The Maryland Lottery says its sales figures for the fiscal year that just ended were more than $80 million over 2011 figures.
Lottery Director Stephen Martino tells WBAL Radio that the sales for Fiscal Year 2012 were $1.79 billion.
He says lottery revenue contributed to more than a half-billion dollars into the state's general fund.
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What does the state spend on running the lottery entity?
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Just when everyone's getting on the EBT bandwagon lottery sales go up!
ReplyDeleteFor those who do not know EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer-PC for welfare) is a debit card issued by the government which allows recipents to receive cash.