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Florida: Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Florida runs a state lottery, selling tickets since 1988, whose net proceeds support public education.
Ticket sales began on January 12, 1988, with the first scratch-off game. By law, net proceeds are to support improvements in public education and are not supposed to replace existing school funding. Florida added Powerball in 2009 and Mega Millions in 2013.
What the law says
That the net proceeds of lottery games conducted pursuant to this act be used to support improvements in public education and that such proceeds not be used as a substitute for existing resources for public education.
Sources
- Fla. Stat. § 24.102 (purpose and intent) Official · leg.state.fl.us
- Florida Lottery: About Official · floridalottery.com
- Fla. Const. art. X, § 15 (state lotteries) Official · flsenate.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Florida Lottery
- Phone
- 850-487-7787
- Website
- floridalottery.com