OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Lottery reports sales increased 4 percent in the past fiscal year to more than $510 million.
The lottery says it contributed $150 million to the state. Since 1982 the Lottery says it has generated more than $3 billion for the Washington.
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