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# News Quiz: How is Iowa Lottery Money Spent?
- URL: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/news-quiz-how-is-iowa-lottery-money-spent/
- Published: 2015-09-11T11:00:46.000Z
- Updated: 2015-09-11T11:00:46.000Z
- Description: The Iowa Lottery hit its 30th anniversary this year. During its three-decade existence gamblers have spent $6 billion on the lottery, with $1.3 billion going to the general fund that supports Iowa’s state government. How else has that $6 billion been spent? Take the news quiz and find out.
- Author: IowaWatch
- Tags: iowawatch, News Quizzes, gambling addiction, Iowa Lottery, news quiz, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-06-18 04:56

The Iowa Lottery hit its 30th anniversary this year. During its three-decade existence gamblers have spent $6 billion on the lottery, with $1.3 billion going to the general fund that supports Iowa’s state government. How else has that $6 billion been spent? Take the news quiz and find out.

This is a throwback from a news quiz published earlier this year. We have an new story planned in the next week. Watch for it.

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