In March 1972, Don McLean’s “American Pie” was a radio hit, a gallon of gas cost just 36 cents and the first PA Lottery tickets were sold.
Forty years later, the Lottery and the Department of Aging joined to celebrate the anniversary and the life-changing benefits that Lottery proceeds continue to provide to older Pennsylvanians, every day.
The Lottery was created in the early 1970s to fund property tax relief for seniors, and over the course of the last four decades, Lottery has generated more than $58.7 billion in sales and more than $21.5 billion in proceeds for programs that have grown to include:
• Property tax and rent rebates
• Free transit and reduced-fare shared rides
• The low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET
• Long-term living services
• The 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including hundreds of full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state
In addition, Governor Tom Corbett announced his administration is taking an innovative step that could increase future funding for a wide range of vital programs for older adults supported by the Pennsylvania Lottery.
The commonwealth has issued a Request for Qualifications to pursue a private management agreement for the Pennsylvania Lottery.
Should the state decide to move forward with accepting bids, qualified private sector firms will compete to offer new ideas to maximize the Lottery’s performance and increase revenues that support programs serving older Pennsylvanians.
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