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arkansas lottery
Scholarship to benefit from record
sales. Total sales for fiscal 2016 were
$455.6 million, a gain of 11.5 per-
cent over fiscal 2015. Net proceeds
available for scholarships were $85.4
million for the twelve months ending
June 30, $6 million more than Lottery
officials had projected for the fiscal
year and an increase of about $13 mil-
lion over the prior year’s proceeds.
bclc
BCLC contributes $1.3 billion to
British Columbia. British Columbia’s
BCLC celebrated its 30th anniversary
by delivering a record net income of
$1.3 billion to government. BCLC
achieved growth in all lines of busi-
ness—lottery, casino and eGaming—
which resulted in a record net income
that is $59 million ahead of the last
fiscal year. BCLC’s diverse portfolio of
products, combined with responsive-
ness to changing consumer demands
and evolving market conditions, were
pivotal in this success.
california lottery
California Lottery has another record-
breaking year. Preliminary numbers
are in, and it looks like the Lottery
generated nearly $6.3 billion in total
sales, smashing its all-time record of
$5.5 billion which was set just last
year. Nearly $1.5 billion will be trans-
ferred to schools all across the state.
connecticut lottery
While a final report of the Connecticut
Lottery’s banner year has not yet been
published, details were included in the
draft minutes of its June 28 meeting
at the commission’s headquarters in
Rocky Hill. According to minutes of
the meeting, Noble said
“These results
lead to big expectations for FY17.”
georgia lottery
Georgia Lottery transfers $1.097B to
education. This is the first time the
Georgia Lottery has transferred over
$1 billion in a single fiscal year. Profits
transferred surpass last year’s record
transfer by more than $117 million.
Georgia Lottery players won $2.75
billion in prizes in FY16, and retailers
earned over $270.7 million in com-
missions.
“We appreciate the commitment from
our dedicated lottery and COAM retail-
ers, players, vendor partners and employ-
ees. We are grateful to our board of direc-
tors for their leadership and guidance,”
said Debbie D. Alford, president and
CEO of the Georgia Lottery.
“We’re
proud to have reached the extraordinary
milestone of raising over $1 billion for
HOPE and Pre-K.”
idaho lottery
Idaho Lottery Returns Record
Dividend of $49,500,000 to People
of Idaho. The Idaho Lottery ended
its Fiscal Year on June 30, record-
ing $236.1 million in annual sales,
awarding $153.8 million in prizes to
players, and retailers earning $13.8
million in commissions—all new Ida-
ho Lottery records. The $49,500,000
in net funds turned over to the state
of Idaho represents a 10% increase
over last year’s dividend.
indiana lottery
The Indiana Hoosier Lottery finished
fiscal year 2016 by sending $281 mil-
lion to state tax coffers, a 16 percent
increase over fiscal year 2015. Total
revenue was $1.2 billion.
iowa lottery
FY 2016: Unique Year Becomes Re-
cord Breaker For Iowa’s Lottery. Fiscal
year 2016 has gone into the books as
the best year in the Iowa Lottery’s his-
tory, with some unique circumstances
producing records across the board, in-
cluding record sales, proceeds to state
causes, prizes to players and retailer
commissions. The Iowa Lottery gener-
ated a record $88 million in proceeds
to state causes, an 18% increase over
the previous year. Annual sales were a
record $366.9 million, up 13% over
FY 2015.
kansas lottery
Kansas Lottery Sets New Re-
cords—$163.9 Million Transferred to
the State in Fiscal Year 2016. Tradi-
tional lottery sales in Fiscal Year 2016
were $286.7 million, an 8.47 percent
increase over FY 2015 record sales. As
a result of strong sales, the Kansas Lot-
tery transferred $78.2 million to the
State in FY16, which also set a record.
Transfers to the State from state-
owned and -operated casino gaming in
Fiscal Year 2016 were $85.7 million.
kentucky lottery
Kentucky Lottery has another record-
breaking year for sales. The Kentucky
Lottery reported that ticket sales for
the fiscal year ending June 30 totaled
$997.3 million. The number was dis-
closed by lottery officials at a meeting
in Louisville Friday morning, and the
total broke the old mark of $899.1
million set in FY 2015.
The new revenue figure translated
into record-breaking profits returned
to the state treasury—a total of $253
million, topping last year’s previ-
ous record of $231.1 million by 9.5
percent. The funds will be used for
scholarship programs.
The board also announced that a search
firm will be hired to help find a new
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