<s>
The	O
Minnesota	B-Device
State	I-Device
Lottery	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Minnesota	B-Device
Lottery	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
government	O
agency	O
that	O
operates	O
lotteries	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
state	O
of	O
Minnesota	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minnesota	B-Device
Lottery	I-Device
participates	O
in	O
the	O
Multi-State	O
Lottery	O
Association	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
multi-jurisdiction	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-house	O
draws	O
include	O
Pick	O
3	O
(	O
previously	O
Daily	O
3	O
)	O
,	O
Gopher	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
North	O
5	O
(	O
previously	O
Northstar	B-Device
Cash	I-Device
)	O
,	O
among	O
many	O
other	O
games	O
and	O
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
the	O
Minnesota	B-Device
State	I-Device
Lottery	I-Device
partnered	O
with	O
a	O
technology	O
company	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
lottery	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
for	O
a	O
modem-equipped	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
but	O
had	O
to	O
cancel	O
a	O
test	O
run	O
of	O
an	O
in-home	O
lottery	O
system	O
after	O
political	O
pushback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
the	O
lottery	O
added	O
the	O
Minnesota-only	O
Daily	O
3	O
and	O
Gopher	B-Device
5	I-Device
lotto	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
considered	O
"	O
on-line	O
"	O
as	O
they	O
used	O
a	O
central	O
computer	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
partnership	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
the	O
Bloomington-based	O
Control	O
Data	O
Corporation	O
,	O
the	O
state	O
agency	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
test	O
lottery	O
with	O
10,000	O
Minnesota	O
households	O
in	O
1992	O
via	O
an	O
experimental	B-Device
modem	I-Device
for	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
console	O
had	O
a	O
relatively	O
unknown	O
expansion	B-Device
port	I-Device
that	O
made	O
the	O
device	O
capable	O
of	O
connecting	O
to	O
phone	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
hoped	O
the	O
effort	O
would	O
extend	O
the	O
useful	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
console	O
that	O
was	O
being	O
supplanted	O
by	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agency	O
added	O
the	O
Minnesota-only	O
game	O
Northstar	B-Device
Cash	I-Device
,	O
an	O
all-cash	O
lotto	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minnesota	B-Device
State	I-Device
Lottery	I-Device
had	O
a	O
policy	O
disallowing	O
alcohol	O
consumption	O
in	O
the	O
office	O
,	O
but	O
allowed	O
it	O
in	O
moderation	O
at	O
conferences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2018	O
,	O
unaffiliated	O
,	O
out-of-state	O
companies	O
were	O
essentially	O
operating	O
as	O
courier	O
services	O
to	O
facilitate	O
online	O
sales	O
of	O
Minnesota	B-Device
Lottery	I-Device
games	O
for	O
state	O
residents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minnesota	B-Device
Lottery	I-Device
offered	O
48	O
different	O
games	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
participated	O
in	O
several	O
multi-jurisdiction	O
games	O
:	O
Lotto	O
America	O
,	O
Lucky	O
for	O
Life	O
(	O
ended	O
participation	O
in	O
2021	O
)	O
,	O
Mega	O
Millions	O
,	O
and	O
Powerball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offered	O
the	O
brand-name	O
lotto	O
games	O
Pick	O
3	O
(	O
previously	O
Daily	O
3	O
)	O
,	O
Gopher	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
North	O
5(previously Northstar Cash )	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
other	O
scratch	O
games	O
,	O
"	O
print-n-play	O
"	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
raffles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minnesota	B-Device
State	I-Device
Lottery	I-Device
is	O
a	O
relatively	O
small	O
agency	O
of	O
the	O
State	O
of	O
Minnesota	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minnesota	B-Device
State	I-Device
Lottery	I-Device
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
LCCMR	O
and	O
appropriations	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
its	O
history	O
,	O
the	O
Minnesota	B-Device
State	I-Device
Lottery	I-Device
has	O
enjoyed	O
a	O
degree	O
of	O
autonomy	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
oversight	O
.	O
</s>
