Minnesota State Lottery

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Minnesota State Lottery is the official lottery association for the state of Minnesota.

1 Money Distribution
2 History
3 Games
4 External links

[edit] Money Distribution

The distribution of money made off of lottery sales in Minnesota is as follows for the fiscal year 2005.

Destination	Percentage	Amount
Natural Resources	2.35%	$9,600,000
Game & Fish Fund	2.35%	$9,600,000
Ticket & Online Vendor Expense	3.40%	$13,740,000
Administration	5.50%	$22,570,000
Retailers	6.10%	$25,070,000
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund	6.80%	$27,990,000
General Fund*	14.40%	$58,970,000
Prizes Paid to Players	59.00%	$241,290,000

* Includes $1,900,000 for treatment of gambling problems

Total Revenue: $408.84 million

Total Sales: $408.01 million

[edit] History

Below is history strictly pertaining to the Minnesota State Lottery, and as a result does not include any history on specific games.

November 1988: Fifty-seven percent of Minnesota voters approve a constitutional amendment to authorize a state lottery.
May 1989: The Minnesota Legislature passes legislation to start a lottery and splits the proceeds evenly between the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund and the Greater Minnesota Corporation (GMC).
April 17, 1990: Minnesota State Lottery starts selling instant tickets.
May 1990: The Legislature changes the way Lottery proceeds are distributed: 40 % for the trust fund, 35 % for the Infrastructure Development Fund and 25 % for the GMC.
Aug. 13, 1990: The Lottery reaches $100 million in sales, distributing about half in prizes.
November 1990: With 75 % of the vote, Minnesotans dedicate 40 % of Lottery proceeds to the trust fund until 2001.
June 1991: The Legislature changes how Lottery proceeds are divided up: 40 % for the trust fund and 60 % for the state General Fund.
June 18, 1993: The Lottery reaches $1 billion in total sales.
July 1, 1995: The Lottery board is abolished by the state Legislature.
May 6, 1996: The Lottery surpasses $2 billion in total sales.
June 30, 1996: The Lottery celebrates the end of its sixth fiscal year with record sales of $375.6 million.
June 30, 1998: The state Legislature increases the retailer commission from 5 % to 5.5 % and adds a 1 % bonus for cashing tickets.
March 11, 2002: Over $1 billion for the state of Minnesota has been generated by the Minnesota State Lottery.
July 17, 2004: The Lottery announces a record contribution of $100 million to the State of Minnesota during fiscal year 2004.