{"id":173388,"date":"2021-05-11T21:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=173388"},"modified":"2021-05-12T09:44:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T16:44:10","slug":"ky-lottery-offers-free-shot-at-225k-for-adults-getting-a-covid-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ky-lottery-offers-free-shot-at-225k-for-adults-getting-a-covid-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Lottery Offers Free Shot at $225K in Exchange for Getting a COVID Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kentucky Lottery wants to give people who get a COVID-19 vaccine a chance to win up to $225,000.<\/p>\n

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks at a press conference in Frankfort last month. On Monday, he announced the Kentucky Lottery was giving away free $1 plays for its Cash Ball 225 draw game for people that get a COVID-19 vaccine at a participating Kroger or Walmart. (Image: Gov. Andy Beshear\/Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Through May 21, or while supplies last, the lottery is teaming up with participating Walmart and Kroger locations to give adults a coupon for a free $1 play for an upcoming Cash Ball 225 drawing.<\/p>\n

People getting either their first or second dose\u00a0can claim a free play.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cash Ball 225 is a daily game by the Kentucky Lottery<\/a> that\u2019s played similar to PowerBall or Mega Millions. However, players only have to pick four numbers between 1 and 35 and a \u201cCash Ball\u201d in a separate pool of numbers between 1 and 25.<\/p>\n

The winning numbers can be worth up to $225,000.<\/p>\n

Not only will this encourage Kentuckians to get the life-saving COVID-19 vaccines, it gives them a chance,\u201d Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday. \u201cYou get your shot of hope and then a shot at winning $225,000.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A random-number generator selects the winning numbers daily around 11 pm ET.<\/p>\n

Kentucky Sets Goal of 2.5 Million Shots<\/h2>\n

The Kentucky Lottery promotion is just one of the ways the state is trying to meet a vaccination goal Beshear set last month that he said would allow him to eliminate most COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n

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Those restrictions include capacity and social distancing restrictions for many indoor settings. They will end once Kentucky has 2.5 million residents who have received at least one dose of a vaccine, , the governor said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Nearly 1.9 million Kentuckians have gotten one shot so far. The Lottery, Beshear said, is offering up to 225,000 free plays.<\/p>\n

Gaming Venues Stepping Up to Fight COVID<\/h2>\n

While numerous gaming sites, including casinos and race tracks, have been locations for temporary vaccination clinics, the Kentucky Lottery campaign appears to be the first that actually ties gaming to getting a shot.<\/p>\n

Last month, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races<\/a> in West Virginia announced it was expanding its vaccine clinic to people living outside the Mountain State. The casino and track in far eastern West Virginia attracts patrons from Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

In New York, Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens became a vaccination site in January. So, too, did Belmont Park, another NYRA track, back in January. According to the New York Department of Health, Aqueduct\u2019s state-operated clinic remains open and is now taking walk-ins.<\/p>\n

Across the country, Golden Gate Fields has served as a vaccination site for Alameda County in California. That site temporarily closed for a few hours back in March when animal rights protestors staged a sit-in<\/a> on the dirt track of The Stronach Group venue.<\/p>\n

And before it hosted the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs partnered with a local health care operator to host a three-day pop-up clinic at the Louisville track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Kentucky Lottery wants to give people who get a COVID-19 vaccine a chance to win up to $225,000. Through May 21, or while supplies last, the lottery is teaming up with participating Walmart and Kroger locations to give adults a coupon for a free $1 play for an upcoming Cash Ball 225 drawing. 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