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Va. Lottery reports record $4.6B in FY23 revenue

Lottery also saw record $867M in profits

Va. Lottery reports record $4.6B in FY23 revenue

Lottery also saw record $867M in profits

//August 31, 2023//

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Virginia reported $4.6 billion in sales for fiscal 2023, the first time its sales have broken $4 billion, and record profits of $867 million.

Profits increased almost 10% from the last fiscal year, when the lottery reported $779.6 million. The lottery’s fiscal year ends on June 30, and the lottery board announced the results Aug. 16.

The lottery credited several factors for the record totals. The popularity of instant-win online game sales led to $2 billion in sales. Also, three multistate Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot runs topped $1 billion, and the lottery introduced mobile ticket cashing, allowing players to scan and redeem winning tickets worth up to $5,000 on their mobile devices.

Nearly 5,300 brick-and-mortar retailers earned more than $137 million in commissions and bonuses.

Lottery players won a record $3.4 billion. The largest prize won during the year was a $156.7 million Powerball jackpot.

The ‘s profits support Virginia’s K-12 public schools.

The Virginia Lottery also oversees the licensing and regulation of mobile and casino . By June 30, Virginia had 16 licensed active sports betting permit holders, and Virginians wagered $325 million on sports betting in June.

Gaming revenues from Virginia’s three current — the temporary Hard Rock Bristol, Rivers Casino Portsmouth and the temporary Caesars Virginia in Danville — totaled $52.2 million in June. In July, the start of the next fiscal year, that number rose to $57.3 million.

At least one more casino is on the horizon. In June, the developers of the $500 million HeadWaters Resort & Casino in Norfolk scrapped plans to open a temporary casino, instead focusing on building the permanent casino.

Richmond might also be home to a casino. In July, the Virginia Lottery and the Richmond Circuit Court approved a do-over of the city’s casino referendum, which will appear on ballots this fall.

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