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Fortune was only a Rupee Away

Old ad for Mysore state Lottery Published in Indian edition of the Reader's Digest
Old ad for Mysore state Lottery Published in Indian edition of the Reader's Digest, 1972

Karnataka State Lottery was launched in the year 1969 with the state governed Mysore Sales International Limited (MSIL) as the Sole Selling Agent for lottery tickets.

According to this news report from year 2003:
“Prices of these tickets range from Rs 2 to Rs 20. One can win prizes worth Rs 3 to 5 lakh depending upon the schemes.”
On 16th April, 1972, luckiest ticket could win you almost the same amount of greens.

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