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WHERE THE MONEY GOES 

SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES IN ILLINOIS

Playing the Illinois Lottery gives you a chance to dream big while supporting communities across Illinois.

  • Approximately twenty-five cents of every dollar spent on the lottery funds public education and other special causes. 
  • Since 1985, the Illinois Lottery has contributed more than $24 billion in revenue to the State of Illinois.

 

To learn more about how the Illinois Lottery supports education, visit Funding Education

 

Where The Money Goes Breakout image

*Data from FY23, July 2022-June 2023