Question On Notice No. 1816 asked in the Legislative Council on 6 December 2018 by Hon Colin Holt
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; Federal-State Relations
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to Lotterywest, and I ask:
(a) how much have Western Australians contributed to the national pool for the financial years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18;
(b) how much has been returned to Western Australians through winning dividends for the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18;
(c) what percentage of players used the Lotterywest app for the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18;
(d) has a point of consumption tax been considered for lotteries; and
(e) has the Premier or Cabinet considered selling Lotterywest?
Answered on 14 March 2019
a) West Australians have contributed the following amounts to the national pool for the financial years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18:
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
$431,574,620 |
$397,723,484 |
$407,006,049 |
(b) The following has been returned to Western Australians through winning dividends for the financial years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18:
|
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
Total Winnings on All Games |
$599,808,955 |
$441,113,831 |
$463,490,975
|
Total Winnings on National Games |
$533,772,651 |
$376,462,025 |
$389,995,592
|
(c) The percentage of players that used the Lotterywest app for the years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18:
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2.03% |
3.48% |
4.83% |
(d) No Comment
(e) No comment