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Keno Not Paying Off As Expected For State
12-01-2008

The fast-paced Keno game that's expected to help plug the gaping hole in the state budget is off to a slow start.

A story from the AP says, Keno has been hindered by a weak economy and challenges getting it established at 2,000 bars and restaurants, said Mike Dolan, executive director of the Ohio Lottery.

The game is a central part of Gov. Ted Strickland's plan to insulate the state budget from the economic downturn that has dried up tax revenue.

Keno started Aug. 4 and sales were roughly $32 million through Saturday with profits of about $8 million. At that rate, Keno will fall far short of the state's goal for annual revenue of $292 million _ of which $73 million would go toward the budget deficit.

"The lottery as a whole is facing the same economic challenges that nearly every sector of the economy is facing," Strickland spokesman Keith Dailey said of Keno's lackluster start.

Click here to read more of this story from the AP.

Below are the totals for each county through November 15.

Ashland $94,992

Ashtabula $105,731

Cuyahoga $4,432,617

Erie $523,305

Geauga $43,185

Huron $210,103

Lake $713,841

Lorain $1,585,945

Medina $372,944

Richland $131,859

Allen $241,778

Crawford $81,066

Defiance $54,129

Fulton $109,178

Hancock $169,842

Henry $43,441

Lucas $3,174,432

Ottawa $250,434

Paulding $31,544

Putnam $95,352

Sandusky $156,709

Seneca $174,233

Van Wert $7,284

Williams $42,259

Wood $289,373

Wyandot $4,194

Auglaize $42,315

Champaign $11,013

Clark $87,197

Darke $40,419

Greene $206,693

Logan $1,573

Mercer $63,286

Miami $189,854

Montgomery $1,358,722

Preble $40,514

Shelby $99,642

Brown $16,832

Butler $814,508

Clermont $517,761

Clinton $49,306

Hamilton $1,735,990

Highland $83,565

Warren $240,017

Pike $81,510

Scioto $80,504

Coshocton $9,290

Delaware $74,342

Fairfield $303,370

Fayette $122,623

Franklin $2,757,283

Hocking $28,311

Knox $28,380

Licking $240,357

Madison $15,599

Marion $142,329

Morrow $30,463

Muskingum $75,808

Perry $95,667

Pickaway $101,199

Ross $189,081

Union $71,588

Athens $81,417

Belmont $221,831

Gallia $42,948

Guernsey $53,879

Jackson $39,485

Lawrence $133,791

Meigs $26,821

Monroe $7,749

Morgan $7,299

Noble $24,726

Vinton $42,357

Washington $151,078

Carroll $55,186

Columbiana $135,976

Harrison $24,302

Jefferson $226,289

Mahoning $1,625,878

Portage $156,813

Stark $1,107,364

Summit $1,262,925

Trumbull $642,994

Tuscarawas $262,012

Wayne $61,167

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