Colorado: Does the state have a lottery?
Colorado runs a state lottery, in operation since 1983, that mainly funds parks, wildlife, open space and school construction.
The state lottery division is part of the Colorado Department of Revenue and is based in Pueblo. By statute, 40 percent of net proceeds go to the Conservation Trust Fund, with other shares going to state parks and wildlife, outdoor equity and public school construction. The lottery sells Powerball and Mega Millions as well as scratch games.
What the law says
There is hereby created, within the department, the state lottery division, the head of which is the director of the state lottery division, who shall be appointed and subject to removal by the executive director in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. The state lottery division shall be headquartered in the city of Pueblo in facilities provided at the expense of the lottery division.
Sources
- C.R.S. § 44-40-102 (state lottery division created) Mirror of official text · colorado.public.law
- C.R.S. § 44-40-111 (lottery fund; distribution) Mirror of official text · colorado.public.law
- Colorado Lottery: About Official · coloradolottery.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Colorado Lottery (Colorado Department of Revenue, State Lottery Division)
- Phone
- 1-800-999-2959
- Website
- coloradolottery.com
How bordering states compare
- Arizona Has a state lotteryArizona runs a state lottery overseen by the Arizona State Lottery Commission.
- Kansas Has a state lotteryKansas runs a state lottery, created by the 1987 Kansas Lottery Act after voters approved a constitutional amendment.
- Nebraska Has a state lotteryYes. Nebraska runs a state lottery through the Lottery Division of the Department of Revenue, as allowed by the state constitution.
- New Mexico Has a state lotteryNew Mexico has a state lottery, run by the New Mexico Lottery Authority.
- Oklahoma Has a state lotteryOklahoma has a state lottery, run by the Oklahoma Lottery Commission.
- Utah No state lotteryNo. Utah's constitution bars the Legislature from authorizing any lottery or game of chance.
- Wyoming Has a state lotteryYes. Wyoming has a state lottery, WyoLotto, run by the Wyoming Lottery Corporation that state law created in 2013.