California State Lottery
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The California State Lottery is a government-run lottery system that raises funds for public education in the state of California through various games such as scratchers and draw-style lotteries.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California State Lottery canonical | 9 |
| California Lottery | 4 |
| California State Lottery draw games | 1 |
| SuperLotto Plus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1404323 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: California State Lottery Context triple: [California State Agencies, include, California State Lottery]
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A.
CA
CA is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code that uniquely identifies Canada in international standards and systems.
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B.
California, United States
California, United States is a large and populous U.S. state on the West Coast known for its diverse geography, major technology and entertainment industries, and cultural and economic influence.
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C.
California Department of Finance
The California Department of Finance is a state agency responsible for preparing the governor’s budget, analyzing fiscal policy, and overseeing the financial management of California’s government.
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D.
California State Lands Commission
The California State Lands Commission is a state agency that manages and protects California’s publicly owned lands and resources, including tidelands, submerged lands, and the beds of navigable waterways.
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E.
Government of California
The Government of California is the state’s governing authority, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer laws and public policy for the state of California.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: California State Lottery Target entity description: The California State Lottery is a government-run lottery system that raises funds for public education in the state of California through various games such as scratchers and draw-style lotteries.
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A.
CA
CA is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code that uniquely identifies Canada in international standards and systems.
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B.
California, United States
California, United States is a large and populous U.S. state on the West Coast known for its diverse geography, major technology and entertainment industries, and cultural and economic influence.
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C.
California Department of Finance
The California Department of Finance is a state agency responsible for preparing the governor’s budget, analyzing fiscal policy, and overseeing the financial management of California’s government.
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D.
California State Lands Commission
The California State Lands Commission is a state agency that manages and protects California’s publicly owned lands and resources, including tidelands, submerged lands, and the beds of navigable waterways.
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E.
Government of California
The Government of California is the state’s governing authority, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer laws and public policy for the state of California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
state lottery ⓘ |
| beneficiary | public education in California ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| foundedBy | State of California voters ⓘ |
| foundingMethod | ballot initiative ⓘ |
| fundingModel | self-funded through ticket sales ⓘ |
| fundingRecipient |
California State University system
ⓘ
California community colleges ⓘ
linked to:
California Community Colleges System
K-12 public schools in California ⓘ University of California system ⓘ |
| governedBy | California Lottery Commission ⓘ |
| hasGameType |
daily draw game
ⓘ
draw-style lottery ⓘ jackpot game ⓘ scratchers ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Imagine the Possibilities! ⓘ |
| hasSalesChannel |
online information (no online ticket sales for draw games as of 2024)
ⓘ
retailers ⓘ self-service terminals ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Sacramento, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento
|
| industry |
gambling
ⓘ
lottery ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | California State Lottery Act of 1984 ⓘ |
| legalForm | state government enterprise ⓘ |
| offersGame |
Daily 3
ⓘ
Daily 4 ⓘ Daily Derby ⓘ Fantasy 5 ⓘ Hot Spot ⓘ Scratchers ⓘ SuperLotto Plus ⓘ
linked to:
California State Lottery
|
| operatedBy |
State of California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| participatesIn |
Mega Millions
ⓘ
Powerball ⓘ |
| profitAllocation |
administrative costs
ⓘ
education ⓘ prizes ⓘ retailer commissions ⓘ |
| purpose | raise funds for public education ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | California state law ⓘ |
| regulates | lottery games in California ⓘ |
| revenueUse |
education funding
ⓘ
school programs ⓘ |
| startDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | not tax-funded ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: California State Lottery Description of subject: The California State Lottery is a government-run lottery system that raises funds for public education in the state of California through various games such as scratchers and draw-style lotteries.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: California State Lottery
linked to: California State Lottery
linked to: California State Lottery