Florida Lottery's total contribution to state reaches $17 billion

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BobP — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:53:16 GMT

Sounds real good, 17 billion dollars going to Florida education until you learn that for every dollar the lottery contributes to education the state deducts a dollar from what they put into education. The lottery has made zero difference to Florida education unlike Georgia where the money goes to collage scholarships that would not otherwise be available. The Florida lottery is just a tax, the Georgia lottery directly helps students. BobP

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pumpi76 — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:24:29 GMT

That is wonderful news....17 Billion dollars to education...That's great...Wish it was the same for the rest of the country...I think lottery money should go solely to education and not to sponsor other causes....I also wish that that number (17 Billion dollars) or more were contributed to education across the country, and not the 1 billion dollars that lot of states give....

But i still feel that the tickets that go unclaimed should be used for a sweepstakes, free and that way you are giving... [ More ]

Florida Lottery's total contribution to state reaches $17 billion

Lottery Post — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:03:01 GMT

In the 19 years since Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment authorizing a Lottery to to benefit education, more than $17 billion dollars has been contributed to Florida's educational system.

Governor Charlie Crist applauded the milestone and noted that in fiscal year 2005-06, with record lottery sales reaching $3.93 billion, the Lottery was able to contribute $1.22 billion to public education, making 2006 the fourth consecutive year with transfers of more than $1 billion to the... [ More ]