Nebraska Lottery Standardizes Operations with Seven Day Drawings
Starting Nov. 6, the Nebraska Lottery will hold drawings for the Nebraska Pick 5, Nebraska Pick 3 and MyDaY Lotto games Monday through Sunday, seven days a week.
Currently, drawings for the three Nebraska-exclusive Lotto games are held six nights per week. Powerball and Mega Millions drawings are held twice per week, and 2by2 drawings are held every night. Players can buy and redeem tickets for all games Monday through Sunday. The upcoming schedule change will help players more-easily schedule their ticket purchases and increase in-store traffic for Lottery retailers.
“Offering seven day draws is a goal we’ve been working towards for some time,” said Lottery Director Brian Rockey. “The majority of lotteries in the United States offer daily drawings, and we’re excited to offer this convenience for our players and retailers here in Nebraska. Standardizing drawings will provide us with some operational efficiencies, and in addition, we expect to generate more proceeds for good causes across the state.”
Proceeds from the sale of Nebraska Lottery tickets benefit the environment, education, the Nebraska State Fair, and compulsive gamblers assistance. The Lottery anticipates that an additional $360,000 a year in additional proceeds could be generated by moving to seven day draws.
To prepare for the change to seven day draws, the amount of drawings that can be purchased in advance for Nebraska Pick 5, Nebraska Pick 3 and MyDaY has been temporarily changed. The maximum number of drawings that can be purchased on a multi-draw ticket decreases by one after each successive drawing. Beginning Sunday, Nov. 6, players will again be able to purchase tickets for up to 12 weeks of drawings (84 draws). Complete information on the multi-draw phase out is available at the Nebraska Lottery website, nelottery.com.
The mission of the Nebraska Lottery is to generate proceeds for good causes while providing quality entertainment options to Nebraskans. Over $617 million has been raised for the Nebraska Lottery’s beneficiary funds since the Lottery began in 1993. All 93 counties in Nebraska have benefited from projects funded with these Nebraska Lottery proceeds.
Published on 10/19/2016