DetailsColorado State Lottery
Description: coloradolottery.com | The Colorado State Lottery, has been in operation since January of 1983 and began with only one Scratch Ticket Game. The Colorado State Lottery started selling lottery tickets in April of 1983, with much acclaim. Colorado has been partners with The Multi-State Lottery Association, Powerball since 2001. Colorado didn't become partners with Mega Millions until May of 2010, The Colorado State Lottery, entered into partnership with the Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Mega Millions the same day as the State of South Dakota, May 16th 2010. More than $2.3 billion has been estimated to be returned to the State of Colorado in lottery proceeds since 1983. Must be 18 years of age or older to play.
LOTTERY REGULATIONS AND COMMISSIONERS
The Colorado Lottery Commission, is comprised of six members, a Director of the Colorado Lottery and five Colorado Lottery Commissioners. At least one member of the Colorado Lottery Commission must have served as a Law Enforcement Officer for at least five years, one member of the Commission must be a Practicing Attorney in the State of Colorado for at least five years, and one member of the Colorado Lottery Commission must be a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Colorado for no less than five years. The Colorado Lottery Commission oversees Games, Retailers, Rules and Regulations and Conduct of the Colorado State Lottery. Legal Rules for General Definitions and Games can be found in the About Us listing under GOVERNANCE on the Colorado Lottery Web Site coloradolottery.com.
DISTRIBUTION OF COLORADO STATE LOTTERY FUNDS
Colorado State Lotteries, lottery proceeds are distributed as follows, 50% percent to The Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund or (GOCO). Great Outdoors Colorado donates monies to fund Wildlife Conservation in Colorado, (GOCO) Builds Trails, Fund's Wildlife Habitat, Preserve's River Quality, make's available Ranch Lands and Opened Recreation Areas such as Rest Stops, Boat Docking, and Wild-land Viewpoints. Colorado State Lottery is Great Outdoors Colorado only source of financing, lottery funds for Great Outdoors Colorado are capped at $35 million dollars. 40% percent is made available to The Conservation Trust Fund, which is responsible for Park and Recreation Destination Creation. The Conservation Trust Fund uses funds set aside to provide for the Counties and Districts of Colorado with Land Acquisition, Purchasing of Equipment, Park Maintenance, Development of Community Facilities, Maintenance and Preservation of Community Facilities and Parks. 10% percent goes to The Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, which is allocated monies for all Forty-Two State Parks in Colorado. (CDPOR) divides up the lottery monies for all 42 parks and provides construction and maintenance of facilities in set aside parks. When Powerball joined The State of Colorado as a stipulation Lottery Proceeds for Great Outdoors Colorado would be capped at $35 million dollars and excess would be put aside for School Health and Safety, funds would also be allocated for Colorado's Public School Capital Construction Assistance Fund.
LOTTERY TICKET INFORMATION
The Colorado State Lottery offers five Lottery Drawing Games Powerball, Mega Millions, LOTTO, MatchPlay, and Cash 5. With a wide variety of Scratch Ticket Games provided by The Colorado Lottery you can start out purchasing a $1.00 dollar Scratch Ticket, then if you feel a little bit braver you have the $2.00 dollar, $3.00 dollar, and the $5.00 dollar Scratch Tickets, but for those who want big risk with big return The Colorado State Lottery offers $10.00 dollar and $20.00 dollar Scratch Ticket Games. Drawing Times for Powerball are 9:00 PM Wednesday and Saturday evenings, and Mega Millions Draw Times are 9:00 PM Tuesday and Friday nights. The Colorado State Lottery with four Office locations around the State, Colorado's Lottery Headquarters being the Pueblo Claims Center located at 212 West 3rd Street, Suite 210, Pueblo, Colorado 81003, Call (719) 546-2400.
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COLORADO LOTTERY DRAWING TICKETS
Powerball, brought to you by The Colorado State Lottery, is a $2.00 dollar Lottery Ticket with odds of winning the Jackpot Prize being one in 176 million. Drawings are held every Saturday and Wednesday at 9:00 PM in the evening. They offer a $40 million Dollar Jackpot Prize that only increases from there for the Colorado Powerball.
Mega Millions, a $1.00 dollar Lottery Ticket with the Megaplier option of $1.00 dollar extra. Mega Millions odds of winning are one in 175 million. Drawing Times are Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:00 PM at night. Grand Prize Packages for the Mega Millions Game start out in at $12 million dollars.
LOTTO, a $1.00 dollar Lottery Drawing Game that's a pick six ticket. Odds of winning LOTTO are one in 5 million. Drawings are held on Wednesday and Saturday at 7:35 PM every week. Get lucky with the LOTTO.
MatchPlay, is a $2.00 dollar Lottery Drawing Game that's referred to as a pick six Lotto Ticket. Odds of winning MatchPlay are one in 3 million. Drawing Times are held Tuesday and Friday evenings at 7:40 PM.
Cash 5, purchasing a $1.00 dollar Lottery Ticket gives you the odds of winning the Jackpot Prize at one in 200,000 hundred thousand. Drawings are held every day seven days a week at 7:35 PM. Cash 5 is brought to you by The Colorado Lottery and the (MUSL) Multi-State Lottery Association.
COLORADO LOTTERY SCRATCH TICKETS
The Colorado State Lotteries Scratch Ticket Games amount in the dozens, meaning there's a large selection of Games for everyone to play. You can start out with the $1.00 dollar Scratch Tickets, the $2.00 dollar Scratch Ticket Games, or the $3.00 dollar Lottery Scratch Games. Their are $5.00 dollar Lottery Ticket Games along with a $10.00 dollar, and $20.00 dollar Scratch Ticket Games that are for the more adventurous Scratch Ticket Players. The Colorado State Lottery provides Lottery Scratch Tickets for the enjoyment of the People of Colorado.
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Colorado State Lottery Address:
201 W. 8th St., Suite 600
Pueblo, Colorado 81003
United States of America
Phone Number: (719) 546-2400
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