In 25 years, Arizona Lottery raised $5.5B

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bellyache — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:27:08 GMT

When the Scratchers tickets went on sale after midnight on July 1, 1981, some stores sold out in minutes. Within 10 days, 21.4 million tickets were sold.

This is what I was talking about in another post. I don't believe scratch-offs are going anywhere. It's a popular game to play.

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Just6ntlc — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:16:11 GMT

I hope Arizona keeps this up rasing their revenue.

In 25 years, Arizona Lottery raised $5.5B

Lottery Post — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:06:00 GMT

It was created in 1981, backed by businessmen looking for a tax break.

Twenty-five years later, the Arizona Lottery has made hundreds of people millionaires while awarding $2.9 billion in prizes.

It has contributed more than $1.8 billion to state and local projects and programs, far surpassing the annual revenue hopes of that original group of businessmen.

From new roads and bus shelters to programs for neglected children and funding for state parks, lottery dollars have touched the liv... [ More ]