Lottery sales in the US declined 2% in the third quarter of 2008 on a same store year on year comparison according to La Fleur’s magazine, which tracks the lottery business. This is significant because historically lottery sales in the US have been recession-proof.
The Wall Street Journal has the original story but you need a password to access that so go to Recent Poker for a report you can access without a password.
I hope it doesn’t have an effect on us here, it pays for my rent basically.
I was told by an American customer (who loves our games) that the games are different in a way that escapes me (tip of my tongue), that makes it harder to win. This might be a factor in their decline?