New York Lottery Archived Websites

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York Lottery, which since 2013 has been part of the New York State Gaming Commission. Researchers should note that the Lottery's site was not captured in 2014 or 2015.

B2137-07: This accretion consists of a copy of the New York Lottery site produced on May 2, 2007, shortly after Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains information about the Lottery's many kinds of games of chance, from scratch-off instant games to drawings that occur twice a week, once a day, twice a day, or every few minutes. Also present are press releases (2007), a list of past and current winners (2007), information about becoming a Lottery retailer, the Lottery's Responsible Gaming Awareness Program, and an annual report (2005-2006). Information about the New York Lottery's contributions and programs to aid education, including the New York Lottery Educator of the Week and the New York Lottery Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship, is also included.

B2137-08: This accretion consists of a copy of the New York Lottery website produced on May 27, 2008 after the resignation of Governor Eliot L. Spitzer (2007-2008). Most of the information contained in this copy is also present in the May 2, 2007 copy, but this copy includes newer press releases (2008) and an updated list of past and current winners (2007) and annual report (2006-2007).

Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of web archiving technology, some of the information contained within this site could not be captured properly. In addition, the navigational links at the top of each page do not work properly; however, the "Site Map" link at the bottom of the page provides access to all of the site's content.

B2137-10: This accretion consists of a copy of the New York Lottery site produced on December 17, 2010, shortly before Governor David A. Paterson (2008-2010) left office. Most of the information present in this copy is also included in previous copies of the site, but this copy contains information about sources of funding for public education (2009-2010), an annual financial report (2009-2010), and newer press releases (2010) and drawing results (2010).

Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of web archiving technology, some of the information contained within this site could not be captured properly. In addition, the navigational links at the top of each page do not work properly; however, the "Site Map" link at the bottom of each page provides access to all of the site's content.

B2137-20: This accretion consists of a copy of the New York Lottery site produced on March 4, 2020. It contains a financial summary (2018-2019), a year-end review of the Lottery's finances (2018-2019), a county-by-county breakdown of the Lottery's aid to public school districts (2018-2019), press releases (2020), a list of recent winners (2020), and profiles of recent winners of major prizes (2019-2020). Information for people seeking to play Lottery games includes summary descriptions the Lottery's many different games of chance and how to play them, how to claim prizes, and how to seek help for problem gambling and gambling addiction. Information for retailers seeking to sell Lottery tickets includes an overview of the licensing process, application forms, and contact information for regional offices.

Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of web archiving technology, some of the information contained within this site could not be captured properly.

B2433Series B2433, Publicity Materials of the New York Lottery, contains related records

B2161Series B2161, New York State Gaming Commission Archived Websites, contains archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York Lottery's parent body.

The New York State Archives used Web archiving software to copy these websites in order to preserve the information they contain.

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.