Louisiana State Lottery Company

Chartered in 1868, held the monopoly for the lottery business in Louisiana until 1859, then transferred domicile to Honduras and continued to sell tickets in United States until 1906, when the business was broken up by United States Department of Justice. The sale of lottery tickets in La. was unlawful after ca. 1892.

From the description of Louisiana State Lottery tickets and forms, 1881-1894. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 289033014

Incorporated in 1868, the Louisiana State Lottery Company continued in business in New Orleans until ca. 1894, when it relocated to Honduras. It was broken up by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1906.

From the description of Louisiana State Lottery Company record books, 1868-1885. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 238012221

The Louisiana State Lottery Company, chartered in 1868, held the monopoly for the lottery business in Louisiana until 1859 then transferred domicile to Honduras and continued to sell tickets in United States until 1906, when the business was broken up by United States Deptartment of Justice.

From the description of Louisiana State Lottery Company records, 1878-1883 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 46399307

The Louisiana State Lottery Company was incorporated in 1868 by the Louisiana General Assembly. The commissioners, Generals P.G.T. Beauregard and Jubal Anderson Early, supervised the drawings and lent some legitimacy to the lottery. Despite facing strong opposition on moral grounds and charges of corruption, the Louisiana State Lottery Company held the monopoly on legal gambling in Louisiana until 1893, when it relocated its headquarters to Honduras. With printing presses stateside, the company continued to sell tickets illegally in the United States until 1907, when the Department of Justice closed it down permanently.

From the guide to the Louisiana State Lottery Company Records, ., 1878-1883, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)