Since its inception, the Lottery has generated over $4.6 billion in ticket sales. It's the mission of the Louisiana Lottery to generate the maximum revenue for the state of Louisiana while upholding the highest standards of integrity and public trust.
The Lottery offers two
types of games, scratch-offs and draw-style. Scratch-off or instant
tickets require players to scratch off a latex surface on the ticket to
find out immediately if they have won. The Lottery introduces about 40
to 50 different scratch-off games each year with varying prices of $1,
$2, $3, $5 and $10. Ticket art, game design and prize structure are
developed by Lottery staff. Tickets are printed by its vendor,
Scientific Games, under exacting quality control and security standards
comparable to those in currency printing. As soon as all of the top
prizes in a scratch-off game have been claimed, the Lottery immediately
begins the process of pulling the game from sale. Games may also be
closed when all of the tickets have been substantially sold or at the
discretion of the Lottery's president. To play draw-style games,
players choose their own numbers or allow the Lottery's computers to
choose their numbers and then wait for a drawing to be held to see if
they have won. The terminals used for draw-style games in retailer
locations are part of a closed communications network provided by
Lottery vendor, GTECH, and cannot be accessed via the Internet. Current
draw-style games include: Lotto, Easy 5, Pick 4, Pick 3 and Powerball,
a multistate game in which Louisiana participates. Louisiana law
requires ticket purchasers to be at least 21 years of age.
