New Tennessee Lottery hasn't hurt Kentucky ticket sales yet

Lottery Post — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 11:47:56 GMT

The new Tennessee Lottery, for now, doesn't seem to be hurting the games in surrounding states.Kentucky and at least two other states are reporting increases in lottery sales over the period last year despite increased border competition.That may change, however, once Tennessee starts selling Powerball tickets later this year.Lotteries in Kentucky, Georgia and Virginia all have experienced higher ticket sales since Tennessee launched its lottery Jan. 20 with four scratch-off games.Although Kentu... [ More ]