Year state voters approved a constitutional amendment to authorize the lottery 1988
Percentage of adults in 2016 who bought a lottery ticket 46
Total lottery sales in Fiscal Year 2016 (a new record) $592 million
Scratch ticket sales last year $394.8 million
Since 1990, amount of money the lottery has raised for the state coffers $2.7 billion
Amount lottery partners (grocery, convenience and retail stores) earned through lottery commissions and incentives $34 million
Average annual retailer compensation for lottery sales $11,719
Percentage of prizes paid out to purchasers 62
Licensed charities in Minnesota for lawful gambling 1,170
Percentage of charitable gambling nonprofits made up by veterans organizations 27.3
Charitable gambling gross sales last year (a new record) $1.5 billion
Charitable gambling prizes paid out last year (a new record) $1.3 billion
Net receipts available to charities last year $252.3 million
Amount of money from charitable gambling going to youth organizations last year $9 million
Number of calls the Minnesota Problem Gambling Helpline reported in 2016 725
Percentage of callers ages 35-50 43
Percentage of calls reporting pull-tab, lottery concerns 7, 5
Sources: The Minnesota Lottery’s report to the House State Government Finance Committee, the Lottery’s 2016 highlights, Minnesota Gambling Control Board Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report, Minnesota Department of Human Services February 2017 report on problem gambling.