Minnesota State Lottery

Where the Money Goes

 
Dollar Distribution Chart Prizes 59.1% Natural Resources Fund 2.3% General Fund 15.0% Game and Fish 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 2008 REVENUE DISTRIBUTION

Total Revenue: $463.10 million

Net Profits to State Programs: $116.26 million

For every dollar spent on Lottery tickets in Fiscal Year 2008:

  • 60.4 cents paid players prizes for winning tickets
  • 8.5 cents was used to pay ticket, lotto vendor and administrative costs
  • 6.0 cents was paid to retailers in the form of commissions and incentives

The remaining 25.1 cents went to the state:

  • 13.8 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, $2.53 million was set aside to help combat problem gambling. From the Lottery’s inception through June 2008, $994.7 million has gone to the General Fund.
  • 6.6 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 31 projects, totaling $23 million, for fiscal year 2008. From the start of the Lottery through June 2008, the Trust Fund has received more than $459 million.
  • 4.7 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.
    • 2.35 cents to the Game and Fish Fund
    • 2.35 cents to the Natural Resources Fund
 
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