The lottery in "1984" and lotteries today both involve random selection of winners based on chance. However, in "1984," the lottery is a tool used by the oppressive government to control the population through fear and manipulation, while lotteries today are typically used for entertainment and as a source of revenue for various purposes.
Well, California Lottery is one of the most long running lotteries in US, It has been running since November 1984. And has been successful through all those years. You can check the California Numbers website for addition information
Oregon Lottery was created in 1984.
Lottery - 1983 was released on: USA: 9 September 1983 France: 25 November 1984 West Germany: January 1987
Lottery - 1983 San Diego Bingo 1-13 was released on: USA: 8 March 1984
Lottery - 1983 Chicago Another Chance 1-12 was released on: USA: 1 March 1984
Today - 1952 1984-02-08 was released on: USA: 8 February 1984
Today - 1952 1984-02-09 was released on: USA: 9 February 1984
Today - 1952 1984-03-30 was released on: USA: 30 March 1984
Today - 1952 1984-04-15 was released on: USA: 15 April 1984
Today - 1952 1984-04-16 was released on: USA: 16 April 1984
Today - 1952 1984-04-17 was released on: USA: 17 April 1984
Today - 1952 1984-08-28 was released on: USA: 28 August 1984