The Illinois Lottery is announcing a record contribution to state schools. More than 731 million dollars of lottery proceeds went to the common school fund this past fiscal year. Spokesperson Jason Schaumburg says that’s a nearly 2 percent increase over the previous year and a good reminder of where some of the gambling money goes.
During fiscal year 2019, the lottery also paid 165 million dollars in commissions and selling bonuses to retailers and nearly 2 billion dollars in prize money to lucky winners.
