当地时间1月9日，美国西弗吉尼亚州举行了该州彩票发行26周年庆典活动新闻发布会，该州彩票机构主任约翰·马斯格雷夫发表演讲。
该州于1986年1月9日发行彩票，26年来总销量达170亿美元，其中62亿美元应用于教育业和旅游业。“我不相信26年前发行彩票时可以有人想象到，彩票业对于西福尼亚州的影响。”约翰·马斯格雷夫说，“彩票业的收入帮助我们建设公立学校、提供奖学金和膳食服务，并帮助我们发展旅游业，这些都是我们引以为豪的事情。”。
据了解，截止到2011年底，该州彩票业为该州政府带来5.58亿美元的收入，其中2.25亿美元用于教育业；1.2亿美元用于教育基金和卫生服务业；7330万美元用于高级课程项目；4000万美元用于基础设施建设；2900万美元用于奖学金支付。
Local time on January 9, the United States, West Virginia, held a news conference of the state lottery issued 26 anniversary celebrations, John Musgrave, director of the state lottery agencies speech.
The state lotteries on January 9, 1986, 26 years, total sales reached $ 17 billion, of which $ 6.2 billion used in education and tourism industries. “I do not believe can imagine 26 years ago, lotteries, lottery Xi Funi Georgia John Musgrave said,” the income of the lottery industry to help us build public schools, provide scholarships and meal services and help us to develop tourism, these are our proud things. “
It is understood that until the end of 2011, the state lottery industry for the state government $ 558 million in revenue, of which $ 225 million for the education industry; $ 120 million for the education fund and health services; $ 73.3 million for Advanced Course project; $ 40 million for infrastructure construction; $ 29 million for scholarships to pay.