Wyoming · WY · Money & taxes
Wyoming: Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Yes. Wyoming has a state lottery, WyoLotto, run by the Wyoming Lottery Corporation that state law created in 2013.
State law created the Wyoming Lottery Corporation as an instrumentality of the state, and it sells tickets under the WyoLotto name. Powerball and Mega Millions are sold. The pages opened did not say when sales began or where proceeds go.
What the law says
There is created the Wyoming lottery corporation which is a body politic and corporate operating as an instrumentality of the state of Wyoming, with authority to adopt an official seal and to sue and be sued.
Sources
- Wyo. Stat. § 9-17-104 (FindLaw) Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
- WyoLotto: About Us Official · wyolotto.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Wyoming Lottery Corporation (WyoLotto)
- Phone
- 307-432-9300
- Website
- wyolotto.com
How bordering states compare
- Colorado Has a state lotteryColorado runs a state lottery, in operation since 1983, that mainly funds parks, wildlife, open space and school construction.
- Idaho Has a state lotteryIdaho runs a state lottery, allowed by its constitution and operated by the Idaho State Lottery since 1989.
- Montana Has a state lotteryYes. Montana runs a state lottery that voters approved in 1986 and that started selling tickets in 1987.
- 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.
- South Dakota Has a state lotteryYes. South Dakota runs a state lottery through the South Dakota Lottery, a division of the Department of Revenue.
- Utah No state lotteryNo. Utah's constitution bars the Legislature from authorizing any lottery or game of chance.