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Hot Lotto was a multi-state lottery game administered by the Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which is best known for operating the Powerball game. Hot Lotto began sales on April 7, 2002; its first drawing was on April 10.
Maine and New Hampshire also offer MUSL's Hot (similar to Mega Millions or Lucky for Life), which is offered by 14 lotteries. Vermont ended sales of Hot Lotto in May 2014 (Hot Lotto ended on October 28, 2017, while a new version of Lotto*America debuted on November 12, 2017. New Hampshire joined Lotto America in January 2018).
The New Hampshire Lottery was established in 1964, [a] making it the third-oldest lottery in the United States, [b] and the oldest in the contiguous United States. New Hampshire's lottery games include Lucky for Life , Mega Millions , Powerball , Tri-State Megabucks Plus, and numerous scratch tickets .
As a replacement, a new version of Lotto America became available on November 12, 2017; its first drawing was November 15, 2017. Lotto America is available wherever Hot Lotto was offered at the time of its final drawing, except New Hampshire. Lotto America is drawn on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights before 10:15 p.m. ET/9:15 p.m. CT.
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The first modern government-run US lottery was established in Puerto Rico in 1934. [8] This was followed, decades later, by the New Hampshire Lottery in 1964. Instant lottery tickets, also known as scratch cards, were introduced in the 1970s and have become a major source of lottery revenue.
Initially known as the New Hampshire Sweepstakes, the state's lottery began operation in 1964 and is the oldest lottery conducted by a U.S. state. [3] [a] New Hampshire offers scratch tickets and participates in multi-state lotteries such as Mega Millions and Powerball. Online sales began in September 2018. [4]
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