Massachusetts State Lottery

The Massachusetts State Lottery is a Commission under the Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Since selling our first ticket on March 22, 1972, the Lottery has generated over $149 billion in revenues, awarded over $105 billion in prizes, returned over $32 billion in net profit to the Commonwealth for unrestricted local aid provided to cities and towns, and paid over $8 billion in commissions and bonuses to its statewide network of retailers.