Kentucky Lottery reaches $5 billion mark for funds turned over to the Commonwealth
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Kentucky Lottery Corporation has turned over its 5-billionth-dollar to the Commonwealth. The Kentucky Lottery started in 1989. Since then, money generated through the lottery has been given to the state. The Kentucky General Assembly decides how the money is distributed. When the lottery started, the money was given to Vietnam…