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Proposal for second 'Montana Millionaire' summertime lottery draws opposition from state lottery director
Summary
Rep. Katie Zolnikov proposed an annual July 4 'Montana Millionaire' raffle with four $1 million prizes and 500,000 $20 tickets to fund property tax relief; the Montana Lottery opposed starting a second large raffle, citing startup costs and the risk of cannibalizing the existing Montana Millionaire game.
Representative Katie Zolnikov introduced a bill to create an annual summer lottery game that would sell 500,000 $20 tickets, award four $1,000,000 prizes and dedicate net revenue to property tax relief.
Zolnikov told the Appropriations Committee the game would raise gross ticket revenue of about $10 million, pay $4 million in major prizes, cover operating costs, and send remaining revenue toward property tax…
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