Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
4-1-2003
Abstract
In April 2003 the University Library of the University of Rhode Island presented an exhibition entitled Rhode Island Lotteries – Three Centuries of History. The exhibition was a comprehensive look at the role of lotteries in Rhode Island as well as a study of the evolution of the role of lotteries over a period spanning three hundred years. In addition to the exhibition, the University Library published a booklet History of Lotteries and The Lottery System in Rhode Island by John Russell Bartlett - originally published in a series of newspaper articles in the Manufacturers and Farmers Journal in 1855; issued a series of three posters depicting the role of lotteries in each of the three centuries and hosted a panel discussion titled "Lotteries: A Public Good or Social Scourge". The panelist included Rhode Island Lottery Executive Director Gerald Aubin; GTECH Vice President for Public Affairs Robert Vincent; URI Professors Timothy Hennessey and Galen Johnson as well as Russell DeSimone of the library staff and the exhibition's curator. The panel was moderated by Professor Scott Molloy.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
DeSimone, Russell J.. "Rhode Island Lotteries — Three Centuries of History." , (2003). https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/6
A law to prohibit the practice of lotteries passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly at its January 1732 session
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Ticket from lottery funding the construction of the Weybossett Bridge in Providence
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Trinity Church, Newport
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Public granary and market house of Newport
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First Baptist Church, Providence
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Rhode Island College, now Brown University
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Beneficent Congregational Society of Providence
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Ticket from lottery funding the rebuilding of the Weybosset Bridge in Providence
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Newspaper article about the lottery funding the rebuilding of the Weybosset Bridge in Providence
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Redwood Library, Newport
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Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence
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Lottery announcement broadside for the encouragement of public schools, 1831
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Lottery ticket for the school fund, 1839
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Advertisement for school fund lottery tickets at Walker's
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Constitution of the State of Rhode Island, 1842
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Illustration from Thomas Mann's 1833 anti-lottery treatise,
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Exposition of the lottery system by Thomas Doyle
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The Lot, Rhode Island's first 20th century lottery, 1974
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The Grand Lot began with the drawings being televised, 1975
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Play Ball, the Rhode Island Lottery Commission's first instant win ticket, 1975
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Lotto, the first televised lottery drawing, 1975
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Football themed lottery ticket, 198?
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Baseball themed lottery ticket, 198?
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Basketball themed lottery ticket, 198?
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Lottery ticket celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Rhode Island Lottery Commission, 1984
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Lottery ticket celebrating the 350th anniversary of Rhode Island, 1984
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Lottery ticket celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rhode Island Lottery Commission, 1999
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Lottery ticket commemorating the blizzard of '78, 1998
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Rhode Island Scenes, a multi-vignette game, 1998
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Rhode Island Scenes, a multi-vignette game, 1998
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Rhode Island Scenes, a multi-vignette game, 1998
Publisher Statement
Coverage:1700-1999 Relation:[Is Version Of] Posters produced in conjunction with April 2003 exhibit at the University Library of the University of Rhode Island entitled Rhode Island Lotteries - Three Centuries of History.