How have revenues been for the Ohio Lottery amid the recession?
The Ohio Lottery is one of the few places where the state has been making more money amid the recession. Overall state revenue has been declining, down about 12 percent in July compared to the same month in 2008. But the Ohio Lottery Commission has reported record sales of $2.42 billion for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Officials say the lottery’s new bingo-style Keno game helped, as did fat jackpots in the Mega Millions game. Tuesday’s grand prize was $170 million, the fourth-highest in the last 12 months. With no big winner, the jackpot has been boosted to $207 million for riday’s drawing. For the first seven months of the year, Mega Millions ticket sales were 4 percent higher than a year ago. Ohio Lottery sales overall were up about 4.4 percent. Sources: http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Lottery is one of the few places where the state has been making more money amid the recession. Overall state revenue has been declining, down about 12 percent in July compared to the same month in 2008. But the Ohio Lottery Commission has reported record sales of $2.42 billion for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Officials say the lottery’s new bingo-style Keno game helped, as did fat jackpots in the Mega Millions game. Tuesday’s grand prize was $170 million, the fourth-highest in the last 12 months. With no big winner, the jackpot has been boosted to $207 million for Friday’s drawing. For the first seven months of the year, Mega Millions ticket sales were 4 percent higher than a year ago. Ohio Lottery sales overall were up about 4.4 percent. Sources: http://www.sent-trib.com/stnew/index
The Ohio Lottery is one of the few places where the state has been making more money amid the recession. Overall state revenue has been declining, down about 12 percent in July compared to the same month in 2008. But the Ohio Lottery Commission has reported record sales of $2.42 billion for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Officials say the lottery’s new bingo-style Keno game helped, as did fat jackpots in the Mega Millions game. Tuesday’s grand prize was $170 million, the fourth-highest in the last 12 months. With no big winner, the jackpot has been boosted to $207 million for Friday’s drawing. For the first seven months of the year, Mega Millions ticket sales were 4 percent higher than a year ago. Ohio Lottery sales overall were up about 4.4 percent. Sources: http://www.fox8.com/news/sns-ap-oh–ohiolottery-sales,0,7260842.
