https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/168893 Lottery Post Forum Topic: 50th anniversary of Sydney Opera House Lottery en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/168893/962744 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/168893/962744 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:13:25 GMT myturn The New South Wales lottery is an example of how lotteries can benefit the public good. The first lottery was started, after stiff opposition from anti-gambling groups, during the depression to raise funds for public hospitals.

It has often been stated that Australians will gable on anything, even two flies going up a wall. The NSW government of the day took a sensible approach, and harnessed the revenue for the public good. Prohibition just drives the issue, and the revenue, undergroun... [ More ]

]]> myturn https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/168893 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/168893 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:01:14 GMT myturn The lottery went on sale in November 1957 to help raise money for the construction of Sydney Opera House.

Tickets were 5 each with a first prize of 100,000.

By the time the last draw was conducted in September 1986, the Opera House Lottery raised over $100 million towards the $102 million final cost of the Opera House, which was formally completed in 1973.

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