Lottery sales keep growing, hitting record year again

The Ohio Lottery had a boom year, hitting a record $3.6 billion in sales and funneling $990 million to K-12 education. The Ohio Lottery Commission today released figures for the state fiscal year ending June 30. The total, including all lottery games and a share of proceeds added from two new racinos that opened during the year, jumped $483 million compared to the 2014 fiscal year.