{"id":4729,"date":"2016-04-20T19:48:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T23:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=4729"},"modified":"2016-04-30T19:44:38","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T23:44:38","slug":"kentucky-lottery-expands-to-internet-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/04\/20\/kentucky-lottery-expands-to-internet-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Lottery Expands To Internet Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4730\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/04\/20\/kentucky-lottery-expands-to-internet-sales\/kentucky-lottery\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Kentucky-Lottery.jpg?fit=125%2C116&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"125,116\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kentucky Lottery\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Kentucky-Lottery.jpg?fit=125%2C116&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Kentucky-Lottery.jpg?resize=125%2C116\" alt=\"Kentucky Lottery\" width=\"125\" height=\"116\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4730\" \/><br \/>\nThe Kentucky Lottery is expanding to Internet sales in hopes of luring younger players.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Lottery officials say eligible players within the state&#8217;s boundaries can register for an account at kylottery.com to purchase Powerball, Mega Millions and Kentucky Cash Ball draw games.<\/p>\n<p>The officials said Tuesday at the outset, there will be five Instant Play games ranging in price from 50 cents to $3 available online, with more being introduced later.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky Lottery President and CEO Arch Gleason says the goal of Internet sales is to attract younger players accustomed to making retail purchases online.<\/p>\n<p>Gleason says the move to Internet sales doesn&#8217;t diminish the importance of &#8220;brick and mortar&#8221; retailers. 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