First Tickets for State Lottery Arrive
Two trucks carrying 41 million “scratch-off” tickets arrived here from a Georgia printing plant Tuesday, the first tangible sign that Californians will soon get their wish to gamble in a state lottery.
Lottery officials staged a full-blown publicity event for the arrival of the bannered vehicles, complete with press interviews and a “seal-breaking” ceremony.
Today, at the lottery’s Whittier warehouse, 41 million tickets intended for Southern California sales will be unloaded. By the end of the week, 400 million tickets will be in place ready for a late September or early October start-up.
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