Florida Lottery

The Florida Lottery was first permitted to offer lottery tickets in 1986 by Florida voters with a 2-to-1 majority, with the goal to fund the Florida Public Education. The Bright Futures Scholarship Program, which enables students to pay for college, is funded by the Florida lottery.

The first Florida lottery tickets, a 1$ Scratch-Off game, called Millionaire, went on sale in 1988. It was a huge success with over $95 million sales in first two weeks.

The Popular game in Florida lottery, Florida Lotto, does not have a jackpot cap and can roll over as long as there is no winner with all six numbers match. Florida lottery set a record of $30 million revenue in a single day due to a huge $100 million jackpot in Florida Lotto on Sep 14, 1990.