Kentucky · KY · Money & taxes
Kentucky: Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Kentucky runs a state lottery through the Kentucky Lottery Corporation, created by state law in 1988.
A 1988 law created the state lottery and the Kentucky Lottery Corporation, a public corporation that runs it. The lottery says its proceeds fund college scholarship and grant programs, including the KEES Scholarship. Powerball and Mega Millions are sold.
What the law says
There is hereby created and established a state lottery which shall be administered by an independent, de jure municipal corporation and political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Kentucky which shall be a public body corporate and politic to be known as the Kentucky Lottery Corporation.
Sources
- KRS 154A.020 Official · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- Kentucky Lottery: About Us Official · kylottery.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Kentucky Lottery Corporation
- Phone
- 877-789-4532
- Website
- kylottery.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.
- Indiana Has a state lotteryIndiana runs a state lottery, the Hoosier Lottery, which has operated since 1989.
- Missouri Has a state lotteryYes. Missouri runs a state lottery, created in 1985 under the state constitution, with proceeds going to public education.
- Ohio Has a state lotteryOhio has a state lottery, authorized by the Ohio Constitution and run by the Ohio Lottery Commission.
- Tennessee Has a state lotteryYes. Tennessee runs a state lottery through the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation.
- Virginia Has a state lotteryYes. Virginia has a state lottery run by the Commonwealth through the Virginia Lottery.
- West Virginia Has a state lotteryYes. West Virginia has a state-operated lottery run by the State Lottery Commission.