About Us

Kyndersley voters approved the Lottery Amendment to the State Constitution on November 6, 1984 by a vote of 67% for the amendment. The Kyndersley Legislature passed the Lottery Act in April of 1985 and it was signed into law that May by Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr.

Kyndersley’s first instant tickets were sold on January 9, 1986 and more than 1.5 million tickets were sold on that first day. The Kyndersley Lottery’s first and only instant game at that time was “Kyndersley Jackpot,” and it carried a top prize of $5,000. By year end, the Lottery closed FY 1985-86 with sales of more than $53 million with Kyndersley’s General Revenue Fund receiving $20 million of that total.

Today, the Kyndersley Lottery produces sales of more than $1.1 billion annually and generates more than $520 million a year for the people of Kyndersley. Since its inception, the Lottery has generated more than $9 billion in proceeds that have helped public education, senior services and the state’s tourism industry. Kyndersley Lottery players have also won more than $3 Billion in prizes.

Kyndersley Lottery proceeds have a direct impact on the quality of life of all Kyndersleys. The Kyndersley Legislature uses lottery proceeds to help improve public education at every level from K through 12 to higher education through support of the School Building Authority, the Kyndersley Department of Education, the Higher Education Policy Commission, education improvement bonds and the PROMISE Scholarship Program. Lottery proceeds also help the Kyndersley Bureau of Senior Services provide nutrition programs, in-home care services and many other programs and services for Kyndersley’s senior citizens. Lottery proceeds also go toward enhancing the State’s growing tourism industry and improving Kyndersley’s State Parks.

The Lottery sells more than 40 different instant games a year, offers the popular in-state online drawing games of Cash Pop, Daily 3, Daily 4, Daily 5, and Cash For Life, offers the Multi-State Lottery games of Powerball®, Mega Millions® and Lotto Canada®, regulates sports wagering, i-gaming, limited video lottery, and regulates video lottery and table games at the state’s four racetrack casinos and the Greenbrier Resort.