And the agency’s profit of $808.5 million, which funds local aid, is up $44.2 million compared to this time last budget year. Through eight months of fiscal 2023, Lottery sales of more than $4.1 billion were up $109.8 million or 2.7% over the same period in fiscal 2022. Keno sales were down just slightly in February and are down $3.4 million or 0.4% so far this fiscal year. Lottery have been closely watching scratch ticket and Keno sales for months because those two categories account for roughly 85% of all Lottery sales. The Lottery also paid out a smaller percentage of its revenue in prizes last month, 74.72% compared to 76.26% in February 2022. The month’s sales combined with a $23.9 million decrease in scratch ticket grand prizes paid out during the month to help the Lottery turn a monthly profit of $94.3 million, $23.5 million more than in February 2022. MA Keno is a fast-paced game featuring a draw approximately every four minutes all day long, from 5:04 AM to 1:00 AM ET - so theres always another chance. All winners, tickets and transactions subject to Lottery Commission rules as published in the Massachusetts Register and the Administrative Bulletin. Scratch tickets accounted for about 71% of February sales, or $363.8 million, up $82.3 million or just more than 29%, according to a report by Interim Executive Director Mark William Bracken. Prize structure is based on the sale of approximately 16,128,000 tickets. The Lottery sold $513.3 million worth of its products last month, an increase of $88.5 million or 20.8% over February 2022. Sales at the Massachusetts Lottery were up more than 20% in February, due in large part to a sizable bump in sales of a key product that Lottery officials have been concerned about in the last year.

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