Vermont · VT · Money & taxes
Vermont: Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Yes. Vermont runs a state lottery under its Board of Liquor and Lottery.
State law directs the Board of Liquor and Lottery to set rules for running the State Lottery. The law dates to 1977. The Vermont Lottery says all its profits go to the Vermont Education Fund. Powerball and Mega Millions are sold.
What the law says
The Board of Liquor and Lottery shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, governing the establishment and operation of the State Lottery.
Sources
- 31 V.S.A. § 651 Official · legislature.vermont.gov
- 31 V.S.A. § 654 (interstate lottery) Official · legislature.vermont.gov
- Vermont Lottery: Giving Back Official · vtlottery.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Vermont Lottery (Department of Liquor and Lottery)
- Phone
- (802) 479-5686
- Website
- vtlottery.com
How bordering states compare
- Massachusetts Has a state lotteryYes. Massachusetts runs a state lottery through the State Lottery Commission in the state treasurer's office.
- New Hampshire Has a state lotteryYes. New Hampshire runs the oldest legal state lottery in the US, which began selling tickets in March 1964.
- New York Has a state lotteryNew York has a state lottery, created after voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1966.