Lottery Faces Challenges Meeting Future Revenue Demands, Continues Work to Improve Efficiency - This report notes that while the Florida Lottery is among the highest performing of state lotteries, its revenue growth has flattening out while programs funded by the lottery are growing. Fox example, in fiscal year 2003-04, the lottery transferred $1.05 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, however, the lottery program itself is struggling to maintain revenue growth -- the financial needs of the services benefiting from the lottery continue to increase. This report suggests steps to increase lottery revenues such as new games, new marketing strategies and improved operational efficiency. (The Florida Legislature Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, Report No. 04-80, December 2004)...

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