Puerto Rico Lottery
The Puerto Rico Lottery (Lotería de Puerto Rico) was first authorized in 1814 by the King of Spain and was put into law in 1934.[1] It is operated by the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury.[2]
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| Region | Puerto Rico |
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| First draw | 1934 |
| Operator | Puerto Rico Department of Treasury |
| Regulated by | Puerto Rico Department of Treasury |
| Number of games | Lotería Tradicional, Loto Cash(with Multiplicador), Revancha X2, Pega 2, Pega 3, Pega 4, Powerball |
| Website | www |
In 1942, advertisements for the Puerto Rico Lottery published in the “Radio Album” asked people to buy the lottery and that earnings would be used to address the tuberculosis epidemic on the island.[3]
Puerto Rico's lottery includes daily Pega 2, Pega 3, and Pega 4(“Pick 2”, “Pick 3”, and “Pick 4”) games, weekly regular lottery draws on Wednesdays(50 times annually), and two special draws, each prior to Mother's Day and Christmas. The lottery also offers instant scratch-off games, which were introduced in 2010. The lottery uses equipment for the sale of electronic lottery tickets from Scientific Games Corporation.[4]
The Puerto Rico Lottery participates in the Multi-State Lottery Association's Powerball lottery draws since September 28, 2014; they were the last state lottery in the United States to participate in the national draw.
Mega Millions is not currently offered; there are no known plans for the lottery to offer it. Puerto Rico is currently the only lottery jurisdiction to not participate in Mega Millions.
References
Puerto Rico portal
- "Ley Núm. 74 de 2006 -Ley del Programa de Ayuda a Jugadores Compulsivos de Puerto". LexJuris de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- "Loterías de Puerto Rico - Loterías de Puerto Rico". Loterías de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- "Álbum de la radio (1942)". Issuu (in Spanish). p. 44.
- "Loterías de Puerto Rico - Loterías de Puerto Rico". Loterías de Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017.