Idaho Lottery dividend down this year after 11-year run of record profits

From left, Idaho Lottery Commission Chair Mel Fisher, Gov. Butch Otter, state schools Supt. Sherri Ybarra, Permanent Building Fund Council Chair Dee Jameson, and Lottery Director Jeff Anderson post with a blowup of a $45 million check in the governor’s office on Tuesday, to mark the latest dividend from the state lottery.