The Kentucky Lottery Corporation achieved record sales of $1.04bn in the 2018 fiscal year, raising $253m for the state’s General Fund.
The record sales figure marks a 4 per cent improvement on the prior year, driven by strong growth in scratch-off tickets, improved draw games performances, and a near doubling of sales via the internet.
Scratch-off games accounted for $613.1m of total sales in FY18 following growth of 1.5 per cent, making it the largest individual game [...]