Traditional Lottery -Where Does The Money Go?Since the Kansas Lottery's start up in November 1987, through June 30, 2024, lottery ticket sales have produced more than $2.2 billion in revenues transferred to the State of Kansas. In that same time period, nearly $4.4 billion worth of prizes have been paid to players, and retailers have earned more than $450 million in commissions. The Lottery's fiscal year 2024, which ended June 30, 2024, produced almost $338 million in sales and more than $88 million transferred to the State. 
The Kansas Lottery Act requires that a minimum of 45 percent of total sales be paid back to the players through the prize fund. In fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024), the Kansas Lottery paid out 59.9 percent in prizes. Transfers to state programs were 26.2 percent of ticket sales; cost of sales was 3.8 percent, which includes vendor feeds for gaming systems and instant ticket printing; 5.8 percent was paid to Lottery retailers for commissions and bonuses; and 4.3 percent covered administrative expenses, including salaries, advertising, depreciation, professional services, and other administrative expenses.
The State Gaming Revenues Fund (SGRF) is funded through monthly transfers from the Kansas Lottery. Transfers are then made from the SGRF to funds dedicated to economic development initiatives, prison construction and maintenance projects, local juvenile detention facilities, problem gambling assistance, and the State General Fund.
The first $50 million is divided by a formula that first transfers $80,000 to the Problem Gambling and Addictions Grant Fund. Then 85 percent of the balance is transferred to the Economic Development Initiatives Fund, 10 percent to the Correctional Institutions Building Fund, and 5 percent to the Juvenile Detention Facilities Fund. Any receipts in excess of $50 million must be transferred to the State General Fund.
| Economic Development Initiatives Fund | $42,415,000 |
| Juvenile Detention Facilities Fund | $2,495,000 |
| Correctional Institutions Building Fund | $4,990,000 |
| Problem Gambling Grant Fund | $100,000 |
| Veterans Programs | $1,260,000 |
| Mental Health Programs | $9,000,000 |
| State General Fund | $28,278,772 |
Legislation passed by the 2003 Legislature authorizes net profits from Veterans Benefit Games to go directly to designated veterans’ programs. Every penny of the money is used here in Kansas and goes to provide basic things for Kansas military veterans. All net profits received from the sale of Kansas Lottery Veterans Benefit Games are deposited into the state treasury and are then directed to three special funds:
Transfers to these and other programs as designated by the Kansas Legislature totaled $23,740,816 from FY 2004 through FY 2023. Transfers in FY 2024 totaled $1,260,000.
Beginning in FY 2019, a fixed amount is transferred from the Kansas Lottery to the Veterans Benefit Lottery Game Fund (VBLGF) once a year on July 15. The transfer is made at the same time the Lottery makes its monthly transfer to the SGRF. If calculated net profits from the designated games at the end of the fiscal year are more than the initial transfer, the additional net profits are transferred to the VBGLF.
| FY 2004 | $632,695 |
| FY 2005 | $701,164 |
| FY 2006 | $717,113 |
| FY 2007 | $913,138 |
| FY 2008 | $880,163 |
| FY 2009 | $1,628,958 |
| FY 2010 | $1,030,443 |
| FY 2011 | $755,687 |
| FY 2012 | $1,352,562 |
| FY 2013 | $1,594,127 |
| FY 2014 | $1,795,054 |
| FY 2015 | $1,587,428 |
| FY 2016 | $1,658,099 |
| FY 2017 | $1,225,812 |
| FY 2018 | $1,028,373 |
| FY 2019 | $1,200,000 |
| FY 2020 | $1,260,000 |
| FY 2021 | $1,260,000 |
| FY 2022 | $1,260,000 |
| FY 2023 | $1,260,000 |
| FY 2024 | $1,260,000 |
| TOTAL ALL YEARS | $25,000,816 |
Legislation passed in 2018 authorized lottery ticket vending machines in Kansas. Lottery ticket vending machine sales began in FY 2020.
Beginning in FY 2020, up to $8.0 million from the annual sale of lottery tickets through the vending machines is transferred to the following funds within the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services:
| TOTAL SALES | TOTAL TRANSFERS | Community Crisis Stabilization Centers Fund (75%) | Clubhouse Model Program Fund (25%) | |
| FY 2020 | $6,494,405 | $1,716,218.00 | $1,287,163.50 | $429,054.50 |
| FY 2021 | $18,762,900 | $5,563,671.00 | $4,172,753.25 | $1,390,917.75 |
| FY 2022 | $24,648,492 | $7,418,897.00 | $5,564,172.75 | $1,854,724.25 |
| FY 2023 | $36,022,573 | $9,000,000.00 | $6,750,000.00 | $2,250,000.00 |
| FY 2024 | $47,072,194.50 | $9,000,000 | $6.750,000.00 | $2,250,000.00 |
| TOTAL ALL YEARS | $133,000,564 | $232,698,786 | $24,494,089.50 | $8,174,656.50 |
*Jackpot amounts are estimated amounts. Powerball, Mega Millions and Lotto America jackpot amounts are the annuity amount. In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers list, the latter shall prevail.
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