For the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation transferred more than $39.2 million to the state's coffers, bringing cumulative transfers for the year to over $75.7 million, $1 million ahead of budget but down 5.5 percent from last year.
With second-quarter revenue of $112,043,231 the Lottery contributed $39,215,130 to the state treasury, similar to the same quarter last fiscal year. By law, 35 percent of Lottery proceeds are transferred to the state treasury and dedicated for K-12 public education. The Louisiana Lottery ranks second among U.S. lotteries in percentage of revenue transferred to its government.
Retailers earn 5 percent sales commission on Lottery tickets, plus incentives for cashing winning tickets and bonuses for selling winning tickets, totaling more than $6.2 million for October to December of 2014.