CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Lottery passed the $1 billion mark in overall sales in revenue numbers released during Wednesday’s Lottery Commission meeting.
At the end of April, the Lottery had recorded $1.06 billion in sales during the first 10 months of the fiscal year.
The Lottery brought in $111.5 million for the month including $43.7 million in Limited Video Lottery, $42.6 million in Racetrack Video Lottery and $13.8 million in instant games.
Year-to-date numbers show Limited Video Lottery revenues at $410 million and Racetrack Video Lottery at $395 million. The Lottery has collected $30 million in revenue from table games this fiscal year.
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The Lottery’s fairly new option of iGaming continues to grow. The state collected $1.3 million from iGaming in April, doubling the amount in took in during the same month a year ago. Year-to-date iGaming revenues are at $10.5 million.
The Lottery could finish the fiscal year in the area of $1.5 billion in total sales. The Lottery has reached $1 billion in overall sales 20 of the past 21 years. The only year to fall short was the 2019-20 budget year that impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.