1988
July
o Governor Wallace G. Wilkinson appoints the Kentucky Lottery
Commission to develop a draft for the creation of a lottery in Kentucky.
November 5
o More than a million Kentuckians vote on the lottery referendum. The
measure passes with 60 percent of the votes in favor of creating a lottery.
December 16
o Legislation creating the lottery is signed by the Governor. The
Kentucky Lottery is the first lottery in the United States implemented as a corporation.
