Tennessee lottery sales lower than other first-year sales

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Todd — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 06:38:58 GMT

Chuck32,Interesting point about the inflation figures, I'd have to agree. The reporter's comparison to the other lottery states from last year is a little closer to the mark:Nationwide last year, state lotteries took in an average $183 per person, or $161 per person when excluding states that have the video lottery terminals, which Tennessee does not have.The point being that Tenn.'s $147 per capita spend rate is much lower than the national average. Of course, this is a very broad comparison,... [ More ]

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chuck32 — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:11:03 GMT

Pretty ridiculous to apply the CPI (inflation rate) to per capita income spent on lottery tickets. The price has not changed. The per caps spent in some state 10 years a ago on $1 tickets is the same today. The newspaper might try to take a stab at guessing the percentage of disposable income over time, but this reporter has missed the point by a mile.

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CASH Only — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:46:04 GMT

TN needs to join Hot Lotto or Lotto South in the near future.

Tennessee lottery sales lower than other first-year sales

Lottery Post — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:06:00 GMT

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... [ More ]