• Sept. - Dec. 1987........Test-marketed six Breakopen games at 35 retailers in three counties.
• January 1988........Expanded Breakopens statewide and added games.
• April 1989........Games available increased to 30. Began selling coin-operated dispensers to retailers.
• April 1990........Games available increased to 37.
• Sept. - Nov. 1991........Breakopen tournaments held statewide. Final held 11/16/91. Grand Prizes - two cars.
• October 1991........Games available increased to 38.
• November 1991........Games available increased to 43.
• January 1992........First 25 game, "Crown Cross," introduced - 44 games available.
• September 1992........Seven discontinued games ran out of stock; 41 games available. Became first Lottery to sell Breakopens using GLEPS (Guaranteed Low End Prize Structure) where the dollar amount of prizes is known, but not the number of prizes.
• November 1992........Began testing vending machines for feasibility.
• Feb. - April 1993........Breakopen tournaments held statewide.
• July 1995........Lottery will be conducting a six-month test market, with 101 retailers, to determine how new games, POP & promotions affect the performance of Breakopen games (7/10/95 - 1/12/96)
• January 31, 1996........Committee recommendation that the Breakopen test market performed very well.
• July 1996........Signed contract with new vendor - Scientific Games.
• August 26, 1996........Launched two new games from new vendor and will introduce two new games per month.

Keno

• September 13, 1991........Keno tickets went on sale at clerk-operated terminals only (1,245 retailers).
• March 29, 1992........Keno made available on all Lottery terminals, including POST machines.
• October 18, 1992........On-line hours extended to 1:00 a.m.
• Buy $5 Keno ticket get a $1 Keno ticket "free" promotion (ended 11-30). Launch of winners campaign.
• December 19, 1992........Independence Bowl drawing. Losing Keno tickets eligible for chance to win an expense-paid trip for two (or game tickets for four) to Shreveport, Louisiana.
• May 1993........Keno "Shoot for the Stars" Retailer Incentive (5/2 - 6/20).
• July 1993........Keno "Summer Sizzle" promotion (Ask for the Sale and Club Cards).
• November 1993........Keno "Buy $5, Get $1 Free" promotion (11/21 - 12/18).
• March 1994........A coupon for a free Keno play ran in newspapers statewide.
• Keno Coaches - Bend and Medford areas (3/14-17).
• "Loot for Hoops": Guessing how many free throws the Blazers will make in a game and name the largest dollar amount won by playing Keno (3/1 through end of Blazer season).
• July 1994........Keno Summer Remotes at various retail locations around the state.
• August 1, 1994........New Keno Playslips, adding a fifth step of total ticket cost.
• September 11, 1994........Keno "Buy $5, Get $1 Free" (9/11/94 - 10/8/94).
• New Keno drawing screen with bouncing balls.
• January 3, 1995........Installations started for phase I (400 units) of the Check-a-Tickets.
• February 26, 1995........Keno "Double the Top Prize", when players buy a 5-draw, 4-spot ticket for any dollar amount.
• March 13, 1995........Installations started for Phase II of Check-a-Ticket units (400).
• May 14, 1995........Keno "Buy $5, Get $1 Free" (5/14 - 6/3/95).
• June 1995........Keno how-to-play promotion at Portland Rose Festival (6/2 - 6/11/95).
• August 11, 1995........"Club Keno" promotion at "The Bite" in Portland ( 8/11 - 8/13/95).
• October 1995........"Club Keno" promotion where Keno Coaches travel around the state to teach target 21-30 year olds how-to-play Keno at retail locations (October 1995- March 1996).
• October 22, 1995........Keno "Partner Play" promotion where the system randomly produces a free Partner Play ticket (no value) for clerks to play along with the player. If the clerk's ticket wins, they receive 200 bonus points (10/22 - 11/11/95).
• November 19, 1995........Keno "Buy $5, Get $1 Free" (11/19-12/16/95)
• Nov. 95 - April 96........"Blazing Keno" where players at Blazer games have a chance to win prizes by playing a Keno game on the big screen.
• February 25, 1996........"Get Down Under with Keno" promotion where players have a chance to win a vacation to Australia. (2/25-3/23/96)
• May 26, 1996........Introduced Pattern Play with five patterns: top/bottom, left/right, odd/even, rows and columns.
• September 15, 1996........"4/4 Doubler" promotion where players who purchase at least five consecutive, 4-spot Keno games could double the prize for matching 4/4 if they win (9/15 - 10/12/96).
• January 21, 1997........"Club Keno" promotion starts again (January - May 1997).
• April 27, 1997.............Last day to play Keno Pattern Play. After a 10 month trial period, Keno Pattern Play did not meet its projected sales goals.
• April 27, 1997.............Keno Your Way to Vegas promotion where players send in $5 worth of non-winning Keno tickets purchased from April 27 - June 21, 1997 for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas or a Keno free coupon book with 365 $1 Keno free play certificates.
• September 14, 1997...Keno 4/4 Doubler promotion where players who purchase at least 5 consecutive 4-spot Keno games could double the prize for matching 4/4 if they win (9/14 - 10/15/97).
• March 1, 1998............Keno “Buy $5, Get $1 Free” (3/1 - 3/21/98)
• November 15, 1998....Keno Bonus Ball promotion, one ball of the 20 drawn for each Keno drawing will be the Bonus Ball. If a player wins any prize and one of their numbers is also the Bonus Ball, they double their prize (11/15/98 - 12/5/98).
• April 4, 1999...............New Keno Enhancements: the changes are intended to invigorate the Keno game by raising both the payout rate of the game and the amount of the prizes that can be won. The prize related changes fall into three categories: Keno odds and prizes, Special Keno odds and prizes, and the Jackpot Bonus prize pools. Keno “Buy $5, Get $1 Free” (4/4 - 4/17/99)
• April 18, 1999.............Keno Bonus Points Incentive, for every five or more consecutive game Keno tickets sold, the ISYS terminal will automatically print a five-point Bonus Point voucher for front-end Keno sellers (4/18 - 5/1/99).
• January 31, 2000.......Over $1.86 million in Jackpot Bonus prizes awarded. Highest Jackpot Bonus to date, $48,427.80 on the 8 spot Special Keno Jackpot Bonus.
• February 16, 2000.....First $1 million Special Keno 10 of 10 winning ticket sold.

Megabucks

• November 20, 1985........First day for Megabucks sales.
• December 7, 1985........Megabucks daily sales surpass $100,000 for first time.
• March 8, 1986........Megabucks weekly sales surpass $500,000 for first time.
• June 1, 1986........Megabucks matrix changed from 6/38 to 6/42.
• September 22, 1986........Relaunch of Megabucks game with guaranteed $1 million jackpot.
• December 27, 1986........Megabucks weekly sales surpass $1 million for first time.
• January 10, 1987........Megabucks weekly sales surpass $2 million for first time.
• June 3, 1987........Megabucks goes to two draws per week.
• January 16, 1988........Megabucks weekly sales surpass $5 million for first time.
• March 30, 1988........Megabucks $14 million jackpot established a new state record.
• April 30, 1989........Megabucks matrix changed from 6/42 to 6/44.
• July 11, 1990 ........$2.5 million unclaimed jackpot (expired July 11, 1991).
• August 5, 1990........Megabucks enhancements introduced:
  * Choice of Jackpot Payment Plans
  • Original Plan
  • Investor's Choice
  * New add-on feature
  • Megabucks Plus Power Play
• June 1, 1991........Began installation of new FLEX terminals.
• July 31, 1991........$23 million jackpot surpassed previous $14 million jackpot record (3/30/88).
• August 31, 1991........Changed "Investor's Choice" to "Investment Fund."
• September 21, 1991........$625,000 unclaimed jackpot (expired September 21,1992).
• November 1991........Buy $2 in Megabucks and get a free Keno play promotion.
• April 1992........Installed new FLEX/POST terminals.
• October 18, 1992........On-line hours extended to 1:00 a.m.
• March 14, 1993........Advanced Play feature added. Players can play the same numbers for one to four consecutive draws.
• June 19, 1993........Repeat key feature added. Generates up to 10 ticket transactions for Megabucks, Powerball, Daily 4, and Sports Action.
• November 20, 1994........Megabucks "Cruise the Northwest" Second-chance Drawing (11/20/94 - 12/24/94); generated over 130,000 entries (a record number).
• April 16, 1995........Megabucks with "Power Play" changed to Megabucks with "Kicker".
• April 1995........Megabucks "Kick Back on a Mexican Cruise" automated drawing on 3/6 Kicker prize. 18 cruises to Mexico were available to be given away (4/16/95 - 5/6/95).
• Nov. - June 1996........"Mega Man" promotion where players can register to have Mega Man come to their door. If players have a Megabucks ticket for the next draw, when Mega Man comes to their door, they will win $1,000 cash.
• January 24, 1996........"Megabucks Second-chance" drawing where players could win up to $15,000 (1/24/96 - 2/17/96).
• Nov. 13, 1996........"Megabucks Dough Second-chance Drawing" where players could win up to $1,000 in monthy drawings. In addition, when a player wins, the Oregon Lottery will go to their community to help with a community service project (11/13/96 - 6/14/97).
• December 31, 1997....Last televised Megabucks drawing. Factors leading to the decision included research indicating that only a very small percentage of Megabucks players watch the telecast, plus rising production and broadcast costs.
• January 3, 1998.........Megabucks drawing will take place at Lottery's main office in Salem.
• April 1, 1998...............To celebrate the Lottery's 13th Anniversary, for every Megabucks jackpot during the month of April the Lottery will add an exciting prize to the jackpot (4/1 - 4/29/98).
• February 10, 1999......$18 million Megabucks jackpot won, second highest.
• February 15, 2000......”Who Wants to be a Millionaire” promotion with KATU Channe2 News where players win Megabucks free plays by calling a contest phone number with the correct answer to trivia questions asked on the 5-6 pm news and/or the 11-11:30 news. (2/15/00 - 2/25/00)
• May, 20, 2001.............Megabucks changed from ball machine drawing to a random number generator, game matrix changed from 6/44 numbers to 6/48 numbers. A third draw was added, Monday. Matching 3/6 numbers the player wins a $1 free quick pick ticket. Original Plan option changed from receiving jackpot prize in 20 years to 25 years.

Powerball

• April 1992........Direct mail to players.
• April 19, 1992........Powerball sales started.
• April 22, 1992........First jackpot winner. Player in Indiana won $6 million.
• May 2, 1992........Oregon's first $100,000 winner.
• October 14, 1992........First Oregon jackpot winner. Record $38.4 million jackpot. Eugene, Oregon family won $38.4 million. Oregon Powerball draw sales of $781,887 for the October 14, 1992 draw.
• October 18, 1992........On-line hours extended to 1:00 a.m.
• March 3, 1993........Record Powerball jackpot, $59.2 million. Record draw sales for Oregon were $2,270,467.
• March 14, 1993........Advanced Play feature added. Players can play the same numbers for one to four consecutive draws.
• June 19, 1993........Repeat key feature added. Will generate up to 10 ticket transactions for Megabucks, Powerball, Daily 4, and Sports Action.
• July 7, 1993........Powerball $111 million jackpot surpassed previous $59.2 million jackpot record (3/3/93). Oregon Powerball draw sales were $3,529,432 for the July 7, 1993 draw.
• December 22, 1993........Powerball jackpot $89.5 million, the third highest in Powerball history-- Oregon Powerball draw sales were $1,817,577 for the December 22, 1993 draw.
• September 1994........Powerball Doubler Promotion (9/10/94 - 10/5/94)First Powerball promotion held in conjunction with all MUSL jurisdictions.
• November 30, 1994........Powerball jackpot $100 million, the second highest in Powerball history -- Oregon Powerball draw sales were $2,020,892 for the November 30, 1994 draw.
• Jan. - Feb. 1995........"Stuck on Powerball" how-to-play promotion around the state.
• February 1995........10 Powerball billboards with automated jackpot displays were placed around the state.
• June 1995........Powerball "Live like a Millionaire" sweepstakes second-chance drawing (6/21/95 - 7/15/95).
• September 1995........Powerball Doubler Promotion (9/3/95 - 9/30/95). Second Powerball promotion held in conjunction with all MUSL jurisdictions.
• March 24, 1996........"Send Us Your Dreams" contest (3/24 - 4/20/96).
• November 2, 1997.....Powerball Enhancements Introduced:
  • Guaranteed $10 million minimum jackpot
  • Matrix changed from 5/45 + 1/45 to 5/49 + 1/42
  • Changed annuity from 20 years to 25 years
  • Added a "cash option"
• December 31, 1997.. .Last televised drawing on KOIN TV in Portland. Portland viewers can now view the drawing on CNN between 8:45 - 9:00 on Wednesday & Saturday
• January 1, 1998..........The Lottery is required to withhold 8% State tax, along with the 28% Federal tax on ALL prizes over $5,000.
• May 20, 1998..............Powerball $195 million jackpot surpassed the previous $111 million jackpot record (7/7/93). Oregon Powerball weekly draw sales (two draws) peaked at $5.233 million on May 23, 1998.
• July 29, 1998..............Powerball $295 million jackpot surpassed the previous $195 million jackpot record (5/20/98). Oregon Powerball weekly draw sales (two draws) peaked at $6.044 million on August 1, 1998.
• July 24, 1999.............$33.8 million jackpot won by an Oregonian. Second Powerball jackpot won by someone in Oregon.

Win For Life

• February 19, 2001.............. Win for Life Tickets go on sale.
• February 19, 2001..............First drawing.
• May 19, 2001..............First Jackpot winner.

Scratch-Its

• April 25, 1985........Scratch-it tickets go on sale at 2,500 retail locations (First Game--Pot of Gold).
• July 6, 1985........First jackpot wheel spin winner ($7,460,655).
• December 1985........"Heart Stopper" give-away promotion.
• January 1986........$.25 off coupon, on up to five tickets.
• September 1986........Direct mail coupon to 100,000 households.
• November 1986........Odds of winning lowered to 1:4 - Wheel spin discontinued - First Charity Scratch-Off promotion.
• January 1987........First Pepsi promotion (under cap coupons).
• January 1988........Money Game introduced.
• February 13, 1988........First Money Game Show aired.
• April 15, 1988........Buy three get one free coupon (newspaper insert).
• August 1, 1988........First overlay game (Game No. 18--Go For The Gold).
• April 14, 1989........First rachet game (Game No. 24--Cash Explosion) introduced with 70 percent payout. - "Hawaii Free" promotion (Players and Clerks).
• May 12, 1989........First scene game (Game No. 20--Lucky Stars; Zodiac).
• July 1989........Monthly games began.
• November 24, 1989........First merchandise game - Sony products (Game No. 34--Holiday Surprise).
• March 1990........Implemented 60 percent payout to help reinforce winning experiences.
• April 1990........"You Win Guaranteed" Promotion - Buy Five Losers Get Three Free (60-day promotion; extended to 90 days).
• Stub games introduced.
• Money Game Show changed format and became Oregon Lottery Live.
• First $5 game; sports game earmarked to support college sports (House Bill 3262; Game No. 42--Basketball Match-up).
• June 1990........Game No. 39, 3 Cards Up, recalled because of an irregularity in the stub number.
• September 1990........First $2 game, Double Header, introduced. Canceled Oregon Lottery Live.
• October 1990........Buy one, get one free coupon (distribution of 5.6 million).
• Nov/Dec. 1990........Second Scratch-It for Charity promotion (four malls around the state).
• First retailer holiday display contest.
• April 1991........"Top 100" umbrella advertising campaign began - promoting all Lottery products.
• April 1991........"You Win Guaranteed" promotion ran for one month.
• July 1991........"What's A Scratch-it/Top 100" campaign; buy one get one free coupon (8.1 million circulation); radio ads and promotion.
• October 1991........Buy one get one free coupon/ad (2.3 million circulation).
• Nov/Dec. 1991........Third Scratch-it for Charity promotion (four malls around the state).
• Second retailer holiday display contest.
• January 1992........"Win Hawaii" free clerk incentive
• Retailer incentive, "A Most Excellent Contest," awards to the top 300 retailers.
• March 1992........First Special Edition game introduced (Game No. 68--Leprechaun Luck).
• May 1992........Tour Oregon. Discounts at statewide attraction with Scratch-its. (promotion ended Labor Day).
• June 1992........Retailer incentive, one entry for each pack of 1 for the Money, 2 for the Show.
• August 1992........Began testing vending machines for feasibility.
• September 1992........Clerk lapel pins produced for game and to commemorate 150th Anniversary of the Oregon Trail.
• Began testing counter dispensers for merchandising program.
• October 1992........Game-specific quarterly advertising campaign kicked off TV, Radio, P.O.P., and clerk lapel pins for Oregon Trail.
• November 1992........"You Win Guaranteed" promotion.
• December 1992........Fourth Scratch-it for Charity promotion (five malls around the state).
• January 1993........Began statewide installations of merchandising displays.
• First Scratch-it game to tie in with an internationally known property--Monopoly.
• Introduced the highest percent payout ever--70.72 percent with Joker's Wild game.
• April 1993........Designer Scratch-it contest introduced.
• May 1993........8th Anniversary Scratch-it Game introduced. Three games for $2.
• June 1993........"Oregon Hidden Treasures" promotion.
• August 1993........"Adventures to Paradise" promotion - second-chance drawing.
• October 1993........Launch of 13 new Scratch-it games and ITS validation system.
• December 1993........Fifth Scratch-it for Charity (four malls around the state).
• January 1994........Bingo Scratch-it game introduced. Four games for $2.
• July 1, 1994........"Sizzling Summer Scratch-it" promotion. (7/1 - 9/9/94)
• December 1994........Sixth Scratch-it for Charity (four malls around the state)
• Introduced new line of gift-giving cards
• Blazer basketball promotion. At certain games the Blazers will announce lucky sections where the audience will receive free Scratch-its with gift cards.
• April 4, 1995........Win-for-Life Scratch-it ticket. Players can win $1,000 per month for life.
• April 29, 1995........Money Game Show returns for one show for 10th Anniversary of Lottery.
• June 6, 1995........Instant Keno Scratch-it ticket. Players can win up to $100,000 or win a "Keno Bonus" where they can receive a free $2 On-line Keno 4-spot Quick Pick.
• August 1995........Installation of ITVM's (Instant Ticket vending machines).
• 7-UP Cash Scratch-it ticket and second chance drawing. Players can send in seven non-winning 7-UP Cash Scratch-it tickets for a chance to win a home entertainment center or a 7-UP "Spot" t-shirt. 7-UP Cash coupons will also be placed in 12-packs of 7-UP.
• August 9 & 11, 1995........First Summer Scratch-it for Charity in Bend & Pendleton.
• November 7, 1995........Introduced "Frosty the Doughman," first die-cut ticket ever offered.
• December 1995........Scratch-it for Charity at four mall locations around the state.
• January 23, 1996........$100,000 Money Game Show Scratch-it introduced.
• May 18, 1996........$100,000 Money Game Show airs.
• July 2, 1996........"Summer Getaway Second-chance Drawing." Players could win vacation packages, golf clubs, or camping gear (7/2/96 - 8/20/96).
• December 1996........Scratch-it for Charity: Salem, Portland, Springfield, and Medford mall locations.
• February 18, 1997........Introduced "Weekly Grand" first $3 ticket and $1 million top prize.

Sports Action

• September 6, 1989........Football Sports Action tickets went on sale. It was the first-of-its-kind sports lottery game in the nation which received national and international media coverage during start-up and throughout the season. Of the amount transferred, academic scholarships receive 12 percent and athletic scholarships receive 88 percent.
• November 19, 1989........Added 3 of 3 Prize Pool and "Special Plays".
• December 29, 1989........Basketball Sports Action started.
• April 28, 1990........Sports Action season concluded.
• July 9, 1990........Oregon Lottery won the "Pioneer Award for Lottery Leadership" as the pioneer in sports lottery at Public Gaming's 1990 Lottery Expo International.
• September 5, 1990........Sports Action, Second Season, resumed with the following changes:
  • $2 Minimum Play
  • Preset Prizes: 3 of 3 and 4 of 4
  • Added 12 of 12; dropped 9 of 9
• December 6, 1990........Oregon Lottery settled with National Basketball Association on Sports Action lawsuit. Result was the Oregon Lottery agreed not to include NBA games in Sports Action for five years.
• January 27, 1991........Sports Action season concluded with post-season.
• June 1991........As a result of the 1991 legislative session, Sports Action proceeds go to the Intercollegiate Athletic and Academic Scholarship Fund (regardless of meeting forecast on other games).
• July 31, 1991........Sports Action resumed its 91/92, 3rd season with preseason games.
• August 28, 1991........Sports Action regular season began with a state-wide radio promotion.
• January 26, 1992........Sports Action season concluded with post-season. $1.9 million was transferred to the Intercollegiate Athletic and Academic Scholarship Fund for a grand total of $2.4 million transferred since the game began.
• August 5, 1992........Sports Action resumed its 1992-93, fourth season with preseason games and the 14-pool second-chance promotion began.
• September 2, 1992........Sports Action regular season began.
• September 4, 1992........Sports Action's first "Big Game" drawing. The promotion allowed non-winning 14 of 14 tickets to be sent in for a second-chance drawing. Each month, from August through December, five sets of finalists were drawn to be included in the final drawing. Five retailers and five players won tickets for two to the "Big Game" (in the final drawing).
• October 18, 1992........On-line hours extended to 1:00 a.m.
• January 6, 1993........14 pool second-chance promotion concluded. Received 13,324 total entries, creating a database of 2,623 Sports Action players.
• January 31, 1993........Sports Action season concluded with post-season. $1.4 million transferred to the Intercollegiate Athletic and Academic Scholarship Fund for a grand total of $3.7 million transferred since the game began.
• June 19, 1993........Repeat key feature added. Generates up to 10 ticket transactions for Megabucks, Powerball, Daily 4, and Sports Action.
• August 4, 1993........Sports Action resumes its 1993-94, fifth season, with preseason games. Introduced 6 new Special Plays and half-point spreads.
• September 5, 1993........Sports Action regular season began.
• January 30, 1994........Sports Action season concluded with post-season. Over $2.5 million transferred to the Intercollegiate Athletic and Academic Scholarship Fund for a grand total of over $6.2 million transferred since the game began.
• August 3, 1994........Sports Action resumes its 1994-95, sixth season, with preseason games. Half points continue and four Special Plays available.
• August 31, 1994........Sports Action player promotion, buy $10 get $2 - 3 event QP free. Promotion ran first two weeks of regular season.
• September 4, 1994........Sports Action regular season began.
• October 19, 1994........Sports Action "Hockey Holiday Second Chance Drawing" began. Players have to send in any 5 - 14 event, nonwinning tickets. Approximately 4,000 entries were received.
• January 29, 1995........Sports Action season concludes with the final game. Over $2.13 million transferred to the Intercollegiate Athletic and Academic Scholarship Fund for a grand total of almost $8.4 million transferred since the game began.
• August 4, 1995........Sports Action resumes its 1995-96, seventh season, with pre-season games. Half points continue and seven special plays available, including a new one: Total Passes Completed (by both teams).
• August 30, 1995........Sports Action player promotion, "Buy $10 get $2-3 event QP Free". Promotion ran first 4 weeks of regular season.
• September 3, 1995........Sports Action regular season begins.
• December 1995........Website with official program, how-to-play information and sample game.
• January 28, 1996........Sports Action season concludes with the final game. Over $2.8 million to the Intercollegiate Athletic and Academic Scholarship Fund for a grand total of almost $11.2 million transferred since the game began.
• August 2, 1996........Sports Action resumes its 96/97, eighth season, with preseason games. Half-points continue and seven Special Plays are available.
• September 1, 1996........Sports Action regular season begins.
• September 1996........Sports Action coaches program where coaches travel around the state to teach players, 21 - 30 years old, how-to-play Sports Action at retail locations (Sept. - December 1996).
• January 26, 1997.........Sports Action season concludes with the final game in New Orleans. Over $2.5 million went to the Intercollegiate Athletic and Academic Scholarship Fund for a grand total of over $14.1 million transferred since the game began.
• July 31, 1997...............Sports Action resumes its 1997/98, 9th season, with pre-season games. Half points continue and 7 Special Plays are available.
• August 31, 1997..........Sports Action regular season begins. Additional Special Plays were added to the Monday night games, instead of 2 Special Plays there will now be at least 3 to 4 each Monday night.
• January 25, 1998........Sports Action season concludes with the final game in San Diego. Over $1.5 million went to the Intercollegiate Athletic and Academic Scholarship Fund for a grand total of over $15.7 million transferred since the game began.
• August 6, 1998.............Sports Action resumes its 1998/99, 10th season, with pre-season games. Half points continue and 7 Special Plays are available.
• September 6, 1998.......Sports Action regular season begins.
• January 31, 1999..........Sports Action season concludes with the final game in Miami.
• August 7, 1999...........Sports Action resumes its 1999/00, 11th season, with pre-season games. The number of events was increased, from 20 to 30 events, on the game slip. Half points continue and 7 Special Plays are available.
• September 12, 1999.......Sports Action regular season begins.
• January 30, 2000............Sports Action concludes with the final game in Atlanta. The highest earning ever of $2.825 million.

Video Lottery

• March 1992........Video Lottery begins. Approximately 236 retailers were on-line with a total of 550 terminals by April 25, 1992.
• April 1992........VLC had the highest average sales per terminal. Average Net Weekly Sales $1.807 million.
• May 1992........New software implemented in the WMS 13" terminals.
• June 1992........Approximately 893 retailers in the field with a total of 4,029 terminals. Average Net Weekly Sales $2.29 million.
• January 1993........Approximately 1,087 retailers in the field with a total of 5,085 terminals.
• June 1993........Approximately 1,191 retailers in the field with a total of 5,603 terminals. Average Net Weekly Sales $3.81 million.
• January 1994........Approximately 1,310 retailers in the field with a total of 6,126 terminals.
• April 1994........Introduced the WMS Slant-top terminal.
• April 1994........Supreme Court issues a decision that Video Lottery is a legal game. This decision created a need for rules relating to "Dominant use" and "Dominant purpose".
• June 1994........Approximately 1,363 retailers in the field with a total of 6,456 terminals. Average Net Weekly Sales $4.93 million.
• September 1994........VLT's begin accepting $10 and $20 bills.
• December 1994........"Dominant use" and "Dominant purpose" rules became effective.
• December 1994........Implemented new VLC software. Also added a Deuces Wild game and removed Oregon Poker.
• January 1995........Approximately 1,441 retailers in the field with a total of 6,879 terminals.
• June 1995........Approximately 1,505 retailers in the field with a total of 7,194 terminals. Average Net Weekly Sales $6.73 million.
• July 1995........New commission rule takes effect: A retailer's commission will be 30 percent once net receipts have reached $200,000 within the fiscal year. They will remain at 30 percent for the remainder of the fiscal year.
• January 1996........Approximatley 1,646 retailers in the field with a total of 7,856 terminals.
• June 1996........Approximately 1,752 retailers in the field with a total of 8,388 terminals. Average Net Weekly Sales $7.03 million.
• March 1997........Video Lottery celebrates five years.
• June 14, 1995........Approximately 1,854 retailers in the field with a total of 8,937 terminals. Average Net Weekly Sales $7.54 million.