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Economic Development & Trade

Lotteries in the United States


Updated January 13, 2004

  Economic Development & Trade

 

LOTTERIES


State

Start-Up
Date


Use of Net Revenue

 

 

 

Arizona

07/01/81

Mass Transit, General Fund, County Assistance, Economic Development, Heritage Fund, Local Transportation Assistance Fund

California

10/03/85

K-12 Education

Colorado

01/24/83

Parks and Recreation, Wildlife, Open Space

Connecticut

02/15/72

General Fund

D.C.

08/25/82

D.C. General Fund

Delaware

10/30/75

General Fund

Florida

01/12/88

Educational Enhancement Trust Fund

Georgia

06/29/93

Education (Hope Scholarship Program, Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program)

Idaho

07/19/89

Public Schools & State Permanent Building Fund

Illinois

07/30/74

Common School Fund (K-12 Public Schools)

Indiana

10/13/89

Education, License Plate Tax, Police/Fireman Pensions, Teachers Retirement, Build Indiana Fund

Iowa

08/22/85

General Fund

Kansas

11/12/87

Economic Development, Prisons

Kentucky

04/04/89

General Fund

Louisiana

09/06/91

State's Lottery Proceeds Fund (appropriated by legislature annually)

Maine

06/27/74

General Fund

Maryland

05/15/73

General Fund, Stadium Authority

Massachusetts

03/22/72

Cities and Towns

Michigan

11/13/72

Michigan School Aid Fund (K-12 Public Schools)

Minnesota

04/17/90

General Fund and Environmental Trust Fund

Missouri

01/20/86

Education

Montana

06/27/87

General Fund

Nebraska

09/11/93

Trust Funds for Education, the Environment and Compulsive Gamblers Assistance

New Hampshire

03/12/64

Education

New Jersey

12/16/70

Public Education (K-12), Community College and 4-Year State Colleges, State Homes for Disabled Veterans

New Mexico

04/27/96

Education (60% Capital Improvements; 40% Scholarship Program)

New York

06/01/67

K-12 Education

Ohio

08/22/74

Education

Oregon

04/25/85

Economic Development, Tourism, Job Creation & Education (K-12 Public Schools)

Pennsylvania

03/06/72

Senior Citizen Programs

Rhode Island

05/30/74

Distressed Cities and Towns, General Fund

South Carolina

01/07/02

Education

South Dakota

09/30/87

General Fund, Capital Construction Fund, Property Tax Reduction Fund

Tennessee

01/20/04

University Scholarships

Texas

05/29/92

Foundation School Fund

Vermont

02/14/78

General Fund

Virginia

09/20/88

General Fund

Washington

11/11/82

General Fund, Mariners Stadium, Stadium Exhibition Center

West Virginia

01/09/86

Education, Senior Citizens, Tourism

Wisconsin

09/14/88

Property Tax Relief

Total: 40 states and D.C.

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