State Lottery Commission - Current Law

Chapter 67.70 RCW

The State Lottery is composed of the State Lottery Commission and the Office of the Director. The commission adopts rules governing the operation of the lottery, which include but are not limited to, topics found in RCW 67.70.040(1)(a). The Office of the Director supervises and administers the operations of the State Lottery through the appointment of deputies, assistant directors, professional, technical, and clerical staff, and regulates the enforcement of the statutes and rules governing the state lottery.

Agency Mission

To offer games of chance with imagination and integrity to maximize contributions for the benefit of the people of Washington.
Request 1,245,952,000
Net change from current biennium 81,840,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 7.0% Increase

Operating Budget: Summary

Appropriated Funds

2019-21 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   2017-19 Actual 2019-21 Estimated 2021-23 Proposed
29,858,000 Lottery Administrative Account - State 27,422,608 29,858,000 28,493,000
29,858,000 Total Appropriated Funds 27,422,608 29,858,000 28,493,000

Non-Appropriated Funds

2019-21 Non-Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Balance Non-Apropriated Funds 2017-19 Actual 2019-21 Estimated 2021-23 Proposed
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - Nonappropriated 16,524
(135,965,000) Shared Game Lottery Account - Nonappropriated 161,947,815 135,965,000 145,851,000
(998,289,000) State Lottery Account - Nonappropriated 956,649,058 998,289,000 1,071,608,000
(1,134,254,000) Total Non-Appropriated Funds 1,118,613,397 1,134,254,000 1,217,459,000

Operating Budget: Program Summary

Program Title Actual Estimated Proposed
Actual Estimated Estimated Proposed Proposed
Annual Total 593,787,178 638,564,922 264,696,656 619,564,000 626,388,000

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

Actual Estimated Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
103,726,938 10.0% (242,774,427) (21.2%) 342,690,422 37.9%

Employment Summary

  Actual Estimated Proposed
  2018-19 Actual 2019-20 Estimated 2020-21 Estimated 2021-22 Proposed 2022-23 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 126.6 121.5 111.6 145.9 143.9