Welcome to the Minnesota Lottery Blog!

When the animals go to bed at night, the forests fill with art and light.

The Minnesota Lottery and the Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance (NPGA) are once again participating in a national responsible gambling campaign to raise awareness about the risks of underage lottery play during the holiday season.

We’re proud to throw our support behind the Gopher football team this season.

Fifteen years of Raffle and there is one thing that has always stayed the same—two $1 million winners.

Since 1990, Lottery dollars (through the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund) have enabled the purchase, restoration, enhancement, or protection of more than 100,000 acres of land across Minnesota that serve as habitats for the state’s deer and other game populations.

Did you know that Minnesota has a state bee? Read more about the rusty patched bumble bee.

Whether the Gopher 5 jackpot is $100,000 or over $1 million, a portion of every dollar played helps protect Minnesota’s great outdoors.

The time is now to get outside and embrace the season of color.

Over the years, the Lottery has teamed up with the Beer Dabbler to support Minnesota’s growing brewery community. This year, the folks at the Dabbler came up with a new twist on a local brew tasting event.

For the third year in a row, the Minnesota Lottery has ended the fiscal year with record sales.

We didn’t get that moniker for nothing, after all.

Vikings game day is always exciting! As much as we love game day at US Bank Stadium - the party on the Plaza, stadium food, heckling the visiting team fans - this year is going to be different. That’s not all bad, there are some unexpected benefits of game day at home.