“Even though those are going up significantly, we did over $500,000 in net gaming revenue for the month of March which is our highest March or probably our highest month ever,” Kirk said. It is is up, though it is a modest slice of the state’s lottery pie. One bright spot according to Kirk is iGaming. Retail sales for drawings and scratch off tickets have taken a lesser hit, despite having about 100 retailers who normally sell them closed. hose losses are the primary reason the latest state revenue estimate trimmed $46 million off Delaware’s projected lottery revenue for this year. This March - as the pandemic started - it fell to $22 million before disappearing completely in April. Kirk noted that in March 2019 net proceeds from slots and other video lottery games was nearly $39 million. “This started mid-March and the month of April.
Those are big numbers for us for the month of April,” Kirk said. “No table games. No video lottery or slot machines. With the First State’s three casinos closed, Delaware Lottery Director Vernon Kirk said the state is losing about 75 percent of its normal lottery income. Delaware’s lottery revenues are drying up during the coronavirus pandemic.
