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Liquor and Lottery seek a slightly smaller FY27 budget as online lottery bill advances
Summary
The Department of Liquor and Lottery told the Senate Appropriations Committee it is requesting $1 million less in FY27 and described a pending digital‑lottery policy bill that would generate online revenue beginning in FY28; department officials provided FY27 projections and pledged follow‑up documentation.
Wendy Knight, commissioner of the Department of Liquor and Lottery, told the Senate Appropriations Committee the department’s FY27 budget request is $1,000,000 lower than last year and described a pending bill to authorize digital (online and phone) lottery sales that would not produce revenue until FY28 if enacted.
Knight summarized the department’s scope—liquor regulation, the Vermont Lottery, tobacco and sports wagering—and said enterprise transfers projected for FY27 include liquor control (~$19.1 million), lottery (~$33,241,000) and sports wagering (~$6,700,000). She said the governor’s administration used those projections to populate the budget and that the…
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