LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – Sales from a near-record Powerball jackpot run contributed to more than $14 million in proceeds that the state forwarded this week to Nebraska Lottery beneficiaries.
The $14,014,624 derived from Scratch and Lotto game ticket sales over the past three months was the sixth-largest quarterly transfer since Nebraska launched its lottery in 1993, the Nebraska Lottery said in a statement.
The amount brought overall lottery proceeds transferred to beneficiaries — such as the Nebraska State Fair and state funds for education, the environment and problem gamblers — to $1.051 billion since Nebraska’s lottery started…