Virgin Islands Lottery

The Virgin Islands Lottery

Message from Mr. Raymond J. Williams,

Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Lottery

As a member of the Virgin Islands Lottery, I want to endorse the fact that we work hard as a family to ensure that the product we deliver to our community helps to improve our everyday living.

The V.I. Lottery provides opportunities for our students, sporting activities, prescription drugs for individuals in our community who are challenged financially; we provide for the creation of Art, we assist in providing much needed financial support for our government retirees among many other charitable and enriching opportunities.

We have been in existence for more than 85 years and plan to continue to grow better and stronger every day.

Mr. Raymond J. Williams, Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Lottery, welcomes you to browse our website, check your winnings, or play the VI Lottery Game, or any of our other games.

Play the V.I. Lottery and Remember, "when you play the V.I. Lottery, everybody wins!"

Meet the VI Lottery Executive Team

Executive Director Raymond J. Williams
Raymond.williams@vilottery.vi
Chief Financial Officer: Shalyn Proctor
Shalyn.proctor@vilottery.vi
Human Resource Director: Verita C. Carmichael
Verita.carmichael@vilottery.vi
Director of Marketing and Public Relations: Keva Muller
Keva.muller@vilottery.vi
Director of Security and Investigations: Ja’Keema D. Richards
jakeema.richards@vilottery.vi
Confidential Executive Assistant: Alyssa Fredericks
Alyssa.fredericks@vilottery.vi

To contact, please call 340-774-2502.

Background

The Virgin Islands Lottery is the oldest continuous lottery in the United States. For the past 85 years the VI Lottery has been an integral part of social fabric of the Virgin Islands community. It was established in 1937 and the first drawing was held on January 25, 1938 at Emancipation Gardens on St. Thomas at noon. From its inception it has been a staple providing relief, employment, and for many the games provide an opportunity to “Making dreams a reality”.

Through the years the Lottery has experienced significant growth and development and has increased its portfolio of games as a value-added measure and as a means of increasing player satisfaction. As a result, the agency has become much more visible and viable and is now a contributor par-excellence to the economy of the Virgin Islands, generating more than 17 million annually.

In fact, the VI Lottery agency is among the top revenue producers for the treasury of the territory. Annually, the VI Lottery (VIL) contributes an average of:

$1.5 million to the Public Schools,
$1 million to the GERS Retirees Bonus Program,
1.5 million to the Pharmaceutical Assistance Program,
$100,000.00 to the office of Veterans Affairs,
$250,000.00 to the Horse Race Commission.

Learn more by visiting our Benefiting VI pages: Where the Money Goes and Contributions

Additionally the VIL created their Community Outreach Program through which $300,000.00 annually is divided up and granted to local nonprofit organizations. Visit our Sponsorship page to learn more about our Community Outreach Program and the various community programs we sponsor.

Our Mission & Vision

Our Vision is to bring the Virgin Islands Lottery’s accomplishments to new heights; to contribute effectively to the General Fund and to contribute to a better quality of life for the people of the Virgin Islands.

Financial Audits

2017 Financial Audit

Celebrating 85 Years of Making the Virgin Islands a Better Place to LIVE, WORK, & PLAY!

We invite you to come play The VI Lottery Game, or any of our other games. VI Lottery Tickets are available now at your local lottery office or dealer. One in eight people who play the VI Lottery are winners. You could win cash for education, travel, home improvement or paying off bills. Every ticket has a chance to win a part of the $704,300 total prize money — including the top prize of $175,000.

Need Tickets? Visit any of our retail vendors including Udder Delight, Caribana, Anna's Market, or any VI Lottery dealer.