Pennsylvania Lottery

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Pennsylvania Lottery is operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was created by the Pennsylvania Legislature on August 26, 1971 and that October, Henry Kaplan was appointed as its first Executive Director. The Lottery debuted on March 7, 1972. By state law, at least 40 percent of lottery proceeds is required to be paid as prizes and at least 30 percent is required to fund programs. Currently, the Pennsylvania Lottery exceeds these requirements, for 55.1% is paid as prizes, 34.5% is paid to programs, 8.0% is paid as retailer and vendor commissions, and 2.4% is consumed as operating expenses.