Kansas voters approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the creation of a state lottery with 64% on November of 1986. In 1987 the Kansas Lottery Act was passed by the Kansas Legislature and the Kansas Lottery was established. The Kansas Lottery was formed with the mission to produced the maximum amount of revenue as possible for the State of Kansas while insuring the integrity of all games. The fiscal year of 2008 Kansas Lottery produced sales of $237 million and transferred $70 million to the State, this was the second-highest on record.

The Kansas Lottery sells $1, $2, $5, $10 and $20 scratch tickets and $1 and $2 instant pull tab games. In addition, Kansas Lottery players enjoy Powerball, Mega Millions, Hot Lotto, Super Kansas Cash, Pick 3, 2by2, Keno and Kansas Hold'Em online games. Kansas Lottery products are sold at approximately 1,900 retail locations.