Minnesota Lottery suspended during government shutdown
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The budget impasse in the Minnesota state capital is having a widespread effect across the state — including at the state lottery.
Many state services, including the Minnesota state lottery, ceased operations Friday.
The Lottery closed all its offices 5 p.m. Thursday, and no lottery tickets were available for sale after 11:59 p.m. During the shutdown, lottery tickets cannot be validated or paid out.
Players currently holding winning tickets should sign them immediately and place them in a safe location until they can be redeemed after lottery operations resume.
No second-chance drawings will be held during the shutdown and players will not be able to enter non-winning tickets. Players should hold on to non-winning tickets and enter them after operations resume.
Starting Thursday evening, the Minnesota Lottery’s Web site displayed the following information to visitors:
DUE TO THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THE MINNESOTA STATE LOTTERY IS CLOSED AND THIS WEBSITE IS NOT BEING MAINTAINED.
No Lottery tickets may be sold or winning tickets redeemed until further notice.
Please sign any winning tickets and retain in a secure location.
We have tried to provide Frequently Asked Questions about the shutdown and you may link to those questions here.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Once the state budget crisis is resolved and lottery operations resume, players will again be able to redeem winning tickets and purchase lottery tickets from state lottery retailers.
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