Hoosier Lottery

Proposals for allowing the Hoosier Lottery to sell tickets online and the opening of a Fort Wayne-area casino are in the cards for what could be Indiana’s biggest gambling expansion since sports wagering was legalized in 2019.

The Hoosier Lottery expects to deliver about $341 million to the state this year — the lowest amount in the last five years.

The Hoosier Lottery's growth projections are cautious this year as worries about an economic downturn are softening lottery revenues.

The Hoosier Lottery is expected to deliver about $32 million more to Indiana this year than originally expected.

Hoosier Lottery officials say providing online options to play makes sense for the long-term sustainability of the lottery. But the lottery still wont take an active role in urging lawmakers to make those online options available.

The Hoosier Lottery is being very conservative in its expectations for the new fiscal year that begins July 1.

The Hoosier Lottery is set to deliver tens of millions of dollars more to Indiana this year than previously expected.

Indiana lawmakers are expected to seriously debate legalizing online gambling in the 2023 session. And online lottery will likely be part of that discussion.

Indiana government will receive $344 million from the Hoosier Lottery this year -- a near record amount.

There's two more months of revenue to be tallied. And the Hoosier Lottery is currently expected to send $340 million to the state this year.