All told, the Lottery has generated more than $4.6 billion for education in the state since its inception on Jan. 20, 2004. “These results are incredible news for Tennessee,” said Rebecca Hargrove, President and CEO of the Lottery. “Thanks to the help of so many, from players and retailers to our dedicated team, Lottery funding continues to provide a strong foundation for education in the state.”
Mr. Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chief Executive Officer at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, said: “We are delighted with another record season, one of our most exciting seasons both on and off the track.
“I’m grateful to our retailers, staff and players for the good year we’ve had,” said Kansas Lottery Executive Director Terry Presta. “Instant tickets continue to grow as our biggest category. We are up in the two big multi-state jackpot games Powerball and Mega Millions, and sales show players are enjoying our new games, Lotto America and Lucky for Life.”
“Players continue to support our broad, creative portfolio of fun games while also enthusiastically supporting a great cause—Virginia’s public schools. At the Lottery, we celebrate good fun with a great social purpose,” said Virginia Lottery Executive Director Kevin Hall. “The record $600 million we contributed to public schools this year will help local schools fund child nutrition programs, early reading intervention, career education and other important classroom programs. The Lottery celebrates its 30th birthday in 2018. The first ticket was sold on September 20, 1988.
The Lottery anticipates more than $1.7 billion in contributions to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF), shattering all previous fiscal year transfer records
Director Bishop Woosley said the best part of having record-breaking sales and revenues is it means more money for scholarships
There’s room for both the Lottery and casinos, Mary Neubauer, Vice President, Iowa Lottery said, noting that about 70 percent of sports betting worldwide is operated through lotteries.
Maryland Lottery and Gaming is responsible for oversight of the state’s casinos
Dermot Griffin, the chief executive of the National Lottery, told an Oireachtas briefing that “if offshore, unregulated bet-on-lottery operators” get a significant foothold in Ireland the amount it raised for charities would fall