District of Columbia
Major events in D.C. gaming history
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1982 |
The D.C. Lottery begins ticket sales The D.C. Lottery begins licensing charitable organizations for bingo and raffles |
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1987 |
The Lottery is one of the founding members of the Multi-State Lottery Association |
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1988 |
The first MUSL game, Lotto America, is launched in February Monte Carlo nights are authorized for eligible fundraising organizations |
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1992 |
Powerball replaces Lotto America |
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2003 |
D.C. Keno is launched |
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2010 |
The Lottery begins selling Mega Millions on January 31 as the cross-selling of Powerball and Mega Millions begins across the country |
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2014 |
The Lottery launches MONOPOLY Millionaires' Club with 22 other lotteries on October 19; the game was discontinued in December |
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2015 |
The Lottery launches the multi-state game Lucky for Life in February |
Lottery
The District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board began operations in 1982. The current game offerings include instant tickets, Powerball, Mega Millions, Hot Lotto, Lucky for Life, DC-3, DC-4, DC-5, Race2Riches, D.C. Keno, Fast Play (instant play style games generated through the lottery’s terminal system) and Tap-N-Play (instant play style games on player-activated terminals).
Lottery profits are sent to the District’s General Fund to use as needed.
D.C. Lottery & Charitable Games Control Board
2101 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., S.E.
Washington, DC 20020
Phone (202) 645-7900
Charitable gaming
Bingo, raffles and Monte Carlo nights are authorized for non-profit and charitable organizations.
D.C. Lottery & Charitable Games Control Board
2101 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., S.E.
Washington, DC 20020
Phone (202) 645-7900
Last updated on June 19, 2016