Since its inception, the agency has returned more than $10.4 billion in prizes to players, generated over $4.6 billion for beneficiary programs, and paid nearly $1.2 billion in commissions to retailers. The Arizona Lottery was founded on July 1st, 1981 and is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association also known as MSLA. The Arizona Lottery is a state agency of Arizona in the southwest United States.