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| who plays lottery? gambling states statistics for 2002 |
03.07.2003 |
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Thirty-eight states and Washington D.C. offer lotteries, and total U.S. lottery sales in fiscal 2002 totaled $42.9 billion, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. | | |
State by state guide to lottery sales
Thirty-eight states and Washington D.C. offer lotteries, and total U.S. lottery sales in fiscal 2002 totaled $42.9 billion, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. Biggest individual prize ever? On December 25, 2002 Jack Whittaker of West Virginia held a ticket worth $314.9 million -- though he opted for a one-time payout of $170.5 million. Here's a guide to the lottery revenues in the states, ranked on a per capita basis.
| State |
Population |
Lottery sales |
Per capita sales |
| Rhode Island |
1.1 million |
$1.2 billion |
$1,115 |
| Delaware |
800,000 |
$674 million |
$843 |
| South Dakota |
800,000 |
$630 million |
$829 |
| Massachusetts |
6.4 million |
$4.2 billion |
$663 |
| West Virginia |
1.8 million |
$848 million |
$469 |
| District of Columbia |
600,000 |
$211 million |
$370 |
| Georgia |
8.2 million |
$2.4 billion |
$299 |
| Connecticut |
3.4 million |
$908 million |
$266 |
| New York |
19 million |
$4.8 billion |
$250 |
| Maryland |
5.3 million |
$1.3 billion |
$247 |
| New Jersey |
8.4 million |
$2.1 billion |
$246 |
| Oregon |
3.4 million |
$817 million |
$239 |
| Ohio |
11.4 million |
$2 billion |
$175 |
| Michigan |
9.9 million |
$1.7 billion |
$170 |
| New Hampshire |
1.3 million |
$213 million |
$169 |
| Pennsylvania |
12.1 million |
$1.9 billion |
$160 |
| Kentucky |
4.0 million |
$639 million |
$158 |
| Virginia |
7.1 million |
$1.1 billion |
$157 |
| Florida |
16.6 million |
$2.3 billion |
$140 |
| Texas |
21.3 million |
$3 billion |
$139 |
| Vermont |
600,000 |
$82 million |
$134 |
| Illinois |
12.4 million |
$1.6 billion |
$128 |
| Maine |
1.3 million |
$158 million |
$124 |
| Indiana |
5.9 million |
$626 million |
$105 |
| Missouri |
5.6 million |
$585 million |
$104 |
| Colorado |
4.4 million |
$408 million |
$92 |
| California |
33.9 million |
$2.9 billion |
$86 |
| Wisconsin |
5.4 million |
$428 million |
$80 |
| South Carolina |
4 million |
$319 million |
$80 |
| Minnesota |
4.9 million |
$377 million |
$77 |
| New Mexico |
1.8 million |
$134 million |
$74 |
| Washington |
6 million |
$439 million |
$73 |
| Kansas |
2.6 million |
$190 million |
$73 |
| Idaho |
1.3 million |
$93 million |
$72 |
| Louisiana |
4.5 million |
$312 million |
$70 |
| Puerto Rico |
3.8 million |
$267 million |
$70 |
| Iowa |
2.9 million |
$181 million |
$62 |
| Arizona |
5.5 million |
$295 million |
$54 |
| Nebraska |
1.7 million |
$74 million |
$43 |
| Montana |
900,000 |
$34 million |
$37 |
Source: money.cnn.com
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