Sales of the Illinois Lottery were up by 13 per cent to $298.3 million in September, on a strong performance by the Powerball lottery.
Powerball sales almost trebled to $26.3 million in the month, as the jackpot continued to grow towards $1 billion.
Powerball tickets accounted for 9 per cent of Illinois’s lottery sales in September.
Instant win sales grew by 1 per cent year-on-year to $163.9 million and represented 55 per cent of total sales.
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