PLAYING OUR PART

For every dollar spent on lottery tickets in Fiscal Year 2018:

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

The remaining money went to the state in the following ways:

• 13.3 cents went 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, $1.8 million was set aside to help combat problem gambling.
• 6.4 cents went to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund to finance projects that preserve, restore and enhance our state's natural resources. The Trust Fund financed 67 opportunities in fiscal year 2018 totaling $48.8 million. To learn more about the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, visit the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources website.
• 4.6 cents went to other programs supporting Minnesota's environment. This money provides nearly $29 million to fish and game, parks, trails and zoos through the Game and Fish Fund and the Natural Resources Fund each year.