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Games offered:

The following games are currently offered, or have been offered, by the lottery: 

• In 1985, Megabucks, an in-state jackpot game was introduced. Oregon Megabucks, in 1990, was the first US lottery game to give players a choice of lump sum or annuity, should they win the top prize.
• In 1985, Scratch-it games were first offered. Numerous different games have been offered over the years.
• In 1987, "Breakopen" games were first offered. Break opens were discontinued in 2009.
• In 1988, Oregon joined the multi-state lottery game Lotto*America, which became Powerball in 1992. Four Powerball jackpots have been won in Oregon; a USD $38.4 million winner from Eugene in 1992; a USD $33.8 million winner from Beaverton in 1999; a family from Jacksonville won a then-record $340 million jackpot in 2005; and in March 2007 a man from Milwaukie, Oregon, won a $182.7 million jackpot. Powerball (whose cash option began in 1997) is offered by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL).
• In 1989, the lottery added Sports Action, a sports parlay game which enabled betting on NFL games. In 1989, games were added (excluding games involving the Oregon-based Portland Trail Blazers); wagering on basketball was discontinued in 1990. In 2005, a bill was signed which ended football wagering at the conclusion of the 2006–2007 NFL season. (Sports wagering also is legal in Delaware, Montana, and Nevada.
• In 1991, a keno game was first offered.
• In 1992, the lottery begin offering Video Lottery games that included versions of draw poker.
• In 2001, Win for Life, a game which awards its top prize winner a lifetime weekly annuity, was introduced. (Unlike Megabucks or Powerball, there is no cash option for top-prize winners.)
• In 2005, "line" games were added to the product mix on its Video Lottery terminals.
• In 2006, the tic-tac-toe-style game called "Lucky Lines" was launched by the Lottery.
• In 2009, Raffle drawings were first offered.