Kansas Lottery sets sales record

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Just6ntlc — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 06:11:26 GMT

I hope the winner steps forward to take cash option in Hot Lotto. I think Hot Lotto sales are increasing despite lower odds than Powerball.

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justxploring — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:17:33 GMT

Apparently people would rather play the games with better odds. 27% is a big drop in sales. Another news article on LP reports that a woman won $12.9M in Hot Lotto. That game has odds of 1 in 10.9M as opposed to 1 in 146M for PB.

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Just6ntlc — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:09:13 GMT

Wow, Kansas lottery sales are increasing that fast. I hope they increase Powerball sales next season.

Kansas Lottery sets sales record

Lottery Post — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:29:04 GMT

The Kansas Lottery hits the jackpot itself record sales are recorded for the fiscal year ended June 30th.

Lottery officials report sales of nearly $241 million. That's up two percent from the previous year, which also showed record sales. Some $71 million will go into state coffers, the highest transfer in a single year since Lottery sales began in 1987.

Kansas Lottery director Ed Van Petten cited the success of the lottery's first $20 scratch ticket and Kansas-themed tickets promoting b... [ More ]