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Ohio Lottery seeks modest budget increases, highlights record transfers to education and responsible gambling work
Summary
Ohio Lottery Director Michelle Gilchrist testified on the lottery's self‑funded operations, historic transfers to the Lottery Profits Education Fund and a $5 million request for responsible‑gambling programs as the agency begins a multi‑year gaming‑system conversion.
Michelle Gilchrist, director of the Ohio Lottery Commission, presented the agency’s biennial budget request and highlighted record profits that support education funding.
Gilchrist said the lottery is fully self‑sustaining and has transferred more than $33 billion to the state since 1974, with annual transfers exceeding $1 billion since 2016 and a record $1.514 billion in the most recent fiscal year. She outlined proposed appropriations of $450 million in FY 2026 and $458 million in FY 2027 across the lottery’s line items, which cover operating expenses, advertising, prize payments,…
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