Georgia Lottery sales hit record $1.56 billion

Comment #6

CASH Only — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:28:26 GMT

There really isn't any. But, as long as global temperatures increase (never mind that it finally feels like winter in NY), who would want to wear a jacket, whether or not it has to do with a lottery

Comment #5

DoubleDown — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:16:12 GMT

global warming and the lottery .

Please explain the correlation, CASH...

Comment #4

CASH Only — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:14:15 GMT

Obviously the GA Lottery wants to put a positive spin on LOSE for Life. Until either the game is changed (or better yet, terminated.)

If you go to www.valottery.com, there is a hint that LOSE for Life is struggling, at least in VA. I'm hoping global warming continues to heat up so there is no use for those jackets. (GA, KY, and VA replaced Lotto South with LOSE for Life.

Comment #3

DoubleDown — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:45:33 GMT

True about the associations ....

7% of all sales at the airport- plus the bonuses.... not too bad.

Thanks SirMetro..

Comment #2

SirMetro — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:22:02 GMT

Per the PDF posted here http://www.galottery.com/uploads/media/retailerforweb06.pdf they pay 7% for all Cash3 sales and 5% for all other sales plus 2% on any monies that is paid out along with cash bonuses for any winning ticket sold for Fantasy 5, Megamillion and W4L.

So perhaps the news failed to mention the true break down because I think the C-stores would raise a ruckus if they found out they were being cheated out of 2% (and yes, there really is an association group of Convenience stor... [ More ]

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:11:19 GMT

Glad I was able to contribute to the record........

On a serious note, I disagree with Ms. DeFranciso on the popularity of Win for Life.

I have spoken with a lot of people and they all say the same thing- the payout is terrible on this game ( no, they don't even mention the lack of a cash option, CASH ONLY) so they avoid it .

Also, I bet C-store owners really appreciate that the Lottery Commission pays the airport 7% for the privilige of selling tickets there....almost makes one think of... [ More ]

Georgia Lottery sales hit record $1.56 billion

Lottery Post — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:21:00 GMT

The Georgia Lottery Corp., which finances the HOPE Scholarship program, Thursday announced record sales for the first half of fiscal year 2007.

Lottery President and CEO Margaret DeFrancisco said the six-month numbers were $28.4 million ahead of the same period last year, which was a record at the time. The fiscal year began July 1.

Sales for the first half of fiscal year 2007 totaled $1.56 billion, with $400 million going to education more than $4.1 million ahead of last year. The rest