CLEVELAND - The Ohio Lottery recorded its greatest sales year ever during the budget year that ended June 30, the Associated Press Reports.
Lottery officials announced earlier this week that the lottery generated $2.6 billion in sales last year, $108 million more than the previous year??s record sales.
This is the 10th consecutive year that the Ohio Lottery has increased sales, with the state??s education fund reaping the lion??s share of revenue. With $2.6 billion in sales, the lottery directed $738.8 million into the fund, the second largest in the lottery??s history.
More than 50 percent of lottery sales in Ohio are from instant game tickets.