Maryland’s love for the lottery is at an all-time high, as the state generated $1.908 billion in fiscal 2016, $113 million more than the previous sales record of $1.795 billion in fiscal 2012, according to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.
Record-setting Powerball sales, Mega Millions, higher scratch-off sales and the addition of the Cash4Life game, Maryland’s 10th draw game which launched in January, helped to fuel the lottery’s record year.
Though the gaming control agency does not have sales figures broken down county-by-county, Washington County saw 1.52 percent of total sales in the state in fiscal 2015.
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