STATE REVENUES

By law, not less than 50 percent of lottery revenue is paid out in winnings, at least 34 percent on education, and no more than 16 percent on administration. As indicated below, in 1993-94 the Super Lotto game generated over half of State Lottery revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/1995/010195_calguide/cgsbud2.html

^[PDF] California Tribal Casinos: Questions and Answers

Class II includes several games, such as bingo (either with or without electronic game devices), lotto, and “non-banked” card games like poker. Class II games involve play- ers competing against each other and not the “house” (although this is sometimes a difficult distinction to make given the similarity of modern Class II and Class III electronic devices). ➢ Who Regulates?
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/tribal_casinos/tribal_casinos_020207.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of Gambling in California

Currently, there are 88 cardrooms that operate in 32 counties in California. The industry generates roughly $850 million in revenue after winnings. State Revenue. Cardrooms and their owners are subject to state business and income taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2019/Gambling-Overview-022619.pdf

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - MOE Funds and the Work Incentive Nutrition Supplement (WINS) Program California Uses MOE Funds for the WINS Program. WINS, introduced in 2014, provides specific CalFresh households with additional CalWORKs-funded monthly food benefits of $10.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

Contracting with attorneys. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Payment on a contingency basis typically occurs only if an attorney wins or settles a case. After deducting up-front litigation costs (such as court fees), attorneys are paid an agreed-upon percentage of the money that their client receives after winning or settling the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-027

^[PDF] Funding for UC Research Programs

The budget includes $5 million to enhance UC’s chances of winning a national competition for a Petascale Supercompoter (named for the high speed at which it can process information) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2007/Funding_UC_Research_03_27_07.pdf

2003 Initiative Analysis: The Gaming Revenue Act of 2004

Net Win Payments. Owners of authorized gambling establishments would pay 30  percent of the net win from their gaming machines to the GRTF. The owners would also pay 2  percent of their net win to the city and 1  percent to the county in which the establishment is located.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2003/031060.htm

^[PDF] Job Search, Training, and Work Experience: The Lessons for California From Eight Evaluations of the Work Incentive Program

Pacific Consultants, The Imyact of WIN II: A Longitudinal Evaluation (Berkeley, California, 1976 • -50- Increase Local Autonomy Over the Types of Services Provided Under WIN. The DSS has no plans to alter its WIN strategy in order to accommodate local economic conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1985/470_0185_job_search_training_and_work_experience_the_work_incentive_program.pdf

Summary of LAO Findings and Recommendations on the 2012-13 Budget

The modified proposal, which save as much as $100 million annually relative to the Governor, would reduce the WINS and WINS Plus monthly benefit to $10 and require application for WINS and WINS Plus as a condition of eligibility for CalFresh and subsidized child care. 2-22-12
https://lao.ca.gov/laoapp/budgetlist/PublicSearch.aspx?PolicyAreaNum=51&Department_Number=-1&KeyCol=0&Yr=2012

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Currently, WINS costs roughly $25 million annually. Because WINS is an MOE‑funded program, WINS households help California meet its WPR requirements. However, the FRA set new rules for programs like WINS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872