New Hampshire Lottery

New Hampshire Lottery Commission
Agency overview
FormedAugust 1, 1963
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Headquarters14 Integra Drive
Concord, New Hampshire
MottoOver $2 Billion and Counting For Our Schools
Agency executive
  • Debra Douglas, Chairperson
Websitenhlottery.com/About-Us

The New Hampshire Lottery was established in 1964,[a] making it the third-oldest lottery in the United States,[b] and the oldest in the contiguous United States. New Hampshire's lottery games include Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball, Tri-State Megabucks Plus, and numerous scratch tickets. All New Hampshire Lottery games require players to be at least 18 years old.

New Hampshire is part of the Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), having joined it in 1995.[1] New Hampshire is also a member of the Tri-State Lottery, operated in conjunction with the Maine Lottery and Vermont Lottery. Established in 1985, the Tri-State Lottery was the nation's first multi-jurisdictional lottery.[2] New Hampshire hosts these drawings.[c]

The state's lottery is overseen by the three-member New Hampshire Lottery Commission.[3] Initially known as the Sweepstakes Commission, its first members were sworn into office on August 1, 1963.[4] Commission members are nominated by the Governor of New Hampshire for three-year terms and must be approved by the Governor's Council.[5]


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  1. ^ "MUSL member list". Multi-State Lottery Association. Archived from the original on 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. ^ National Association of State and Provincial Lotteries history section
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  4. ^ "(untitled)". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. August 1, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "H. Andy Crews Begins Three-Year Term on the New Hampshire Lottery Commission". nhlottery.com (Press release). New Hampshire Lottery Commission. August 25, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2022.