Maine Lottery

The Maine State Lottery offers fun and heady lottery depict games including Tri-State Megabucks, Powerball, Mega Millions, Lucky for Life, World Poker Tour, Tri-State Selection 3 and Pick 4 and Tri-Country Gimme5 as well every bit an extensive array of instant scratch lottery tickets.

The Maine State Lottery was established in 1974 by Maine voters in a statewide referendum. Each twelvemonth, millions of dollars are returned to players in prizes; Maine's local businesses of all sizes receive millions of dollars in commissions and bonuses for selling lottery products. Over the last 5 years, the Maine State Lottery has transferred an average of $56 million annually to the programs and services supported by the State'south General Fund. In addition, the Lottery has transferred an average of $579,000 to Maine's Outdoor Heritage Fund to back up wildlife and conservation efforts.

Maine State Lottery - Amber Alert Program

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The Maine State Lottery is at present participating in the AMBER Alert plan. The AMBER Alert is a Child Abduction Recovery Program. The goal of the program is to instantly notify the unabridged state, so that anybody may aid in the search and safe render of an abducted kid. The Country Emergency Alert Organisation (EAS) will circulate information in partnership with Maine's Police force Enforcement Agencies, Broadcast Radio and Tv Stations, Cablevision Systems and now the Maine State Lottery with the assistance of over one,400 retailers.

During an AMBER Warning:

  • The Maine Lottery will send an immediate terminal bulletin to over 1,400 Lottery retailers statewide.
  • Retailers will be able to print and post copies of the Alert message in their store.
  • The Alert message volition be re-broadcast to retailers every hour.
  • An Alert Counterfoil notice will be broadcast to retailers when the Amber Alert is no longer in effect.
  • The Alert information will too exist displayed on Electronic Lottery Advertising Display Units statewide.