In just a year and a half, the Iowa Lottery has raised nearly $4 million to help Iowa veterans and their families, and we owe you a big thank-you for that success!
Gov. Chet Culver signed a law in March 2008 that authorized the lottery to create two new instant-scratch games and two additional pull-tab games each year, with all profits from the games dedicated to the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund. Lottery tickets for the cause were introduced in July 2008 and since that time, nearly $4 million has been provided to the Veterans Trust Fund from the sale of tickets.
The newest scratch game dedicated to the cause is “Veterans Cash,” which began sales Monday, while the newest pull-tab game to benefit the Trust Fund is “Star Spangled Bucks.” It was introduced on Jan. 11. Both are $1 games with a red, white and blue theme.
The Iowa Veterans Trust Fund was created to provide assistance to qualified veterans and their families. Currently, funds are used for unemployment or underemployment assistance due to service-related causes; assistance with vision, hearing, and dental care, durable medical equipment and prescription drugs; counseling and substance abuse services; housing repair; and transitional housing in an emergency. Trust Fund expenditures are approved through the Iowa Veterans Commission.
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