The Lottery Act mandates that at least 34% of revenues go to public education, 50% for prizes, and a maximum of 16% for administration .
In 2010, Assembly Bill 142 increased the minimum allocation to 87% for public returns and limited administration spending to a maximum of 13%.
- A five-member commission appointed by the governor oversees the Lottery's operations, making quarterly reports to various state offices.
The Lottery Act was passed in 1984, leading to the launch of Scratchers in 1985 and weekly Lotto in 1986.
In 1996, a lawsuit led to the removal of keno from the lottery's offerings. Changes were made to comply with legal distinctions between "lottery" and "banked games."
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California joined Mega Millions in 2005 and Powerball in 2013, with unique characteristics such as parimutuel prize levels.
CALIFORNIA LOTTERY
- Lottery drawings are televised daily at specific times on various local stations across California.
- In 2022, a former lottery investigator exposed instances of misappropriation of public funds meant for education in a book titled "What Are The Odds?"
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