Sentence examples for lottery proceeds from inspiring English sources

Greece, for example, traded away the rights to airport fees and lottery proceeds in years to come.

In these states, too, lottery proceeds amount to less than 5percentt of the total education financing.

"The New York State Constitution requires that lottery proceeds be used in support of education," Mr. McCall said.

The first four years of the program cost more than $1.5 million, from lottery proceeds, a state income tax checkoff donation program and private money.

In Illinois, where 35percentt of lottery proceeds go to education, stores that sell winning tickets get 1percentt of the prize, in this case $1,133,333.33.

The governor, meanwhile, demonstrated flexibility concerning revenue sources, dropping proposals to tax doctors and to use lottery proceeds before agreeing to the tobacco tax increase.

He is accused of failing to turn over more than $92,000 in lottery ticket proceeds collected in December.

A video store manager accused of stealing more than $109,000 in state lottery ticket proceeds has vanished, the authorities said yesterday.

TENNESSEE, meanwhile, lifted its ban on gambling, opening the way for a lottery whose proceeds would likely go toward financial aid to college students.

Democratic leaders and Mr. Schwarzenegger oppose tapping the lottery, whose proceeds benefit education, and would also like to see fewer cuts than the Republicans want, though seeing a need for billions more to be pared.

John Major's government decided there should be a national lottery, the proceeds of which should be spent on good causes, but there was a concern that they should not be spent on things that would normally be paid for out of taxes, such as teachers or road repairs.