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The GLC was created by a separate bill in 1992 by the Georgia General Assembly, and then-governor of Georgia, Zell Miller, in the Lottery for Education Act (OCGA 50-27). Rebecca Paul , who began the Florida Lottery , then ran the Georgia Lottery for its first decade, before leaving to launch Tennessee Lottery in 2004.
[1] [2] The lottery system was utilized by the State of Georgia between the years 1805 and 1833 “to strengthen the state and increase the population in order to increase Georgia's power in the House of Representatives.” [3] Although some other states used land lotteries, none were implemented at the scale of the Georgia contests. [4]
The 1807 lottery was authorized by the Georgia General Assembly by an act of June 26, 1806. The lottery redistributed land in Baldwin and Wilkinson counties. [1] 202.5 acre lots were redistributed in both counties. Registrations for the lottery took place between June 26 and September 26, 1806, with drawings occurring between August 10 and ...
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Multiple Powerball players won big in the Peach State, including a lucky player who snagged a $1 million prize. Someone in Marietta, Georgia, matched five numbers to win the seven-figure prize in ...
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A statewide referendum must be passed to amend the Georgia Constitution to allow a lottery. January 31, 1991: Resolution to put lottery amendment before voters passes the Georgia House 126-51 and is adopted by a 47–9 vote of the Georgia Senate. November 3, 1992: Georgia voters pass the lottery amendment 1,146,340-1,050,674.