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West Virginia Lottery |
Address:
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900 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. CHARLESTON, WEST
VIRGINIA 25302 |
Internet: |
www.wvlottery.com |
E-mail Address: |
mail@wvlottery.com |
Phone: |
(304) 558-0500 |
Fax: |
(304) 558-2555 |
Population: |
1,819,777 U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
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Lottery Director: |
Alan Larrick |
Year Lottery Founded: |
1986 |
Sales FY 2015: Sales FY
20156 |
$1,164,003,996 $1,136,635,699 |
Number of Employees: |
102 |
Retailers: |
1,469 |
Instant Ticket Vendor: |
GTECH |
On-line Vendor: |
GTECH |
VLT(s) |
Aristocrat,
IGT, Spielo, Summit, WMS, Bally,
Konami, Scientific Games. |
Advertising: |
Fahlgren Inc. |
Games Offered: |
Powerball, Mega Millions, Hot Lotto, Daily 3, Daily 4,
Cash 25, Keno, Instant Games. |
Beneficiaries: |
Education, Senior Citizens and Tourism |
Jurisdiction: |
State of West Virginia |
West Virginia voters approved a
constitutional amendment authorizing a state lottery in November 1984. The West
Virginia Lottery began ticket sales with an instant game on January 9, 1986.
The game was so successful that sales reached $53 million after just six
months The Lotterys first draw game, Lotto 6/36, was introduced in
November 1986. It was followed in short order by Daily 3 and Daily 4 in
February 1987. The multistate Lotto*America joined the mix in 1988, replacing
the states own lotto game. Fast-draw keno made its debut as Travel in
1992. The current draw games offered by the West Virginia Lottery include
Powerball, Mega Millions, Hot Lotto Sizzler, Cash 25, Daily 3 and Daily 4.
Fast-draw keno is also offered at select locations A sneak peak at the West
Virginia Lotterys future came in 1990, when a limited test of video
lottery terminals began at Mountaineer Park, one of the states four
racetracks. They were successful enough that the program was expanded in 1994
with the Racetrack Video Lottery Act, subject to local voter approval. Three
tracks were up and running with VLTs in 1994 after voters gave their ok; the
fourth, Charles Town, installed VLTs in 1997 VLTs were expanded outside
racetracks in late 2001 after the legislature outlawed gray machines, which had
expanded exponentially over the years providing no revenue to the state. The
limited video lottery program essentially replaced those machines
with up to 9,000 VLTs in bars and clubs licensed by the Lottery. In response
to increasing competition outside its borders, the legislature authorized table
games at the racetracks in 2007, again subject to local approval. All four
tracks currently offer the games in addition to VLTs. The West Virginia Lottery
was the first American lottery to run table games in addition to gaming
machines. The Lottery also oversees a limited number of casino games at the
Greenbrier Resort; the games began there in 2009. Originally, Lottery
profits were transferred to the states General Fund. In 1989, lawmakers
dedicated lottery profits to programs benefitting education, senior citizens,
and tourism. Millions of dollars have since been provided for elementary,
secondary, and higher education, including PROMISE scholarships. Matching funds
for Medicaid as well as the costs of in home health care and senior support
services are also funded from lottery revenue. In addition, lottery funds
support the states toll-free tourist information number and the
cooperative tourism advertising grants.
News
Archive |
November 12, 2020 |
West Virginia Lottery
Director Appointed Chairman of Lotto America Product Group |
October 20, 2020 |
WV Lottery Sets Dates
for 10-Year Re-bid of Limited Video Lottery Permits |
Sept 1, 2020 |
West Virginia Lottery
Earns Excellence in Financial Reporting Award for 23rd Straight
Year |
July 22, 2020 |
WV Lottery Fails to Attract
$1 Billion in Overall Sales for the First Time in 18 Years |
July 20, 2020 |
The All-New Keno Go Game
Available State-Wide on July 19 |
October 23, 2019 |
West Virginia Lottery
Rolls Out Games at Walmart Stores |
August 2, 2019 |
West Virginia Lottery
Earns Excellence in Financial Reporting Award for 22nd Year in a
Row |
July 24, 2019 |
West Virginia Lottery Sales
Top $1 Billion Again |
April 24, 2019 |
Year-on-Year the WV
Lottery is Up $40.56 Million Compared with the Corresponding Period in
2018 |
March 22, 2019 |
West Virginia Attorney
General Leads Coalition to Protect State Lotteries |
February 26, 2019 |
Brown Giordano Named
Deputy Director of Marketing |
February 20, 2019 |
Lottery Favours
Satellite Casinos Bill as Way to Maintain Gaming Revenue |
January 23, 2019 |
Lottery Director Says
State Revenues from Sports Betting Still Too Early to Predict |
January 12, 2019 |
Lottery Director Not
Backing Online Gaming Law This Session |
News Archive for CL2018 |
November 28, 2018 |
Enormous Jackpots Fuel
Surge in October West Virginia Lottery Revenue |
September 22, 2018 |
Governor Addressed
Media Articles Concerning Lottery Commission |
September 18, 2018 |
Governor Justice
Appoints John Myers as Director of the West Virginia Lottery |
September 17, 2018 |
Lawmakers Question
Lotterys Position on Sports Betting |
August 31, 2018 |
WV Governor Announces
Larrick Has Stepped Down as Lottery Director; Names Buffington as Acting
Director |
August 27, 2018 |
Rhode Island and West
Virginia Lotteries Opt for International Game Technologys Sports Betting
Platform |
July 26, 2018 |
WV Lottery Revenue Tops $1
Billion for FY2017-18 |
July 12, 2018 |
West Virginia Lottery
Hoping to Have Sports Betting Up and Running by Sept. 1 |
July 12, 2018 |
Lottery Releases Emergency
Rules for Sports Betting |
June 29, 2018 |
Lottery Continues Work on
Rules for Sports Betting |
June 21, 2018 |
West Virginia Lottery
Commission Sets Sports Betting Rules |
April 25, 2018 |
WV Lottery Tickets and
Online Games Are Booming; Achieve Eight Percent Upswing in Year-to-Date
Revenue |
January 31, 2018 |
West Virginia Lottery
Commission Assists in Crafting Sports Betting Bill |
December 20, 2017 |
WV Lottery Revenues Slightly Down
in November |
News
Archive for CL2017 |
November 15, 2017 |
WV Lotterys
October Revenue of $87.2 Million is Down Less than One Percent from the Same
Period in 2016 |
October 26, 2017 |
WV Lottery Revenue
Decline Shows Signs of Slowing |
August 31, 2017 |
West Virginia Lottery
Signs Seven-Year Contract with IGT |
August 30, 2017 |
Budget Woes Continue,
Gross Lottery Revenues Down Nearly 7 Percent, from July 2016 |
June 19, 2017 |
WV Lottery Revenue Expected
to Top $1 Billion Despite Slow Pace |
April 11, 2017 |
WV Lottery Director to
Step Away from His Law Firm for the Term of His Tenure to Avoid Any Conflict
Issues |
February 5, 2017 |
West Virginian Lawmaker
Pushing for More Video Lottery Machines |
January 29, 2017 |
Expansion of Casino
Gaming in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland Has Negatively Affected West Virginia
Profits |
January 15, 2017 |
Governor-elect Appoints
West Virginia Lottery Director |
January 14, 2017 |
West Virginia
Governor-Elect Announced the Acting Director of the State Lottery Will Lead the
state Department of Administration |
January 9, 2017 |
West Virginia Lottery
Celebrating 31 Years |
January 9, 2017 |
West Virginia Lawsuit
Claims Smoking Ban Exceeds Health Department Powers |
News
Archive for CL2016 |
December 15, 2016 |
WV Lottery Officials
Ponder Impact of New D.C. Casino on Falling Lotto Profits |
October 20, 2016 |
Moody's Assign A1 to West
Virginia SBA's $20.9M Lottery Capital Improvement Rev. Bonds, Ser.
2016B |
September 22, 2016 |
WV Lottery Revenue
Continued an Ongoing Decline in August |
August 23, 2016 |
Large Powerball and
MegaMillions Jackpots Push West Virginia Lottery Revenues Up |
August 19, 2016 |
State Officials Must
Find Additional Revenue Sources to Offset Gambling Revenue
Losses |
July 29, 2016 |
Video Lottery Decline at
the States Four Racetrack Casinos Drag WV Lottery Revenues Down $27
Million |
July 12, 2016 |
Gambling in Bordering
States Has West Virginia Lottery Officials Concerned About Dwindling
Revenue |
July 11, 2016 |
Attorney General Says
Fantasy Sports Betting is Legal in WV |
June 25, 2016 |
West Virginia Lottery
Revenues Top the $1 Billion Mark for the 14th Consecutive Year |
May 20, 2016 |
Call to Amend Limited
Video Lottery Bill |
April 5, 2016 |
Daily3 Players Have Record
Setting Day |
April 1, 2016 |
Governor Vetoes Lottery
Winners Anonymity Bill |
March 23, 2016 |
Lottery Anonymity Bill
Awaiting Action from Governor |
March 1, 2016 |
Lottery Officials Oppose
HB 4505 (Winner Anonymity Bill) |
January 20, 2016 |
West Virginia Lottery
Names Deputy Director of Marketing |
January 3, 2016 |
LVL Proposal Would Increase
the Maximum Number of Lottery Machines Allowed at Selected
Venues |

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