A lottery in every state?

There are currently eight states without a lottery. They are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming.

The 42 state-authorized lotteries, plus the District of Columbia’s, are licensed and registered with their respective gaming or lottery commissions, which run them in accordance with their own rules and regulations.

Gambling casinos on Native American land are exempt from most state regulations under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988.