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State Representative Tom Hackbarth
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-2439
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State lottery sets another record
Dear Neighbor,
The Minnesota State Lottery has set a sales record for the fourth straight year. The $504.4 million in 2011 sales surpassed the former record by approximately $5 million.
Our House District 48A – which includes Elk River, Oak Grove, Bethel and East Bethel, Cedar and Nowthen – contributed $4.5 million in lottery sales last year, a slight uptick from 2010. Those sales included $3.1 million in scratch games and nearly$1.4 million in lotto games.
The lottery is one source of state revenue which not only stayed level during the recession, it has increased each year. This has helped Minnesota continue to fund important natural resources and environmental projects during tough economic times.
A total of 28 businesses in District 48A served as lottery retailers in 2011, earning nearly $274,000 in commissions and incentives. Those sales resulted in estimated contributions $590,770 to the General Fund, $274,614 to the Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund and $102,762 to each the Game and Fish Fund and the Natural Resources Fund.
The $499 million in statewide sales eclipsed the former record of $481 million, set in fiscal year 2009. The 2010 total resulted in contributions of $122 million to state programs, with $67 million to the General Fund, $31 million to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, and $12 million to both the Natural Resources Fund and the Game and Fish Fund.
A chart showing how lottery revenue is appropriated can be found in the “Where the Money Goes” dropdown under the “news and info” tab at www.mnlottery.com.
Sincerely,
Tom Hackbarth
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