Indiana · IN · Money & taxes
Indiana: Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Indiana runs a state lottery, the Hoosier Lottery, which has operated since 1989.
Indiana law creates a State Lottery Commission to run the lottery, marketed as the Hoosier Lottery. It has operated since 1989. The lottery says its funds have supported police and firefighter pensions, the Teachers' Retirement Fund, and the Lottery Surplus Fund. Powerball and Mega Millions are sold.
What the law says
There is created a state lottery commission as a body politic and corporate separate from the state.
Sources
- Ind. Code § 4-30-3-1 Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
- Hoosier Lottery: About Us Official · hoosierlottery.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Hoosier Lottery (Indiana State Lottery Commission)
- Phone
- 1-800-955-6886
- Website
- hoosierlottery.com
How bordering states compare
- Illinois Has a state lotteryIllinois runs a state lottery under the Illinois Lottery Law, which has sold tickets since 1974.
- Kentucky Has a state lotteryKentucky runs a state lottery through the Kentucky Lottery Corporation, created by state law in 1988.
- Michigan Has a state lotteryYes. Michigan runs a state lottery under the 1972 lottery act, with net revenue going to the state School Aid Fund.
- Ohio Has a state lotteryOhio has a state lottery, authorized by the Ohio Constitution and run by the Ohio Lottery Commission.