It’s “State Fair Time”!

I’m thanking Mary Neubauer in her absence for the opportunity to “vine” about more exciting news at the Iowa Lottery.  This is one of my favorite seasons here at the Lottery as we prepare for our exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. 

In keeping with this year's Fair theme, it’s definitely “State Fair Time” for us as we prepare for the various promotions that we undertake in our Fair exhibit.  Here are just a few things to expect when you visit us this year in the Varied Industries Building –           

• A “wheel spin” promotion.  All lottery players like to spin wheels. You’ll be able to enter contests at 12, 3 and 6 p.m. to spin our wheel and take a chance to win Lottery Bucks.

• Our traditional pull-tab “dot” promotion is always a favorite at the Fair.  This year’s prizes include $5 coupons for great turkey products at the Iowa Turkey Federation stand.

• With a $20 scratch ticket purchase, you win a new t-shirt.

There’s a lot of preparation required in gearing up for lottery ticket sales at the Iowa State Fair.  We review and lease our space, prepare signs and other marketing materials and pull together graphics for our exhibit equipment.  It’s also quite the logistical operation to move our equipment and vending machines into our exhibit space.  We start the Monday prior to opening day. 

Come visit us at the Fair and visit the Iowa State Fair’s web site to learn about other exciting happenings at this year’s event -- http://www.iowastatefair.org/.

Comments

[Joe Hrdlicka]

I will definitely be there! And as any smart politician might respond, "We'll let the voters decide!"

[Claire Celsi]

I'll see you there! Joe, are you in favor of the Michael Jackson butter sculpture? :~)

[Mike Byrne]

Heres an idea:instead of diverting our attention to Twitter & You Tube & Face Book & the state fair & widgets & texting and every other fad that comes down the pike,why doesn't the lottery concentrate on coming up with tickets that we,the buying customers,can actually win?You've lowered the prizes on most $2 tickets to chump change and less winners per game.Times might be tough at the lottery but I'm guessing that they will become even tougher if the lottery continues its penney pinching ways...people will look to other states to spend their lottery money.Excuse me while I go to Illinois or Missouri to buy some lottery tickets.