Maryland’s six casinos and the state’s lottery ticket sales resulted in a record $1.39 billion in funding that was collected by the state in fiscal 2021.
Lottery sales totaled a record $2.6 billion, topping the previous record set in fiscal 2019. Profits from the sale of lottery tickets contributed $667.4 million to funds collected by the state, also a record.
Maryland Lottery and Gaming reports lottery players won more than $1.66 billion in prizes, or an average of $4.5 million a day in fiscal 2021. Retailers were paid $197.2 million in commissions, or an average of $45,000 per retailer.
Scratch-off ticket sales hit a record for the seventh consecutive fiscal year, totaling $993.4 million.
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