Over the 16- year history of the Florida Lottery, both goals have been accomplished.ĭriven by the legislative mandate for tickets to go on sale by January 18, 1988, the Lottery's 'start-up' was a yearĭynamic activity: Rebecca Paul was appointed as the Lottery's first permanent Secretary employees were hired vendorsįor On-line and Scratch-Off games were contracted retailers were recruited, vetted and trained tickets dispensers and lottery Revenues to education to allow the people of Florida to benefit from significant additional monies while providing the best
Governor Bob Martinez and the Florida Legislature established just such an education lottery and dedicated it to “maximize Voters authorized a lottery that would use all its proceeds to enhance public education in Florida. The Florida Lottery was created in 1986 through a constitutional amendment voters enacted by a two-to-one margin.
