The New York Lottery is holding its own in one of the most crowded statewide gaming markets in the country.
Revenues from ticket sales and video lottery terminals were up 3 percent for the 2017-18 fiscal year to a record $9.97 billion, a year-on-year gain of nearly $300 million.
The lottery’s contribution to state education programs, equal to around one-third of sales, totaled $3.37 billion.
The state’s 17,500 licensed retailers took in nearly $1.39 billion in commissions, an increase of nearly $43 million over the 2016-17 fiscal year.
Instant games, popular known as “scratch-offs,” continued to prove the most popular of the lottery’s offerings, totaling $4.2 billion in sales.
Popular multi-state jackpot games Powerball and Mega Millions generated $408 million and $312 million in sales, respectively.
