Montana Historical Society
Archives
UPRS 113_RS
493
Montana Lottery
Montana Lottery records
1987-2004
6.4 linear feet
This collection is a subgroup
(Division) of the Montana Department of Administration records, RS 493. Please see
the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of
Administration records. These records (1987-2004) of the Montana Lottery consist
of director's, marketing, public relations, and interoffice correspondence, minutes, press
releases, speeches, subject files and more.
77:3-1, 77:3-2,
77:3-3
English
Historical Note
The State Lottery was created by a citizen’s referendum in 1986 to help generate revenue in
the state of Montana. Initially, the revenue went to the Superintendent of Public
Instruction. In 1995, the Montana legislature passed a law that redirected funds from the
Superintendent of Public Instruction to the State General Fund. In the early 2000s, the
Lottery division was transferred from the Department of Commerce to the Department of
Administration. According to MCA 23-7-201 and 23-7-202, the Lottery is operated by the State Lottery and Sports Wagering
Commission, which consists of five members appointed by the Governor. At least one member of
the commission must be an attorney licensed to practice law in Montana and another must be a
licensed public accountant. This commission oversees Lottery policies, operations, and
determines Lottery products, games, and prizes. Since 1986, the Lottery has generated
approximately 320 million dollars.
The Montana Lottery records (1987-2004) consist of director's, marketing, public relations,
and interoffice correspondence (1987-1993), minutes from the Montana Lottery Commission
(1994-1996), the Retailers' newsletter (1987-1992), press releases (1987-1989), speeches
(1987-1988), and subject files (1987-1994) regarding topics such as blackjack, cost of goods
sold, meeting notes, resignations, marketing, the legislature, retailers, and more. Some
additional accessions from later years have not yet been integrated into this finding
aid.
The collection is arranged by series.
Collection is open for research.
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Library & Archives
and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written
permission must be obtained from the Library & Archives before any reproduction use. The
Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In
some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the
copyright owners.
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers.
Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Preliminary sorting only.
In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Administration were
integrated under one collection identifier, RS 493, in order to help facilitate access,
reduce redundancy in the MTHS catalog, and to follow best archival practices.
Collections from Montana Department of Administration's various Divisions and Bureaus that
were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 493. Please read the scope and content note carefully to
determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should
search under these terms.
Lotteries--Montana.
Montana--Politics and government.
Montana
Detailed Description of the Collection
General Correspondence
1 / 1-11
Director
1988
2 / 1-2
Director
1989-1992
2 / 3
Director: Commerce, Director's Office
1989-1991
2 / 4
Director: Governor's Office
1989-1992
2 / 5
Director: Media
1988-1989
2 / 6
Director: (Other) Lottery states
1990-1992
2 / 7
Director: State Agencies
1990-1992
2 / 8-10
Marketing
1987-1988
3 / 1-2
Marketing
1987-1988
3 / 3
Public Relations / Drawings
1988-1889
6 / 1-13
Interoffice
1987
3 / 4-5
Interoffice
1987-1993
3 / 6-7
Public: negative and positive
1988-1989
Minutes
7 / 1-6
Montana Lottery Commission
1994-1996
Press Releases
3 / 8-10
#0-162
1987
3 / 11-12
#1-132
1988-1989
3 / 13-25
Games #1-11
1987-1989
3 / 26
Billings Gazette
1987
3 / 27
Media advisory
1987
Printed Material
3 / 28-30
Retailer News
1987-1992
Speeches
3 / 31
Director
1987-1988
Subject Files
4 / 1
Background information
undated
4 / 2
Blackjack
undated
4 / 3
Montana Lottery Commission (includes minutes)
1988-1989
4 / 4
Control data corporation
1990
4 / 5
Cost of goods sold: monthly reports
1990-1993
4 / 6
Delegations
1992-1993
4 / 7
Director's meeting notes (includes minutes)
1992
4 / 8
Diana Dowling: resignation
1989
4 / 9
Games: terminated
1990, undated
4 / 10
General information: Montana Lottery games
1988-1989
4 / 11-12
Jingle contest
1987
4 / 13
Keep on Trucking procedures
1992
4 / 14-19
Legislature
1991-1993
4 / 20
Lotto drawing procedures
1990, n. d.
4 / 21
Marketing
1987-1989
4 / 22
On-Line (Montana Lottery On-Line)
l988-l989
4 / 23
Other lotteries
1991-1992
4 / 24
Operations
1987
4 / 25
Personnel
1990-1992
4 / 26-28
Position description and performance appraisals
1990-1992
4 / 29
Press: MSC
1988-1989
4 / 30
Promotions, trade shows and conventions
1988
4 / 31
Public relations
1987-1988
4 / 32
Pull tabs
1988-1992
4 / 33
Reference materials
1989
4 / 34
Retailers : agreements and instructions
1989
4 / 35
Retailer commissions
1988-1990
4 / 36
Retailers: promotions
1991
4 / 37
Retailers: selection
1988-1989
5 / 1
Retailers: training
1989
5 / 2
Revenue reports
1990-1991
5 / 3-4
Sales figures/ reports
1990-1991
5 / 5-8
Scientific games
1987-1990
5 / 9-10
Security
1987-1989
5 / 11
Seminar/ workshop reports
1989
5 / 12
Staff articles
1988-1989
5 / 13
Staff meetings/ update
1987
5 / 14
Staffing
1989
5 / 15
Summer displays and events
1991
5 / 16-17
Tri-state
1992
5 / 18
Trucks and bucks
1994
5 / 19-20
Winners: counties
1988