The Keystone State's House and Senate just passed a measure reducing the required profit margin on traditional lottery games. This lets the PA Lottery increase player payouts and offer customers more high-prize games.
Pennsylvania’s legislature just passed a bill reducing the required profit margin on traditional lottery games.
This move allows the commonwealth's Lottery to increase player payouts and offer its customers more high-prize games.
Key takeaways
- A bill Rep. Melissa Shusterman introduced passed both the House and Senate.
- The measure would increase player payouts to help generate more revenue for senior programs.
- The proposal now waits for Gov. Josh Shapiro to sign it into law.
The bill, which Gov. Josh Shapiro backed and State Rep. Melissa Shusterman introduced, reduces the required profit margin on traditional lottery games from 20% to 10%. This enables the Pennsylvania Lottery to subsequently offer more high-prize games, like $30 and $50 scratch-offs
The aim is to attract more customers, resulting in additional revenue the Lottery can use to fund senior programs. These include much-needed prescription assistance and rent rebates for senior citizens.
Furthermore, reducing the profit margin requirement lets Lottery leadership modernize the games responsibly and stay competitive in today’s gaming market, which is constantly bombarded with new forms of entertainment.