| In 1763 Spanish lottery El Gordo was founded. | | | | get over 70-year federal anti lottery |
| It ranges among the long-livers as it still | | | | statute. Lottery became a very profitable |
| exists. | | | | business and many states borrowed this idea |
| | | | and implemented it in their states. |
| In 1776 The American Colonial Army started to | | | | |
| be completely supported by the funds from the | | | | In 1967 New York was the second state to |
| lotteries. | | | | renew lotteries. |
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| In 1789 there was a peak of activity of | | | | 1969 Amendments made to the Criminal code of |
| lotteries after ratification of the | | | | Canada legalized gambling and gave an |
| Constitution and it lasted till stiffening of | | | | opportunity to use lotteries, build casinos |
| the taxation and wave of anti-lottery | | | | and license charity and religious |
| reforms. | | | | organizations where gambling can be held |
| | | | according to the rules stipulated by law. A |
| Before 1790 lotteries were the most wide | | | | new application of lotteries was found in |
| spread method of private financing in | | | | America. Recruitment of soldiers was done by |
| America. | | | | drawing. Later this system was cancelled and |
| | | | it was replaced by voluntary recruitment in |
| In 1790 50 colleges, 300 schools and two | | | | the military ranks. |
| hundred churches were built on income from | | | | |
| American lotteries. The most famous | | | | In 1970 lottery was retrieved in New Jersey. |
| university such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton | | | | Manitoba and Quebec arranged the first modern |
| and Columbia were funded by the lotteries. | | | | Canadian lotteries. The same year in Soviet |
| | | | Russia there was a lottery trial called |
| In 1817 in Low Canada (now Quebec), there was | | | | "SPORTLOTO". 49 kinds of sports were given |
| an effort to ban all gambling. But it failed. | | | | ordinal numbers. 1,5 million sold tickets |
| The society opposed. | | | | took part in the drawing. The ball with |
| | | | winning numbers were taken out from the |
| In 1820-1878 lottery corruption in USA became | | | | transparent drum after a few rotations. |
| unrestrained. Either the prizes were not paid | | | | |
| at all or were paid in the amount much less | | | | In 1971 the first completely automatic |
| than it had been announced. America realized | | | | lottery-tote system was launched in America. |
| that she could not regulate lotteries that | | | | |
| were emerging every single second. As a | | | | In 1973 a corporation Olympic Lottery was |
| result the mayors of the states included the | | | | founded in Canada. It was aimed to collect |
| bill banning the lotteries to the agenda. | | | | funds for Olympic Games in Montréal in |
| | | | 1976. Scientific Games Company developed |
| In 1820-s in New Work the first | | | | instant lotteries, when you can find out the |
| constitutional prohibition of the lotteries | | | | result of the lottery just scratching away |
| in US was issued. | | | | the protection cover. |
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| In 1849 the state lotteries were held in | | | | "Sporloto 2" soon followed after the first |
| Australia. In 1970 Sydney Opera House was | | | | lottery in the Soviet Union. The purchased |
| built using one of them. | | | | ticket participated simultaneously in two |
| | | | drawings. Drawing lots were on the same day. |
| In 1856 "Act Concerning Lotteries" banned all | | | | Then the organizations applied automatic |
| the types of lotteries in Canada. This Act in | | | | lottery drums that were used in other |
| particular affected French and Catholic | | | | countries. Stirring and selecting the ball |
| clergy, for whom lotteries were quite a | | | | was done without involving a person. |
| substantial support. | | | | Manipulating such a lottery was quite |
| | | | difficult. |
| In 1863 After the union of Italy the first | | | | |
| national lottery Lotto was established. | | | | In 1975 advertising of American lotteries in |
| Drawing was held once a week and the money | | | | the media, including radio and television was |
| went to the treasury. | | | | allowed. |
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| In 1878 all the states except Louisiana | | | | Since 1976 Russian could take part in |
| refused from lotteries. The lottery was | | | | "Saturday Sportloto", and drawings were held |
| organized in 1869 and existed for 25 years. | | | | with the help of lottery drums, stirring of |
| | | | the balls was performed with the air stream. |
| In 1912 lotteries were allowed at the horse | | | | Borrowing from Canada the idea of financing |
| tracks in Canada. | | | | sport, all the money was applied for |
| | | | preparation of 1980 Olympics. |
| In 1917 Queensland State Lottery came into | | | | |
| force in Australia. | | | | In 1985 symbols of Russian lotteries |
| | | | "Sportloto" and "Sprint" were created, the |
| In 1930 Irish lotteries were launched and | | | | balls from the drums started to roll out |
| they were a big success in Canada and America | | | | one-by-one. |
| because of the lack of lotteries in these | | | | |
| countries. They also included lotteries | | | | In 1987 a new Russian lottery based on the |
| arranged for the interests of the Irish | | | | tote "Sportprognoz"(Sportsforecasting), the |
| hospitals. | | | | participants were offered to guess the |
| | | | results of the matches between the teams. |
| In 1933 after 100-year ban the lottery in | | | | |
| France was retrieved. It was called Loterie | | | | In 1999 the national lottery of Republic of |
| natinale. It was stopped only before the | | | | South Africa was organized. |
| start of WORLD WAR II. When the war ended, | | | | |
| the lottery proceeded. | | | | 63 states are members of the World Lottery |
| | | | Association. The list of countries where the |
| In 1964 legislative body of New Hampshire | | | | state lotteries are held is constantly |
| established a state lottery, it related to | | | | getting longer and longer. |
| the totes and was held at the horse tracks to | | | | |