State lottery ticket sales nearly double to over $100B
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/13/repub/state-lottery-ticket-sales-nearly-double-to-over-100b/
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State lotteries are bringing in more money than ever, but states are paying more in prize money and keeping slightly less of it themselves, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau analysis. State lottery ticket sales nationwide nearly doubled from $52.8 billion to $104.7 billion between fiscal 2008 to 2024, the
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/13/repub/state-lottery-ticket-sales-nearly-double-to-over-100b/
#columbus #ohio
State lotteries are bringing in more money than ever, but states are paying more in prize money and keeping slightly less of it themselves, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau analysis. State lottery ticket sales nationwide nearly doubled from $52.8 billion to $104.7 billion between fiscal 2008 to 2024, the

State lottery ticket sales nearly double to over $100B • Ohio Capital Journal
State lotteries are bringing in more money than ever, but states are paying more in prize money and keeping slightly less of it themselves, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau analysis. State lottery ticket sales nationwide nearly doubled from $52.8 billion to $104.7 billion between fiscal 2008 to 2024, the bureau found in its Annual Survey of State Government Finances. Likewise, state lottery prizes went up 118% to roughly $70.2 billion.