The Rhode Island Lottery recorded sales of $26.7 million in May, reportedly its strongest month of 2026 so far. Sales were 2% higher than in May 2025.
The year-on-year increase gives lottery stakeholders a measure of Rhode Island sales performance.
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Rhode Island recorded combined sports betting and iGaming stakes of $174.4m in August. The total increased 13%.
Rhode Island recorded $1.09 billion in sports and iGaming wagers in the first half of 2026, according to a media report. The report said June’s total rose by 15%.
The Illinois Lottery recorded sales of $320.1m in May, reportedly. Sales were less than 1% lower than in the same month a year earlier.
The Montana Lottery suspended Montana Millionaire ticket sales on 1 November after 2,010 of 12,919 tickets sold were instant winners, lottery director Bob Brown said. The lottery said it would honour $608,600 in prizes and replenish the prize pool, with Bally’s Intralot absorbing the additional cost; officials had not announced a reopening date by 3 November.
The Kansas Lottery reported a 6% increase in sales in September to $46.5 million. It said iLottery games led the growth.