Prizes paid back to players

By law, all games must return between 87% and 95% of all wagers on an annual basis. Games can return above 95% with the Lottery Director’s approval.

How revenue from Video Lottery games is distributed:

• Approximately 44% of the revenue is paid to the three tracks as commissions for operating the games.
• Approximately 37.5% is contributed to the State General Fund to help pay for state services.
• Approximately 10.7% goes toward increasing the size of the horse race purses.
• Approximately 7.8% goes toward leasing, servicing and upgrading the games, and for monitoring the games with the Lottery’s central computer system.

Fiscal Year 2022 Net Proceeds Distribution
Video Lottery

Video Lottery Monthly Proceeds and Distribution

Beginning July 1, 2022, monthly data will be shown by fiscal year

Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024)