This service replaces scratch-off cards, which are more costly to keep and may be more vulnerable to theft, thereby necessitating greater security precautions on the retailer's part.
In 1974 the American company Scientific Games Corporation led by scientist John Koza and retail promotions specialist Daniel Bower produced the first computer-generated instant lottery game.
MUSL has retired several games, including Ca$hola (video lottery), Daily Millions, Rolldown, and the Powerball scratchcard game; the latter was tied to a weekly television game show produced for two years in Hollywood, California called Powerball: The Game Show; then for two years from the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, called Powerball Instant Millionaire.