West Virginia Lottery Surprises with $81M Surplus - WTRF 7 News Sports Weather - Wheeling Steubenville

West Virginia is getting a big boost from lottery sales. 

The state lottery ended the year with an $81 million surplus.

Lottery officials had forecast a 5 percent drop during the fiscal year, but sales topped $1.4 billion for the year, which is 9 percent more than expected.

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