CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Saturday, WyoLotto celebrated a decade of serving Wyoming.

“We are Wyoming grown, and we love this state. It is truly a great place to call home,” said Jon Clontz, WyoLotto CEO, in a news release. Clontz has been with WyoLotto since the founding of the company when the WyoLotto Board of Directors hired him in 2013 to open the lottery in Wyoming.

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“We started from nothing, no state funding. Everything we have done was achieved thanks to an excellent Board of Directors and a small staff of 10 employees,” Clontz said.

When WyoLotto launched, it introduced Wyoming to two games, Powerball and Mega Millions. The first ticket was sold in Sheridan on Aug. 24, 2014, and a lot has happened since then, including the following:

• Cowboy Draw, Wyoming’s own game, launched in March 2015.
• Lucky for Life was added to the portfolio in 2016.
• WyoLotto’s own raffle game ran in 2018, Ragtime Raffle.
• 2by2 launched in 2021.

• KENO was added in 2022. 

“Each new game we have introduced has added to the entertainment value for Wyoming, while also allowing us to expand our portfolio to maximize how much we can give back to the state,” Clontz said.