LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Lottery distributed more than $35 million to various state funds in 2014.
Officials said Friday that the payments now total more than $544 million since the Nebraska Lottery began operating 1993. The last quarterly transfer of 2014 totaled $8.6 million.
The distributions went to the Nebraska Innovation Fund, the Nebraska Opportunity Grant Fund, the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund, the Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Fund, and the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund.
Money is dispersed in accordance with state law. In 2013, the Nebraska Lottery reached $2 billion in total sales since 1993.
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