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In 1986, Florida voters authorized the lottery through a constitutional amendment, enacted by a two-to-one margin that would use its proceeds to enhance public education in Florida.

Governor Bob Martinez and the Florida Legislature established the florida lottery with the mission of maximizing revenues for education to allow the people of Florida to benefit from significant additional monies while providing the best lottery games available. In its 21-year history the lottery has achieved both of those goals.

Florida’s first on-line games were florida lottery and CASH 3 which shared their introduction with a combined launch in April 1988, the florida lottery went on to produce an estimated $52 million jackpot, a new national and world record for its time.

The florida lottery has always responded to its growing player base. FANTASY 5 was launched as a bi-weekly game in April 1989, PLAY 4 was added to in July 1991 and finally MEGA MONEY was introduced in 1998. POWERBALL was launched in early January 2009, rounding out the lottery's six online games.

More than a $1 billion in lottery money in each of the past six fiscal years has benefited Florida students and schools, representing approximately five percent of the state's total education budget. The florida lottery was never intended to fully fund the education system yet lottery contributions have been far-reaching and crucial to ensuring the future success of students in Florida. Thousands of bright minds have benefitted from The Bright Futures florida lottery scholarship program and other student financial aid to pursue opportunities in higher education at state universities and community colleges. These institutions themselves have also benefited receiving more than $4.9 billion in lottery money that help keep them running and affordable to Florida students. florida lottery dollars have funded School Recognition and Merit Programs for improved schools, and have even helped build and renovate 780 schools through the Classrooms First and Classrooms for Kids programs. In total, Florida's schools and students have received more than $21 billion in lottery profits, including more than one million Bright Futures scholarships that are fully funded by the florida lottery.

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