| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Despite a challenging economy, the Illinois Lottery once again set records during fiscal year 2009. Our commitment to improving the player experience led to our seventh consecutive annual sales record, and our third straight year in excess of $2 billion. As the Lottery introduced new games and took advantage of social networking outlets like Twitter and Facebook, we allowed players to Have a Ball like never before. Our players responded by purchasing 102,491,802 winning tickets and claiming more than $1.1 billion in prizes. As a result, the Lottery achieved its highest single-year revenue total since our inception in 1974. We have audited the financial statements of the State Lottery Fund of the State of Illinois, Department of Revenue - Illinois Lottery (Department), as of and for the month and for the year ended June 30, 2009, and have issued our report thereon dated December 30, 2009. | | | | Date Created: | 08 11 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000028964 Original UID: 13431 FIRST WORD: Annual | |
| 2: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | At the Illinois Lottery, Have a Ball is more than an invitation for our players to enjoy the funfilled spirit of our games and promotions. Those three words also provide all of us at the Lottery with a challenge to continue offering the best-possible player experience. During fiscal year 2008, our commitment to our players resulted in the Lotterys second consecutive record-breaking fiscal year. The Illinois Lottery enjoyed sales of $2.078 billionthe highest in our history. | | | | Date Created: | 06 11 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000028966 Original UID: 13432 FIRST WORD: Annual | |
| 3: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The success of the Illinois Lottery has a lot to do with inspiration. We inspire our players to Have a Ball with exciting new games and ways to win. Our contributions to Illinois public schools help teachers inspire the next generation of students. Most importantly, our players and partners inspire us to continue to excel in everything we do, from creating innovative games to once again achieving record sales for the fiscal year 2007. | | | | Date Created: | 06 10 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000028968 Original UID: 13433 FIRST WORD: Annual | |
| 4: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | At the Illinois Lottery, we work hard to make sure our players get to truly experience our motto: Have a Ball. Through exciting new games, promotions, events, advertisements and prizes, millions of Lottery players from across the state enjoyed another year of fun and huge winnings. Fiscal year 2006 turned into a year of records and firsts for the state. With sales of $1.99 billion and profits of $671 million, the Lottery once again broke previous years records and showed tremendous growth. In fact, since 2003, the Lottery has seen its revenue increase by $403 million and its profits increase by $130 million. | | | | Date Created: | 10 15 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000028971 Original UID: 13434 FIRST WORD: Annual | |
| 5: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | When most people think of the Illinois Lottery, they think of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity it offers to win big. But players arent the only winners when it comes to the Illinois Lottery. Our biggest winners are Illinois public school children, who are the beneficiaries of the Lotterys profits. I am proud to report that in fiscal year 2005 (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005) the Illinois Lottery set records in both sales and education contributions. Gross revenue for the year grew by nearly eight percent ($134 million) to nearly $1.84 billion, and the Lottery turned its largest profit yet contributing a record-breaking $614 million to the Common School Fund, which supports K-12 public education in Illinois. | | | | Date Created: | 01 19 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000028972 Original UID: 13435 FIRST WORD: Annual | |
| 6: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | When most people think of the Illinois Lottery, they think of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity it offers to win big. But players arent the only winners when it comes to the Illinois Lottery. | | | | Date Created: | | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000029299 Original UID: NA for serial records FIRST WORD: Annual | |
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