Iowa Lottery Authority
What this part of state government paid out, by kind of spending and by the organizations paid.1
$76.4M
paid out, FY14$39.6M
of it to individuals and others, unnamed (52%)2$7.9M
more in transfers between state accounts3Year by year
Payments by fiscal year, not counting transfers.
$263.4M
$84.9M
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| Year | Paid | Individuals and others | Transfers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY27 so far | $18.1M | $368K | $5.8M |
| FY26 | $84.9M | $723K | $24.1M |
| FY25 | $66.3M | $5.0M | $23.7M |
| FY24 | $84.9M | $1.6M | $23.4M |
| FY23 | $107.4M | $1.8M | $21.6M |
| FY22 | $68.1M | $1.8M | $19.4M |
| FY21 | $67.0M | $21.1M | $23.6M |
| FY20 | $54.1M | $23.0M | $18.6M |
| FY19 | $263.4M | $36.1M | $17.2M |
| FY18 | $64.4M | $31.7M | $20.1M |
| FY17 | $60.7M | $29.1M | $20.7M |
| FY16 | $57.7M | $33.3M | $27.2M |
| FY15 | $52.1M | $33.3M | $27.0M |
| FY14 | $76.4M | $39.6M | $7.9M |
Kinds of spending over time
The biggest kinds of spending by fiscal year.
| Kind | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 | FY27 so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claims | $86.7M | $64.1M | $48.4M | $58.6M | $12.4M |
| Advertising & Publicity | $10.2M | $12.2M | $9.6M | $9.0M | $1.7M |
| Prof & Scientific Services | $4.1M | $1.1M | $705K | $11.2M | $2.7M |
| Inventory | $4.2M | $2.6M | $3.6M | $2.1M | $56K |
| Outside Services | $417K | $435K | $639K | $1.8M | $474K |
| Capitals | $206K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Equipment | $76K | $3.1M | $1.5M | $0 | $123K |
| IT Equipment & Software | $317K | $170K | $591K | $653K | $354K |
| Rentals | $315K | $311K | $312K | $332K | $98K |
| Equipment-Non Inventory | $189K | $103K | $69K | $154K | $93K |
| Other Expenses & Obligations | $218K | $317K | $502K | $564K | $121K |
| Outside Repairs/service | $150K | $124K | $141K | $147K | $33K |
| Utilities | $107K | $103K | $102K | $108K | $21K |
| Communications | $49K | $89K | $84K | $77K | $15K |
| Office Supplies | $50K | $41K | $34K | $34K | $20 |
The 15 biggest of 29 kinds.
Organizations paid the most, FY14
- Wells Fargo Bank Na-Lottery Prize Appropriation$12.8M 17%
- Scientific Games Inc$7.4M 10%
- Strategic America Inc$5.5M 7%
- Wells Fargo Bank Na-Federal Withholding Tax$3.6M 5%
- Pollard Banknote Ltd$1.8M 2%
- Wells Fargo Bank Na-Administrative Division$1.4M 2%
- American Games Inc$1.1M 1%
- Wells Fargo Bank Na-Prize Fund$1.1M 1%
- Lamar Texas Ltd Partners$434K 1%
- Wells Fargo Bank Na-Federal Withholding$378K 0%
- Polk County Treasurer$130K 0%
- Computer Aid Inc$130K 0%
- Lightedge Solutions Inc$106K 0%
- Midamerican Energy Co$100K 0%
- Federal Res Bank Minneap-Federal Withholding Tax$98K 0%
- Schafer Systems Inc$75K 0%
- Mrw Inc$70K 0%
- US Motorsport Corp$60K 0%
- Avery Brothers LLC$56K 0%
- Stroh Corporation$44K 0%
Organizations paid the most, all years
- Wells Fargo Bank Na-Online Game Direct Costs$226.8M
- Multi-State Lottery Association$184.2M
- Internal Revenue Service-Online Game Direct Costs$69.9M
- Scientific Games Inc$63.6M
- Internal Revenue Service-Instant Game Direct Costs$40.0M
- Scientific Games US Parent LP$36.4M
- Strategic America Inc$34.5M
- Bucket Media Inc$29.9M
- Wells Fargo Bank Na-Instaplay$23.2M
- Flynn Wright Inc$20.4M
- Dupaco Community Credit Union-Online Game Direct Costs$15.1M
- Pollard Banknote Ltd$13.1M
- Wells Fargo Bank Na-Lottery Prize Appropriation$12.8M
- American Games Inc$10.9M
- Pollard Banknote Limited$9.6M
Payments to individuals and others
One total each year for payees not named here. The last column also counts transfers and other entries the state lists under RESTRICTED payees.4
| Year | Individuals and others | Share | Listed as RESTRICTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY27 so far | $368K | 2% | – |
| FY26 | $723K | 1% | – |
| FY25 | $5.0M | 7% | – |
| FY24 | $1.6M | 2% | $90 |
| FY23 | $1.8M | 2% | $365 |
| FY22 | $1.8M | 3% | $90 |
| FY21 | $21.1M | 31% | – |
| FY20 | $23.0M | 42% | – |
| FY19 | $36.1M | 14% | – |
| FY18 | $31.7M | 49% | – |
| FY17 | $29.1M | 48% | – |
| FY16 | $33.3M | 58% | – |
| FY15 | $33.3M | 64% | – |
| FY14 | $39.6M | 52% | – |