter saying the state will accept Dow Chemical's offered donation of the technology park in South Charleston, but there's a catch.........................Subscribers

Lottery Chief Predicts Revenue Will Level Off
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 8, 2010) -.After three consecutive years of declining revenues, West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave said he believes state Lottery revenues will level off in future years -- despite a weak economy and increased competition from neighbouring states.................Subscribers

Galaxy Gaming Approved to Install Its Table Game Products in West Virginia
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (January 21, 2010) -- Galaxy Gaming, Inc. (OTCBB:GLXZ), announced today that it has received a gaming license from the West Virginia Lottery Commission permitting the Company to install its table game products and systems into West Virginia casinos................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Considers Move to South Charleston
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (January 21, 2010) - The West Virginia Lottery Commission is considering a move to the South Charleston Technology Park..................Subscribers

Megamillions Coming To West Virginia; Sales Begin January, 31
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (January 21, 2010) - West Virginia Lottery players will have a chance to play another multi-state lottery game that generates huge jackpots, when lottery outlets across the state begin selling MegaMillions tickets on January 31, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave. ......................Subscribers

State Grapples with Declining Lottery Revenue
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (January 4, 2010) - It was reported today that West Virginia Lottery revenue has peaked........................Subscribers

Recession Hits Lottery; Revenue Down $10 Million
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (December 15, 2009) - Lottery revenues continued to slide in November, as the economic recession has taken its toll at the state's racetracks and on sales of traditional Lottery games....................Subscribers

Lottery Celebrates 24th Anniversary With Wheel of Fortune© Drawings
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (December 2, 2009) - The West Virginia Lottery will kick off its 24th anniversary Jan. 9 by offering players five monthly $10,000 prizes, a $250,000 grand prize, and two trips to Hollywood for Wheel of Fortune© auditions, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave.....................Subscribers

Not Just Millions, It Could Be Megamillions
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (November 2, 2009) - State Lottery Director John Musgrave reportedly says he believes offering the MEGA Millions lottery in West Virginia would build the state lottery's customer base.................Subscribers

Recession Continues to Hurt Lottery Revenues
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (October 28, 2009) -- Reports indicate today that the Lottery Commission learned on Wednesday that the lingering effects of the recession are continuing to impact state Lottery's revenues......................Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Ad To Connect
CHARLESTON, west Virginia (October 22, 2009) - The West Virginia Lottery Commission is running a television advertisement that tries to connect the lottery to West Virginia University and its football program..................Subscribers

Lottery Receives NASPL Awards
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (October 16, 2009) - West Virginia Lottery won three prestigious awards at the North American Association of State & Provincial Lotteries (NASPL)convention held last week in Oklahoma........................Subscribers

Verizon To Credit State For Outage
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (October 8, 2009) - The West Virginia Lottery has received notification that Verizon will credit the state $57,655 because of an April 29 communications system outage that affected 689 lottery retailers for 21 1/2 hours...................Subscribers

Virginia Lottery Commission Abandons Plans For Construction Of Office Tower
LINCOLN, West Virginia (October 8, 2009) - Last week, the West Virginia Lottery Commission decided to abandon its plans for construction of a $60 million, seven-story office tower in the Capitol Complex in Charleston because of declining revenues from state lottery operations..................Subscribers

Plans for Seven-Story Office Tower to House Lottery and Other Govt. Departments Scrapped
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (September 29, 2009) – Plans for construction of a $60 million, seven-story office tower at the Capitol complex have been scrapped, the victim of the weak economy and sagging state Lottery revenues..................Subscribers

State Fair Sales Break Last Year's Record
More Than a Quarter Of A Million Dollars In Prizes Claimed
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (September 1, 2009) - Lottery sales at the West Virginia State Fair broke last year’s record by 10 percent, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave. He said instant ticket sales were nearly 7 percent higher than last year......................Subscribers

Lottery to Develop RFP for A Paperless Enterprise Content Management System
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 23, 2009) - Other business discussed by the West Virginia Lottery Commission at its meeting on Wednesday included approval of a request for proposal (RFP) to be developed for a paperless Enterprise Content Management System...................Subscribers

Lottery Sales Nearly $1.5 Billion; $20.4 Million Ahead Of Projections
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 22, 2009) - The West Virginia Lottery ended Fiscal Year 2009 on June 30, with sales of $1.493 billion, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave...............Subscribers

Lottery Takes delivery of New Custom Made Unit to Sell Full Array of Products at Festivals
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 22, 2009) -- After 11 years of wear and tear on its mobile retail unit, the West Virginia Lottery has purchased a new custom-made trailer for about $35,000 from an Ohio company..................Subscribers

Lottery Pleased With New System
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (July 8, 2009) -- The West Virginia Lottery's conversion from a gaming system provided by Scientific Games Corp. to a system provided by rival GTECH Corp. was "rather painless,"...................Subscribers

Budget Reports Lottery on Track to Meet or Slightly Exceed Estimated Annual Sales
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 1, 2009) -- West Virginia ended its budget year with a trio of positive signs for the state government’s finances. But the recession and other factors overshadow each of these fiscal indicators..................Subscribers

Lottery May Seek Funds For Outages: In April, a Problem with Verizon's Phone Line Caused Outage for 900 Retailers Over Two Days
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (June 26, 2009) – According to news reports West Virginia Lottery Attorney John Melton said Lottery Director John Musgrave is looking into whether the agency can recoup the profit it lost during two recent communications system outages...................Subscribers

Lottery Plans Conversion to GTECH; Sales Interruption Beginning AT 12:01 AM Sunday
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (June 25, 2009) - In order to complete conversion with GTECH, the West Virginia Lottery’s new gaming system vendor, lottery sales will be stopped at 12:01 AM Sunday, June 28 and resume at noon, according to Lottery Director John Musgrave. .......................Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Revenues Rose Four Percent in March, Weather, Not Economy, Credited For Increase
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (May 4, 2009) -- West Virginia Lottery revenues rose four (4%) percent in March, something Lottery Director John Musgrave attributes more to good weather than to an improving economy....................Subscribers

West Virginia's Lottery Service Restored After Outage
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 30, 2009) -- West Virginia's lottery terminals are all back in working order after a phone company outage in Pennsylvania shut down roughly 700.................Subscribers

Phone Outage Results in Lost WVa Lottery Sales
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (April 29, 2009) -- A state Lottery Commission spokeswoman is reported as saying a phone company outage has left about 700 West Virginia Lottery retail locations unable to process Powerball and other online sales...................Subscribers

W.Va. Racetrack Video Lottery is Hurting in the Face of Competition
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (March 13, 2009) – Lottery Commission Director John Musgrave recently told lawmakers that racetrack video lottery is hurting in the face of competition from Pennsylvania and the weak economy................Subscribers

First Public Hearing on Limited Video Lottery Held
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (February 9, 2009) -- The first public meeting for comments on the State Lottery Commission’s rebidding of limited video lottery terminal permits was held today before a select panel appointed by Gov. Joe Manchin..................Subscribers

West Virginia Lottery Revenue Continues to Decline
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (February 3, 2009) – According to local media reports West Virginia gamblers continue to cut back on their lottery spending...................Subscribers

Bill to Establish Gaming Commission Moves Forward
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia (January 28, 2009) -- Consolidation could be in order for state boards that oversee various gaming operations in West Virginia, according to Delegate Jim Morgan, chairman of the House of Delegates' Government Organization Committee............Subscribers

First Regional Public Meeting Scheduled Before Special Panel Looking Into Limited Video Lottery -- Whether To Advise Legislative Changes In 2011
WEST VIRGINIA, USA (January 22, 2009) -- Under provisions of W.Va. Code §29-22B-1107(r), the State Lottery Commission is to provide for the rebidding of limited video lottery terminal permits for the ten-year term commencing July 1, 2011.................Subscribers

Court Revives West Virginia Video Lottery Ad Rules
RICHMOND, Virginia (January 13, 2009) – According to local media reports a federal appeals court in Virginia has revived West Virginia's restrictions on video lottery advertising..................Subscribers

Gambling Oversight Merger Urged
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (January 13, 2009) -- Consolidating agencies that regulate the state Lottery, horse and dog racing, bingo, raffles and boxing into a single Gaming Commission could save the state nearly $1 million a year in salaries, a state official told lawmakers Monday..................Subscribers