NM lottery sees and increase

Officials with the New Mexico Lottery say the last half of 2012 saw an increase in net sales of $7 million. 

 Lottery figures released this week show sales between July 1 and Dec. 31 totaled nearly $70 million. That's an 11 percent increase from the same period the year before.

 Officials say players also won more during the period. Winnings increased from $28.4 million in the first half of the previous fiscal year to more than $31 million.Mid-year profits for the Legislative Lottery Scholarship program also increased to just over $21 million.

NM lottery sees and increase