The COVID19 vaccine incentive lottery is coming to Nevada.
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced Thursday the plan for #VAXNevadaDays, where residents who have had at least one vaccination for COVID19 will be eligible to share in a pool of cash and prizes totaling $5 million dollars.
The first drawings will take place Thursday, July 8, and continue for eight weeks, ending with a drawing for $1 million dollars on August 26. There are also prizes for kids 12-17 who have also been vaccinated.
Nevadans do not need to sign up for the drawing, as state vaccination records offer automatic entry. IGT, an international gaming and innovation company, with 1700 employees in Nevada, will run the drawings. Sisolak says nearly 2000 prizes will be awarded.
Nevada joins more than a dozen states offering incentives for COVID19 vaccinations.