MLC was succeeded by the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation in 2013.

[citation needed] The first lottery in Manitoba started in 1970 through special legislation.

[1] This income goes back to the community in a number of ways $65 million in VLT revenues was donated in the form of unconditional grants to Manitoba municipalities, including 4.6 million to Rural Municipalities, $30,625 to Pinawa, $270,543 to Villages, 1.6 million to Towns, 1.7 million to Steinbach, Brandon, Dauphin, Flin Flon, Portage la Prairie, Selkirk, Thompson, and Winkler, and $173,811 to Northern Communities.

[2] The remainder of the net income is given to the Government of Manitoba that provide health care, education, community and social services and economic development for Manitobans.

[citation needed] In October 2008, MLC was named one of Manitoba's Top Employers, which was announced by the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper.