It is National Lottery Day, which is a day for everyone to try their luck and have some fun. According to National Today, The concept of the ‘lottery’ has been around since ancient times and became mainstream in the late 15th century in Europe. In the 1760s George Washington hosted a lottery to finance the building of the Mountain Road in Virginia. Other leaders learned and continued the practice eventually evolving into what the lottery is today.
According to CBS2, The Idaho Lottery is celebrating its largest return yet from the Lottery with a whopping $72.5 million coming to the state. With a lot of those funds going to help schools and education around the state. Governor Brad Little said, “In 32 years, the Idaho Lottery has created over $4.6 billion in economic opportunity for Idaho’s small businesses and corner stores from Bonner’s Ferry to Montpelier. With this year’s dividend, the Idaho Lottery has now returned more than $1 billion to the People of Idaho.”