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Keno Not Paying Off As Expected For State
12-04-2008
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The fast-paced Keno game that's expected to help plug the gaping hole in the state budget is off to a slow start.
A story from the AP says, Keno has been hindered by a weak economy and challenges getting it established at 2,000 bars and restaurants, said Mike Dolan, executive director of the Ohio Lottery.
The game is a central part of Gov. Ted Strickland's plan to insulate the state budget from the economic downturn that has dried up tax revenue.
Keno started Aug. 4 and sales were roughly $32 million through Saturday with profits of about $8 million. At that rate, Keno will fall far short of the state's goal for annual revenue of $292 million _ of which $73 million would go toward the budget deficit.
"The lottery as a whole is facing the same economic challenges that nearly every sector of the economy is facing," Strickland spokesman Keith Dailey said of Keno's lackluster start.
Click here to read more of this story from the AP.
Below are the totals for each county through November 15.
Ashland $94,992
Ashtabula $105,731
Cuyahoga $4,432,617
Erie $523,305
Geauga $43,185
Huron $210,103
Lake $713,841
Lorain $1,585,945
Medina $372,944
Richland $131,859
Allen $241,778
Crawford $81,066
Defiance $54,129
Fulton $109,178
Hancock $169,842
Henry $43,441
Lucas $3,174,432
Ottawa $250,434
Paulding $31,544
Putnam $95,352
Sandusky $156,709
Seneca $174,233
Van Wert $7,284
Williams $42,259
Wood $289,373
Wyandot $4,194
Auglaize $42,315
Champaign $11,013
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Clark $87,197
Darke $40,419
Greene $206,693
Logan $1,573
Mercer $63,286
Miami $189,854
Montgomery $1,358,722
Preble $40,514
Shelby $99,642
Brown $16,832
Butler $814,508
Clermont $517,761
Clinton $49,306
Hamilton $1,735,990
Highland $83,565
Warren $240,017
Pike $81,510
Scioto $80,504
Coshocton $9,290
Delaware $74,342
Fairfield $303,370
Fayette $122,623
Franklin $2,757,283
Hocking $28,311
Knox $28,380
Licking $240,357
Madison $15,599
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Marion $142,329
Morrow $30,463
Muskingum $75,808
Perry $95,667
Pickaway $101,199
Ross $189,081
Union $71,588
Athens $81,417
Belmont $221,831
Gallia $42,948
Guernsey $53,879
Jackson $39,485
Lawrence $133,791
Meigs $26,821
Monroe $7,749
Morgan $7,299
Noble $24,726
Vinton $42,357
Washington $151,078
Carroll $55,186
Columbiana $135,976
Harrison $24,302
Jefferson $226,289
Mahoning $1,625,878
Portage $156,813
Stark $1,107,364
Summit $1,262,925
Trumbull $642,994
Tuscarawas $262,012
Wayne $61,167 |
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