ALBANY – Revenue for New York lottery games and its nine video-lottery facilities dropped 2 percent last year compared with 2013, state records Wednesday showed.

Lottery revenue fell from nearly $9.3 billion to slightly less than $9.1 billion, a decline of $188 million, the state said. It’s the first year-over-year decline in several years.

The biggest hit was the lack of a major Powerball jackpot last year, leading to sales in New York for the multi-state game to fall off 44 percent, a decline of $217 million, according to the state Gaming Commission, which oversees the lottery.

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