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Ohio Lotteries

History of the Ohio Lottery

1971 -- Ohio State Senator Ron Mottl spearheaded a campaign to create a lottery in Ohio.

1973 -- State Issue 1, the creation of the Ohio Lottery Commission, was approved by voters by better than a 2 - 1 margin.

1974 -- The Lottery's first game, Buckeye 300, went on sale in August.  Omar Watts was the first Ohio Lottery millionaire.

The Lottery Commission originally had a five-member board, who oversaw all Lottery operations, but now has a nine-member Commission that serves in an advisory capacity.

1983 -- The Ohio Legislature, in July, earmarked Lottery profits to Education.

1987 -- Voters approved a constitutional amendment to permanentally earmark Lottery profits to education in November.

1988 -- House Bill 789 was passed in March, creating the Lottery Profits Education Fund.   This allowed for a clear separation of Lottery revenue from the State's General Revenue fund.

1998 -- The Lottery transferred a record $723 million to the Lottery Profits Education Fund (FY '98).

Since the Lottery's inception in 1974, the Lottery has contributed more than $9 billion to education in Ohio. While this is a significant amount of money, the State of Ohio has more than 600 school districts and the statewide education budget in Fiscal Year 1998 was $11.3 billion, according to the Ohio Department of Education.

All Lottery profits are earmarked for education by the Ohio Constitution, but Lottery profits alone cannot support Ohio’s schools. For this reason, the Ohio Lottery urges Ohioans to learn about the schools’ needs and get involved.

Lottery Games Played in Ohio

The Ohio Lottery has lots of ways to play: Mega Millions as well as our daily Pick 3 and Pick 4 games and Buckeye 5.  Follow the links below for more information about Ohio games

Ohio Classic Lotto

• 6 numbers 1 to 49
• Monday, Wednesday and Saturday

• Each wager costs $1
• Choose 6 out of 49 numbers
• Players may select their own numbers or use the Auto Pick feature

• Players may give their numbers to the retailer or may place their wagers by using a bet card

• There are 10 play areas and 10 Auto Picks per bet card
• Players may wager for up to 10 consecutive draws
• Drawings are Monday,Wednesday and Saturday evenings
• Monday and Wednesday drawings are held at 7:29pm
• Saturday drawings will occur during the Make Me Famous, Make Me Rich™ television show
  
  The Classic Lotto™ jackpot prize award is a 30 year annuity prize, although winners may choose the Cash Option at the time of claiming the winning Classic Lotto™ jackpot prize award.

Rolling Cash 5

• 5 numbers 1 to 39
• daily

Jackpots start at $100,00 and roll until a winner is drawn.

Ohio Pick-3 and Ohio Midday Pick-3

Ohio Pick-4 and Ohio Midday Pick-4

Mega Millions

Mega Millions is a Multi State Game and is played by selecting 5 numbers from a pool of 56 and 1 bonus number from a pool of 1 to 46.

About the Ohio Lottery

The Ohio Lottery was established pursuant to the Ohio Constitution, Article XV, Section 6, which reads in pertinent part as follows: The General Assembly may authorize an agency of the state to conduct lotteries, to sell rights to participate therein, and to award prizes by chance to participants, provided that the entire net proceeds of any such lottery are paid into a fund of the state treasury that shall consist solely of such proceeds and shall be used solely for the support of elementary, secondary, vocational, and special education programs as determined in appropriations made by the General Assembly.

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3770.06 (B), the Director of Budget and Management Certifies the transfers to the Lottery Profits for Education Fund.

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Accounting Systems and Policy
The Ohio Lottery Commission operates three enterprise funds, which are administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Lottery manages the following funds:

• Operating Fund -- Revenues for this fund are provided primarily from ticket sales. Expenses of this fund represent primarily prize expenses, operating expenses and payments to the State education system.
• Deferred Prizes Trust Fund -- Revenues for this fund are provided through cash transfers from the Lottery Operating Fund for the purpose of providing investment principal for funding long-term prize obligations.

Budgetary Control
Budgetary control for all state agencies is maintained through legislative appropriations and the executive branch allotment. The appropriation and the amount expended for the Lottery Operating Fund and Deferred Prizes Fund are monitored by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management. The Finance Division monitors all accounts in conjunction with the State of Ohio Central Accounting System.
 

Integrity
Since the Lottery manages a valuable ticket inventory and controls the disbursement of prizes, the following steps have been taken to ensure that operations remain honest and secure:

• Hiring specialized security and law enforcement staff.
• Maintaining secure Lottery facilities.
• Performing background checks on retailers, contractors and Lottery employees.
• Printing Lottery tickets with special paper, inks, dyes and security codes.
• Establishing and executing detailed procedures for all game drawings.

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