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It began on May 22, 1975, as a daily game and the nation’s first game where players can choose their own numbers and play type. Midday drawings were introduced in November 2001. It was originally known as Pick-it; the name changed to Pick-3 in 1987 to distinguish from the newer Pick-4 game.
Watch on. 1969. November - Voters Approve Lottery. New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved the establishment of a State Lottery as part of the general election. The 81.5 percent majority in favor of a Lottery was one of the largest in New Jersey political history. 1970. April - Senate Confirms First New Jersey Lottery Executive Director.
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Nov 1, 2019 · 50 Years Ago New Jersey Citizens Took a Chance on the Lottery. TRENTON (November 1, 2019) – New Jersey is celebrating the Golden Anniversary of voters approving the establishment of a State Lottery, making New Jersey only the third U.S. state to pass a legal lottery.
Dec 16, 2020 · When the first New Jersey State Lottery tickets went on sale in December 1970, Gov. William T. Cahill was the first to buy one. It was a ceremonial gesture from Lottery Division officials.
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In May 1999, the New Jersey Lottery joined The Big Game, a multi-state lottery which later became Mega Millions, and began selling Powerball tickets in 2010. Jersey's original jackpot game, Pick-6, was launched on May 6, 1980, and is still a player favorite today.
The New Jersey Lottery is run by the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its In-house draw games are Pick-3, Pick-4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6, Quick Draw, and Cash Pop. Its multi-jurisdictional draw games are Cash4Life, Mega Millions, and Powerball. The Lottery also sells Fast Play and scratch-off tickets.
The success of the New York lottery didn’t go unnoticed, and twelve more states introduced their own lotteries in the 1970s – Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
