Lottery sales in Pa. hit record $3 billion

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CASH Only — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:28:18 GMT

I don't think Unlucky for Life helped with the record sales. I bet a number of PA scratch games sell better than UfL.

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ochoop17 — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:27:28 GMT

Lottery officials have taken numerous steps in recent years to boost sales to meet the escalating costs of the senior citizen programs that the games subsidize.

Lottery-subsidized programs also include prescription-drug assistance and free and reduced-fare public transportation. In the new budget year, lottery revenues also will help pay for long-term nursing care

The AARP will be glad to hear that.

Lottery sales in Pa. hit record $3 billion

Lottery Post — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:39:00 GMT

Pennsylvania Lottery sales for the 2005-06 fiscal year reached a record $3.07 billion, Gov. Rendell said yesterday.

Sales grew by $425 million, the largest dollar increase in the lottery's 34-year history, leaving the agency with a $400 million surplus. The state will use half that money to expand property-tax and rent-rebate programs for senior citizens, said Stephanie Weyant, a spokeswoman for the state Revenue Department.

The expanded rebates will go out in 2007 to pay for the 2006 tax... [ More ]