LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Lottery says despite falling sales for multistate games, it produced record sales in fiscal year 2015.
Total sales for the year were just over $899 million, which includes $12 million in free tickets. The number broke last year's mark of $858 million.
The lottery transferred $236 million to the state, breaking the record of $225 million but still $16 million below budget.
The lottery said in a news release that scratch-off ticket sales climbed $39 million from fiscal year 2014 to a record $560 million. Multistate Powerball and Mega Millions games continued declining.
Keno sales showed the greatest increase of any draw game, rising 60 percent to $47 million. Overall, draw game sales held at $338 million, which was $1.3 million more than the previous year.
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