https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/148467 Lottery Post Forum Topic: Lotto History en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/148467/746679 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/148467/746679 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:10:58 GMT CCHS13 Appreciate the info Coin Toss, this is good to know

dont think Illinois started ours until the 1970's

]]> CCHS13 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/148467 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/148467 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:58:09 GMT Coin Toss From the Missouri lottery website:

The first lottery with cash prizes dates back to 1490, two years before Columbus set sail. Lotteries were authorized to raise money for the colonial army. In addition, a lottery helped put a roof on the United States Capitol. Lotteries also helped build educational institutions like Harvard, Yale and Princeton universities.

It wasn t until 1964 that the modern lottery era began in New Hampshire, and since that time, lotteries have brough... [ More ]

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