▁following ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Multi - State ▁Lot tery ▁Association ▁( M US L ). ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Lot tery ▁games ▁include ▁M ega ▁Mill ions , ▁Power ball , ▁Wild ▁M oney , ▁k eno , ▁and ▁scratch ▁tick ets . ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁also ▁offers ▁video ▁lot tery , ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁multi - j ur is dict ional ▁M ega H its ▁game . ▁ ▁The ▁minimum ▁age ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Lot tery ▁is ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁History ▁Lot ter ies ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁from ▁the ▁colonial ▁period ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁Century . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁b anned ▁by ▁the ▁colonial ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 2 , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁brought ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 4 . ▁ ▁They ▁continued , ▁generally ▁under ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁until ▁being ▁b anned ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁The ▁lot tery ▁was ▁re int rodu ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁as ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁joined ▁several ▁states , ▁including ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁in ▁introdu cing ▁state ▁lot ter ies . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Multi - State ▁Lot tery ▁Association ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Rh ode