Minnesota State Lottery

Where the Money Goes

 
Dollar Distribution Chart Prizes 59.1% Game and Fish Fund 2.3% General Fund 15.0% Natural Resources Fund 2.3% Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund 6.9% Administration 5.0% Ticket and Online Vendor Expense 3.1% Retailers 6.0%

FISCAL YEAR 2007 REVENUE DISTRIBUTION

Total Revenue: $424.25 million

Net Profits to State Programs: $112.35 million

For every dollar spent on Lottery tickets in Fiscal Year 2007:

  • 59.0 cents went to pay prizes to winning players
  • 8.6 cents was used to pay ticket, online vendor and administrative costs
  • 6.0 cents was paid to retailers in the form of commission and incentives

The remaining 26.4 cents went to the state:

  • 14.8 cents to the state General Fund to support services such as K-12 education, health care, aid to local governments and public safety. Of this amount, $1.95 million was set aside to help combat problem gambling. From the Lottery’s inception through June 2007, $930.8 million has gone to the General Fund.
  • 7.0 cents to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund to finance projects that preserve, restore and enhance our state's natural resources. The Trust Fund is financing 29 projects, totaling $21.4 million, this for fiscal year 2008. From the start of the Lottery through June 2007, the Trust Fund has received more than $428 million.
  • 4.6 cents more to the state's environment which received a boost when the 2000 Legislature reallocated the in-lieu-of-sales tax. This money which was previously allocated to the General Fund now goes to fish and game, parks, trails and zoos.
    • 2.3 cents to the Game and Fish Fund
    • 2.3 cents to the Natural Resources Fund
 
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