- Lotterywest
Infobox Government agency
agency_name = Lotterywest
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formed =1933 as Lotteries Commission of Western Australia
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jurisdiction =Government of Western Australia
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chief1_name = Jan Stewart
chief1_position =Chief Executive Officer
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website = [http://www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au/ www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au]
footnotes =Lotterywest, formerly the Lotteries Commission of Western Australia, is an
Australia n lotteries corporation run by the State Government ofWestern Australia . Lotterywest sellslottery ticket s and "instant win"scratchcard s through a network ofnewsagents and other authorised retailers. It syndicates national lottery games including Saturday Lotto, Oz Lotto, Powerball, Monday Lotto, and Wednesday lotto; it also administers the locally run Cash 3 game.All the revenue spent on Lotterywest's games is ultimately returned to the Western Australian community, with the majority as prize money, as well as in grants to community groups. A set percentage is put aside for funding public hospitals, sporting groups and arts organisations. Lotterywest directly sponsors the
Perth International Arts Festival ,Lotterywest Skyworks Australia Day celebrations, local film funding body Screenwest and theScitech organisation.The Lotteries Commission of Western Australia was first established in
1933 .ee also
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Lotteries in Australia External links
* [http://www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au/index.php Lotterywest]
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