Georgia’s lottery has set a new record. Today the Georgia Lottery Corporation announced it earned more than $3.4 billion dollars in fiscal year 2007. That’s the most in its 14-year history. The Lottery transferred nearly $854,000,000 dollars into the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education Account. That $31-million more than last year. In all, the Lottery has raised more than $9 billion for state education.
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GA lottery touts $9 billion for education
The Georgia Lottery Corporation says it’s raised more than 9-billion dollars for education in Georgia. The Georgia Lottery made the announcement just after this week’s third quarter transfer of funds into the Lottery for Education Account. It was the largest transfer to the lottery for education account in history. All Georgia lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs including Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia's pre-kindergarten program.
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