![]() Another scandal in 1986 involved state employees manipulating mail-in tickets in a mail room to result in over $40,000 in winning to friends and family. New York governor Hugh Carey suspended sales for about nine months in 1975-76 due to a scandal involving unsold tickets being selected as winners. The original intent of the lottery was to provide funds for education. It has generated over $34 billion in aid to education revenue. The Lottery began in 1967 its first slogan was "Your Chance of a Lifetime to Help Education". Magazine stand selling New York Lottery tickets in 1974. New York City and Yonkers residents also are subject to local income taxes. Lottery winnings are subject to state and Federal income taxes. Players must be at least 18 (including video lottery) however, the minimum is 21 for Quick Draw (a keno game drawn four minutes apart) where alcohol is served. As part of the New York State Gaming Commission, it provides revenue for public education and is based in Schenectady. The New York Lottery is the state-operated lottery in the US state of New York that began in 1967. JSTOR ( November 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. ![]() This article needs additional citations for verification.
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