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Here's how much the average person spends on the lottery in every stateNews Story
Millions of Americans willingly spend their hard-earned money for a chance at an early retirement, lifelong financial security, and the extravagant lifestyle that a single lucky lottery ticket could provide. Americans spent a staggering $71.8 billion on lottery tickets in 2017 or about $285 per adult. Of course, lottery ticket spending is not the same across all states, and in some parts of the country, Americans appear much more willing to spend in the hopes of hitting the jackpot. Usin
Nov 20, 2019, 4:54 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee lottery sales lower than other first-year salesNews Story
Tennessee's lottery had a ho-hum first year in sales when measuring its results against lotteries in other states.Its sales were in the middle when compared with other lotteries last year in the nation. And its revenues lagged behind sales during lottery startup years in Florida and Georgia, both states in which Tennessee Lottery President Rebecca Paul presided over the games.Tennesseans spent about $147 per capita on lottery games in the past 12 months, based on total revenue figures announced
Jan 21, 2005, 12:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky to post record salesNews Story
Kentucky sales numbers soar despite losing substantial border ticket sales to TennesseeThe Kentucky Lottery Corp. expects its sales this fiscal year, which ends June 30, to hit a record $723.8 million meaning an extra $11 million for the state.That sales total would be about 8 percent higher than the previous peak, $673.5 million, which was set last year. And this year, state government's share will be a record $192 million, up from last year's previous record $180.7 million, officials estimated
Jun 4, 2004, 7:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Streak of jackpot winners is bad luck for Powerball lottery salesNews Story
Sales of Powerball lottery tickets across the nation are down drastically in recent months. The reason: People are too frequently beating the odds, which happen to be 1 in 120.5 million.In the past 12 weeks, players have won a record five Powerball jackpots, none larger than a mere $41 million.The streak of luck has meant the jackpots don't roll over enough times to build the huge prizes of $100 million or more. It's those giant amounts that bring out the lines of people who don't normally pla
Mar 16, 2005, 10:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon lottery posts record salesNews Story
The Oregon Lottery finished its 19th year of operation with record overall sales for the second consecutive year.Overall, the Lottery completed the 2004 fiscal year with total sales of $895.1 million, surpassing last year's record of $855.8 million.Some of the sales highlights for fiscal year 2004 include:Video Lottery net sales of $530.9 million, new recordKeno sales of $116.5 million, new recordPowerball sales of $45.9 million, new recordSports Action with $10.1 million, new recordMegabucks sa
Aug 6, 2004, 9:00 am - Todd - Lottery News

Calif. Lottery Sales Reach Record HighNews Story
People bought more than $3 billion in California Lottery tickets this fiscal year, a record for the nearly 20-year-old games.Officials attributed much of the rise not to the flashy 12-state Mega Millions game that debuted last week, but to a burst in the popularity of Scratchers, in which players scrape a coating from tickets to reveal potential winning numbers.After some of Scratchers' dozens of themed games were tweaked last year to include interactive elements and more-lucrative prizes, their
Jun 30, 2005, 10:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.D. Eroding Minnesota Lottery SalesNews Story
The North Dakota Lottery has taken a bite out of Minnesota Lottery Powerball sales in border cities, according to a Minnesota Lottery official.Still, sales of scratch tickets -- which are not sold in North Dakota -- have kept several Moorhead retailers near the head of the pack for overall Minnesota lottery game sales, research analyst Todd Maki said from state lottery headquarters in Roseville.Sales on both sides of the Red River remained brisk Wednesday as players bought numbers for Wednesday
Oct 8, 2004, 10:17 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery has record salesNews Story
Arizonans pursuing quick riches bought a record $366.6 million in Lottery tickets in the year that ended June 30, a nearly 14 percent gain over the previous 12 months.From those sales, a record $107.8 million was distributed to eight state funds that aid everything from parks to mass transportation and abused children.Arizona's percentage increase was the highest among Western states with similar gambling environments, according to Lottery officials. Lottery sales in California, which also has I
Aug 26, 2004, 7:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee lottery sale drop-off is less than expectedNews Story
Since the first scratch-off lottery tickets started selling more than a month ago, sales have been declining.That was expected as the initial euphoria with the lottery wore off. Sales volume has dropped to roughly 49% of what it was during the first seven days of the lottery. That usually happens after the first week, Rebecca Paul, Tennessee Education Lottery Corp.'s president and chief executive officer, said of what she had seen with other start-up lotteries.By that measure, then, Tennessee's
Mar 1, 2004, 4:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Wisconsin lottery ticket sales increase $7.4 millionNews Story
Wisconsin lottery ticket sales increased $7.4 million in the last fiscal year, helping deliver more than $10 million in new property tax relief, according to a state audit released Thursday.Total ticket sales for the year that ended June 30, 2003, were $435 million, up from $427.6 million the year before, the Legislative Audit Bureau report said. More sales of instant game tickets accounted for the increase, the audit reported.Lottery credits on property tax bills statewide increased 8.9 percent
May 28, 2004, 7:46 am - Todd - Lottery News