N.Y. Lottery posts record sales

Comment #2

Rocket 455 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:47:40 GMT

Meanwhile mass layoffs of NY state and city employees.

Among the hardest hit agencies would be the departments of Mental Retardation and Mental Health, which would lose 1,434 workers and 1,054 respectively. The Department of Health would see 366 layoffs, while Children and Family Services, Environmental Conservation, Labor and Education would all lose 200 or more employees.

Notably, no cuts will be made to the governor s executive staff, which was significantly augmented since Paterson to... [ More ]

Comment #1

gocart1 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:27:27 GMT

I think half of that 7.66 billion is from me...

N.Y. Lottery posts record sales

Lottery Post — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:36:21 GMT

Lottery posts small gains in traditional lottery games; higher sales but lower profits in video gaming

The New York Lottery is feeling lucky despite the woes of the economy.

According to Director Gordon Mendecina, the New York Lottery sold $7.66 billion in lottery tickets in the last fiscal year. $2.54 billion of that went to education, and another four billion dollars was given away as prizes to lucky winners.

NY Lottery divides its revenue into traditional lottery (jackpot games and s... [ More ]