https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/94025 Lottery Post Forum Topic: History of Lotteries en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/94025 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/94025 Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:32:12 GMT teaparty Although the Louisiana Lottery Corporation has been around since 1991, one look at its history shows that it's really a new kid on the lottery block. The roots of today's lotteries can be traced as far back as the Roman Empire, where emperors gave gifts to party guests through a type of lottery system.As time moved on, the lottery games we know today began to take shape. The first-recorded lotto game started in the Italian Republic of Genoa during the 16th century. Drawings were held yearly to c... [ More ]

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