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DATE: THURSDAY, June 30, 1994                   TAG: 9406300138
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: RICHMOND                                 LENGTH: Short

LOTTERY PROFITS GROW MORE SLOWLY

Virginia Lottery ticket sales increased for a fifth consecutive year, although at a slower pace than in previous years.

The State Lottery Department will transfer $302 million to the general fund today, the last day of the fiscal year, spokeswoman Paula Otto said Wednesday. That is $4.9 million more than in fiscal 1993.

Ticket sales the previous two years increased by $6.3 million and $8.8 million. Since the lottery began in 1989, it has contributed nearly $1.5 billion to the general fund.

- Associated Press 


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