State lottery ticket sales nearly double to over $100B

By: Robbie Sequeira

Outlets: Stateline

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 336

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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State lotteries are bringing in more money than ever, but states are paying more in prize money and keeping slightly less of it themselves, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau analysis.

State lottery ticket sales nationwide nearly doubled from $52.8 billion to $104.7 billion between fiscal 2008 to 2024, the bureau found in its Annual Survey of State Government Finances. Likewise, state lottery prizes went up 118% to roughly $70.2 billion.

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