As economic uncertainty and an expanding menu of gambling options send lottery sales into a slide in Massachusetts and across the country, officials here are thinking about making changes to &#8220… ...

Lottery sales in September were down $40.3 million or 8.9 percent compared to September 2021 and every single product was in the red for the ... Mass. Lottery sales skid continues through September.

Despite the lurch in sales, an overall slowdown in sales has greatly impacted the organization. Lottery sales were down $52.3 million during the first four months of the 2023 fiscal year, a 2.6% ...

“Compared to the first 11 months of last fiscal year, fiscal year 2025 sales for Powerball are down 58.5%, and Mega Millions are down 26.9%. This trend is directly driven by jackpot sizes.

In the fiscal year that ended June 30, that trend was blamed in Massachusetts for a 51 percent drop in Mega Millions sales and a 47 percent drop in Powerball sales. Through 120 Mega Millions drawings ...

Total sales of $2.67 billion are down $37 million or about 1.4 percent so far this budget year, Falcone said. Last fiscal year, the Lottery counted a record $1.092 billion in profit from a record ...

Sales were down but net profit was up at the Mass. Lottery last month, officials said Tuesday, as the source of key local aid continues roughly on par with last year's record-setting level.

The opening of Plainridge Park Casino, the sole slot parlor in Massachusetts, did not ding state lottery sales, according to new report from UMass Amherst.

Lottery ticket sales dipped in December by nearly $1 million below last year’s total – a drop Lottery officials attribute to two snowstorms that kept buyers out of stores.

Instant tickets slumping, Mass. lottery sales flat. ... ," Anthony Salvidio, a member of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, said after a presentation on the long-term trends Tuesday. ...