North Dakota lottery sales plummet $8M in last fiscal year

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DELotteryPlyr — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:45:11 GMT

I would think it might have more to do with the drop in the 'oil boom' in North Dakota. Which also might explain the increase in 'unclaimed' tickets, people who played but left before cashing them.

(should be interesting to see the responses to this post-LOL

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music* — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:40:07 GMT

Profits down but salaries go up.

North Dakota lottery sales plummet $8M in last fiscal year

Lottery Post — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:59:22 GMT

But administrative costs going up

Smaller Powerball jackpots during the last fiscal year are being blamed for a 22 percent decrease in North Dakota lottery ticket sales, according to the state's lottery directory, although independent analysis shows worst-in-the-nation performance, even compared to neighboring states.

North Dakota gamblers wagered $27.6 million on lottery games for the fiscal year that ended June 30, down from a record $35.7 million in fiscal 2016, lottery director Randy M... [ More ]