程阳：LOTTERY INDUSTRY

Lotteries Around the World

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Lotteries are a big business, used by governments worldwide to raise money for many purposes. There are publicly operated lotteries on almost every continent – in at least 100 countries.

1. Lotteries are operated by national, state or provincial governments, and cities.
2. Lotteries are regulated by national, state or provincial governments.
3. Lottery tickets are sold at more than 240,000 locations in North America, most of which are retail outlets such as convenience stores, gas stations and supermarkets.
4. Retailers are paid a small commission on tickets sold, ranging from 5 to 8 percent, usually with bonuses for the sale of winning tickets or exceeding sales goals.
5. Worldwide lottery sales were almost $202.6 billion in 2006.
6. Since the New Hampshire lottery was founded in 1964, lotteries have raised almost $240 billion for government programs in North America. (through FY06)
7. In fiscal year 2006 U.S. lotteries turned over $13.3 billion ($US) to their beneficiaries

Popular Games

1. Most lotteries offer instant or scratch-off tickets.
2. Keno and video lottery terminals are also popular.
3. Outside of the U.S. various kinds of sports betting is common.
4. There are also some raffles or passive games.
5. A few government lotteries, including those in Ontario and Quebec, also operate casinos.
6. Instant ticket and online lotteries account for 92 percent of American games.
7. Online lotteries are still the most popular judging by sales, but instant winners are catching up fast, especially in the United States.

2006 Worldwide online lottery sales: $154.1 billion

2006 Worldwide instant ticket sales: $48.5 billion

2006 online U.S. lottery sales: $22.3 billion

2006 U.S. instant ticket sales: $29.7 billion (excluding pulltabs)

U.S. instant ticket growth rate 2001-2006: 14.4% annually

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Where does the state’s share of lottery sales go?

Several state lotteries are dedicated exclusively to education, among them California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Ohio.

Many states add the lottery profits to their general funds: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Louisiana, and Rhode Island.

Many states split revenues between education, the general fund, and other purposes, including Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Texas, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

Some other interests supported by lottery revenues:

1. Ballparks and Stadiums: Maryland, Washington
2. Environment, Parks and Natural Resources: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon
3. Transportation and Construction: Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, South Dakota
4. Compulsive Gambling Programs: Iowa, Massachusetts, Nebraska

Elderly Support: Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, West Virginia

Housing: Kentucky, Puerto Rico

Vietnam Veterans: Kentucky.

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Countries with Lotteries

1. Lotteries can be found in approximately 200 jurisdictions around the world:
2. North America: Every Canadian province, 41 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, the Windward Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands all offer government-operated lotteries.
3. South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay have lotteries.
4. Europe: There are lotteries in virtually every European country, including Ireland, Norway, Italy, France, Portugal, Greece, Ukraine, Poland, the Russian Federation, and 10 German states.
5. Asia: There are lotteries in 18 Asian countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Israel, Lebanon and Turkey.
6. Africa: 26 African countries have lotteries, including Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal.

During 2006:

1. U.S. lottery sales totaled $52.1 billion ($US).
2. Canadian sales reached $6.8 billion ($US).
3. Annual Per capita sales were $187 ($US) in the U.S. and $210 ($US) in Canada

2006 World’s Largest Lotteries (in total retail sales in $U.S., excluding VLT)

1. Italy:  Lottomatica S.p.A. $14.2 billion
2. Spain:  Loterias y Apuestas del Estado. $12.7 billion
3. France: La Francaise des Jeux $12.5 billion
4. United Kingdom: The National Lottery $9.8 billion
5. Japan:  Mizuho Bank Lottery Division $9.4 billion
6. United States: New York Lottery $6.6 billion
7. China:  China Welfare Lottery $5.8 billion
8. United States:  Massachusetts Lottery $4.6 billion
9. Greece:  OPAP:  $4.4 billion
10. United States:  Florida Lottery $4.2 billion

2006 Ten Largest American Lotteries (in total retail sales in $U.S., excluding VLT)

1. New York $6.6 billion
2. Massachusetts $4.6 billion
3. Florida $4.2 billion
4. Texas $3.7 billion
5. California $3.4 billion
6. Georgia $3.2 billion
7. Pennsylvania $3.1 billion
8. New Jersey $2.3 billion
9. Ohio $2.3 billion
10. Michigan $2.2 billion

2006 Highest U.S. Weekly Per Capita Sales (excluding VLT)

1. Massachusetts $13.60
2. D.C. $8.67
3. New York $6.58
4. Georgia $6.58
5. Maryland $5.28

Source: LaFleur's 2007 World Lottery Almanac

 

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La Fleur’s 2007 World Lottery Almanac - 15th edition The 470-page La Fleur’s 2007 World Lottery Almanac is the complete reference source on the $200 billion worldwide lottery industry. Section I features a “Fast Facts” compilation of data on North American lotteries, including startup history, guide to product mix, government profits earmarking, lotto matrices, worldwide lotto matrices, top lotto jackpots and video lottery terminal guide. Section II features four-page profiles on 44 U.S., five Canadian and six Australasian lotteries. Each profile traces the lottery’s calendar 2006 versus 2005 sales by game (instant, 3-digit, 4-digit, lotto, cash lotto, keno, VLTs, niche games), its calendar 2006, 2005 and 2004 instant sales by price point ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $7, $10, $20) and its projected fiscal 2007 versus fiscal 2006 ad budgets by media and by game. Each profile tracks the lottery’s five-year annual sales by game from fiscal 2002 through fiscal 2006. Each profile features the number and the percentage of total, instant and online retailers by type of business, plus each retailer’s fiscal 2005 total, instant and online sales. Section III is divided into seven chapters: worldwide lottery sales; fiscal 2006 sales, profit and expense analysis; the retailer network; ad expenditures; historical analysis; contractor survey; and calendar 2006 U.S. lotteries’ weekly sales by game. The worldwide lottery sales chapter tracks calendar 2006 game sales in local currency and converted to U.S. currency for approximately 175+ lotteries worldwide, including rankings by total and per capita sales for instant, lotto, total, keno, toto and draw games. There is a separate section on VLT net machine income rankings. The contractor guide features a monetary guide to U.S. lotteries’ instant ticket and online system contracts. In addition, there is a worldwide guide to instant printers, online system and VLT vendors’ contracts by lottery organization. The appendix includes a glossary of terms, lottery address directory and supplier directory.