In 2020 it was $26.692393b. From https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/lottery-revenue https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/lottery-revenue In 2020

In 2020 it was $26.692393b. From https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/lottery-revenue https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/lottery-revenue In 2020 Apple iPhone sales were $73.3b in the Americas, which includes South America. From https://www.businessofapps.com/data/apple-statistics/ https://www.businessofapps.com/data/apple-statistics/ Sounds dubious. But lotto sales were really, really high. $26.7b could have gone to something worthy. The reason lottos are bad, and which is really poorly articulated in this article about empathetic personal stories, is that they compete in the $1-3 category, where cultural products thrive. Unlike an income tax increase, which competes in the $1,000+ category (typically). But nonetheless similar to a sales tax (increase may be $0.10-$1.00 per purchase). It really is as simple as, "pay for this app it costs one coffee." We are all worse off competing against this bullshit. That said, Apple and Google could ban virtual slot machines, DraftKings, etc. and little of value would be lost, and its other developers would gain a lot, but nah, they don't do that, because they are greedy.