What States Spend on Lottery Tickets

As of this writing the Mega Millions jackpot is at $970 million.

By the time the drawing takes place tonight (10-19) the jackpot will be over a BILLION dollars. On businessinsider.com there's a list of how much each state spends on the lottery. Click above to see all the states.

Massachusetts spends the most on lottery tickets annually at $767.

West Virginia come in second at $594.

Rhode Island came in third at $513.

MAINE is kinda in the middle spending $178 per year, per person, on lottery.

At the bottom of the spending curve:

Oklahoma spends $48 per year on lottery tickets.

Wyoming spends $46...and ...

North Dakota spends only $45 on lottery tickets.

There are six states that don't have the lottery. They are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, and Utah.

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