Miami Rep Wants Lottery To Cap Games
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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) - Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket players would have fewer options under a measure filed by Representative Frank Artiles from Miami.
Artiles' proposal would require the state Lottery, which now offers nearly 60 different scratch-off games, to scale back that number to 20, with the most expensive single card selling for $5.
The state's scratch-off games, which range in price from $1 to $25, collectively produce the largest amount of revenue for the state Lottery.
During the past fiscal year, which ended June 30, scratch-off tickets generated $3.7 billion in sales, up from $3.4 billion a year earlier. Overall, the Florida Lottery reached $5.58 billion in sales during the year.
The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.