2009 Initiative Analysis: Increased Lottery Funding for Schools and Lottery Public Accountability Act of 2010

California's relatively low lottery prize payouts (about 50 cents in prizes for every dollar spent on lottery tickets) likely also contributes to the lottery's relatively weak sales. Higher prize payouts appear to attract more players and greater spending for lottery tickets.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090823.aspx

^[PDF] Increased Lottery Funding for Schools and Lottery Public Accountability Act of 2010

California’s relatively low lottery prize payouts (about 50 cents in prizes for every dollar spent on lottery tickets) likely also contributes to the lottery’s relatively weak sales. Higher prize payouts appear to attract more players and greater spending for lot- tery tickets.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090823.pdf

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - This measure authorizes tribes to offer online sports wagering through one of three ways that would specify how the online wagering would be conducted, regulated, and enforced. Fir st, the measure amends state law to establish a framework to authorize federally recognized tribes with Indian lands in California to offer online sports wagering to individuals ph ysically in California but not on Indian lands.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

Update on Los Angeles’ Bid for the 2024 Olympics

Mar 23, 2017 - For example, LA  2024 will use funding from the IOC to hire contractors to make temporary improvements to venues, those contractors will buy supplies, and their employees will buy groceries and other goods and services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3622

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: California State Lottery Commission (0850)

Lagging consumer interest in several games, including the multistate MEGA Millions game, SuperLOTTO Plus, and instant ticket games, were responsible for the decline. Such declines have occurred periodically during the lottery ’s first two decades, including sharp drops during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08007.aspx

^[PDF] Update: Racial and Ethnic Disproportionalities and Disparities in California’s Child Welfare System

URL: https://ccwip.berkeley.edu Population data source: California Department of Finance, 2010-2060 Population Projections by Race/Ethnicity, Detailed Age, & Sex at Birth. Racial/Ethnic Disproportionalities of Entries Into Foster Care Over Time Proportion of Foster Care Entries Divided by Proportion of Child Population 0.5 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Black Chief Dep.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2024/Child-Welfare-Disparities-040324.pdf

2000 Budget Analysis: General Government Overview & Departments 1

The lottery implemented a retailer cashing bonus to encourage retailers to promote lottery tickets to their customers. The lottery installed automated lottery ticket dispensers. Given these factors, the lottery needs to provide more information to substantiate its case that their actions have in fact resulted in increased revenues to education.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2000/general_govt/gen_ov-depts1_anl00.html

^[PDF] Update on Los Angeles’ Bid for the 2024 Olympics

For example, LA 2024 will use funding from the IOC to hire contractors to make temporary improvements to venues, those contractors will buy supplies, and their employees will buy groceries and other goods and services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Reports/2017/3622/Update-Olympics-032217.pdf

^[PDF] THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A STATE TRAVEL CENTER

The employee has to pick up his or her own tickets at a connecting airport if one leg of the trip itinerary is on a carrier which does not serve Sacramento. The travel coordi nator al so buys ticket stock for frequently travel ed -16- Amtrak routes, such as Sacramento to Fresno.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1983/09_the_feasibility_of_establishing_a_state_travel_center.pdf

^[PDF] Authorizing Online Poker in California

Additionally, operators must ensure that players have the ability to set limits on losses, deposits, tournament entries, buy-ins, and play time through their gaming account. Overview of Nevada Online Gaming 3L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E April 23, 2014 LAO 70 YEARS OF SERVICE  Number of Websites and Operators.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2014/Authorizing-Online-Poker-in-California-042314.pdf