Where the Money Goes
Fiscal Year 2009 Revenue Distribution
Total Revenue: $482.2 million
Net Profits to State Programs: $118.2 million
For every dollar spent on Lottery tickets in Fiscal Year 2009:
- 61.2 cents paid players prizes for winning tickets
- 8.3 cents was used to pay ticket, lotto vendor and administrative costs
- 6.0 cents was paid to retailers in the form of commissions and incentives
The remaining 24.5 cents went to the state:
- 13.4 cents to the state General Fund to support services such as K-12 education, health care, aid to local governments and public safety. Of this amount, $2.1 million was set aside to help combat problem gambling. From the Lottery’s inception through June 2009, $1.06 billion has gone to the General Fund.
- 6.4 cents to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund to finance projects that preserve, restore and enhance our state's natural resources. The Trust Fund is financing 28 projects, totaling $23.8 million, for fiscal year 2009. From the start of the Lottery through June 2009, the Trust Fund has received more than $490 million.
- 4.7 cents more to the state's environment, which received a boost when the 2000 Legislature reallocated the in-lieu-of-sales tax. This money, which was previously allocated to the General Fund, now goes to fish and game, parks, trails and zoos.
- 2.33 cents to the Game and Fish Fund
- 2.33 cents to the Natural Resources Fund
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