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Illinois Lottery proceeds currently benefit three major areas: 1) the state's Common School Fund (CSF), which helps finance K–12 public schools; 2) The Capital Projects Fund, used for infrastructure improvements and job creation and 3) special causes like Illinois veterans, breast cancer charities and research, assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS, and multiple sclerosis research.
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that collects state taxes, operates the state lottery, oversees the state's casino industry, oversees the state's thoroughbred and harness horse racing industries, and regulates the distribution of alcoholic beverages throughout Illinois, including beer, wine, and liquor. [3]
Illinois Instant Riches (later known as Illinois' Luckiest) is a lottery game show airing in the state of Illinois, as well as nationally on Chicago-based Superstation WGN-TV. The show was hosted by Mark Goodman , with Linda Kollmeyer as his co-host and Bill Barber as announcer.
Jeffrey Dampier Jr. (March 24, 1966 – July 26, 2005) was the winner of a 1996 Illinois Lottery jackpot of US$20 million (equivalent to $35.9 million in 2023). He was murdered by his sister-in-law and her boyfriend in 2005. [1]
The Spanish Christmas Lottery is considered to be the world's largest lottery. [85] The 2011 top prize of €720 million [ citation needed ] was paid out as €4 million [ 86 ] (US$5.2 million) to each of the 180 tickets.
It has also operated the Illinois State Lottery in the state of Illinois in the United States since 2018. The Camelot Group companies, of which Camelot UK Lotteries Limited is the UK National Lottery operating subsidiary, are owned by the holding company Premier Lotteries Investments UK Limited.
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The new governor recruited Paul as the state's first Lottery Secretary, due largely to her reputation for having turned the Illinois lottery from a moribund operation into one of the most successful lotteries in the United States. Paul was then brought to Georgia for the same purpose in 1993, after Georgia voted to start up a lottery as well.