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Lottery officials report steady revenue growth but defend legal basis for new online Powerball pilot
Summary
Tennessee Education Lottery President Rebecca Paul reported cumulative lottery revenue since inception and described a limited pilot for online Powerball sales via an ACH app; committee members pressed for the legal opinion allowing noncash sales, and officials said the pilot is small and unadvertised with 300 registered users and under $3,000 in
Rebecca Paul, president of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation, briefed the Finance, Ways and Means Committee on lottery revenues since inception and described a limited pilot of online Powerball sales through a mobile application.
Paul said the lottery has generated about $31.4 billion in gross revenues since it began, has transferred about $7.7 billion for education purposes and has awarded more than 2.2 million scholarships and grants. She said the lottery’s product mix is typically about 80% instant games and 20% draw games, and that the agency’s year‑to‑date and projected fiscal figures remain sensitive to jackpot cycles and to competition from sports wagering.
On a question from lawmakers, Paul and Chief Financial Officer Andy Davis described an online…
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