It seems hard for a lottery to actually make a loss! I did some googling and then Illinois lottery did make a loss in 2015 due to increased advertising spend:

It seems hard for a lottery to actually make a loss! I did some googling and then Illinois lottery did make a loss in 2015 due to increased advertising spend: https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150917/NEWS02/150919839/illinois-lottery-loses-money https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150917/NEWS02/1509... Apart from that I don't see any evidence for your claims. Do you have a link?