The Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s board of directors met Friday and learned year-to-date sales are on pace with last year’s record pace.
Overall sales from July through August were $170.3 million, $970,000 more than the same period last year. Scratch-off ticket sales totaled $102.3 million, up $2.6 million. Officials indicate top draw game performers were Pick 3 with sales of $25 million as well as the re-vamped Cash Ball 225 game with the largest percent increase bringing in $2.7 million for the current period compared to $1.9 million for the same period last year. Instant Play games and the iLottery platform have seen sales of $3.0 million, up $1.1 million from last year.
Kentucky Lottery President Tom Delacenserie says September 2019 sales look much more robust than September 2018 adn the month should close out very successfully. He adds the best-selling scratch-off ticket for the last two weeks has been the new Wheel of Fortune game, which was bolstered this week through an appearance in Louisville by TV icon Vanna White, who our own Bill Booth interviewed live in Louisville on WKDZ 106.5 FM Tuesday.
In other business, the board approved rules and regulations for five scratch-off tickets, four Fast Play games and eight Instant Play games.
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