deborah b. goldberg michael r. sweeney treasurer

MICHAEL R. SWEENEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MASSACHUSETTS STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION

2020 ANNUAL REPORTDEBORAH B. GOLDBERG

TREASURER & RECEIVER GENERAL

Letter from the Executive Director

Massachusetts State Lottery Charitable Games • 11

In 2020, as our Commonwealth experienced a sudden and protracted pandemic, the ability for organizations to conduct Bingo and other forms of Charitable Gaming was severely compromised for most of the year. Consequently, there was a significant decrease in monies raised by Charitable Gaming compared to 2019.

Charitable Gaming licensees throughout the Commonwealth reported a total of $19.1 million in gross revenues, compared to $55.9 million in 2019. The $19.1 million in gross revenues for 2020 is comprised of $4.4 million from Bingo games, $2.3 million from charity game ticket sales, $12.4 million from raffles, and $3,796 from bazaars (Las Vegas nights).

Proceeds from Charitable Gaming positively impact communities throughout the Commonwealth in many ways. Students have received scholarships, families in need have received holiday food and gift baskets, senior citizens have celebrated holidays, veterans have been honored and assisted, and many youth activities have been supported.

While generating revenue for many charitable causes, Bingo also includes an important social component for some citizens. The Lottery is proud to assist the Commonwealth in offering an enjoyable social activity that provides a vehicle for organizations to support local causes.

As always, I would like to thank all of the dedicated volunteers and patrons throughout the Commonwealth who have contributed to the continuation of Charitable Gaming in 2020. Their tireless commitment and devotion has helped ease some of the financial burden faced by many charitable organizations across Massachusetts.

Sincerely,

Michael R. Sweeney, Executive Director

22 • Massachusetts State Lottery Charitable Games

Comprehensive Statement of Receipts & Expenses From Licensees & Permittees

January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020Gross Receipts

Bingo Games_________________________________________________________________ $ 4,403,186

Charity Game Tickets ____________________________________________________________ 2,349,293

Raffles _____________________________________________________________________ 12,392,877

Bazaars (Casino Functions) __________________________________________________________ 3,796

Total Gross Receipts ________________________________ $ 19,149,152

Expenses

Bingo prizes__________________________________________________________________ $ 3,384,326

Charity Game Ticket prizes (estimated) _____________________________________________ 1,409,576

Bingo taxes _____________________________________________________________________ 220,140

Appropriated as follows:

Three-fifths to the General Fund

Two-fifths to the Lottery for expenses of controlling Bingo

Any unappropriated balance goes to Local Aid Fund

Cost of Charity Game Tickets to licensees ____________________________________________ $ 234,929

Appropriated as follows:

Maximum 50% allowed expenses for purchasing and selling tickets.

Any money not so expended (but at least 50%) goes to Local Aid Fund.

Bingo operating expenses _________________________________________________________ $ 722,796

Raffle prizes & expenses__________________________________________________________ 4,902,814

Raffle taxes _____________________________________________________________________ 617,464

Bazaar “Casino Function” prizes & expenses ____________________________________________ 1,691

“Casino Function” taxes _______________________________________________________________ 190

Total Expenses _____________________________________ $11,493,926

Net Receipts Available to Charities ______________________ $7,655,226


2020 Summary


Summary of Bingo Receipts By County

** These figures were taken from the 2010 U.S. Census.NOTE: THESE FIGURES WERE DERIVED FROM UNAUDITED ANNUAL REPORTS SUBMITTED BY LICENSED BINGO ORGANIZATIONS

County Population**Number of Licensees

Gross Bingo Receipts

Per Capita Spending

5% TaxBingo Net

Profit (Loss)

Charity Games Profit(Loss)

Total Profit (Loss) Bingo

& Charity Games

BARNSTABLE 215,888 6 $112,612 $35.48 $5,623 ($10,366) $38,164 $27,798

BERKSHIRE 131,219 5 $89,226 $39.71 $4,461 ($1,700) $17,005 $15,305

BRISTOL 548,285 10 $466,776 $32.00 $23,339 ($3,917) $74,738 $70,821

DUKES 16,535 1 $3,811 $31.50 $191 ($165) $0 ($165)

ESSEX 743,159 7 $282,262 $32.53 $14,113 ($48,528) $54,988 $6,460

FRANKLIN 71,372 1 $20,524 $33.48 $1,026 ($1,058) $4,293 $3,235

HAMPDEN 463,490 15 $771,421 $38.24 $38,571 $70,412 $63,673 $134,085

HAMPSHIRE 158,080 2 $37,749 $50.00 $1,882 ($1,577) $1,390 ($187)

MIDDLESEX 1,503,085 20 $781,287 $34.32 $39,057 ($7,712) $187,364 $179,651

NANTUCKET 10,172 0 $0 $0.00 $0 $0 $0 $0

NORFOLK 670,850 10 $605,684 $40.52 $30,283 $24,141 $106,027 $130,169

PLYMOUTH 494,919 8 $385,184 $36.92 $19,263 ($34,127) $77,420 $43,293

SUFFOLK 722,023 2 $142,279 $47.81 $7,113 $19,344 $29,107 $48,451

WORCESTER 798,552 16 $704,371 $37.49 $35,217 $71,180 $50,616 $121,797

TOTAL BY COUNTIES 6,547,629 103 $4,403,186 $36.62 $220,140 $75,926 $704,788 $780,713


Summary of Bingo Receipts By City & Town

*Cities in all capitals** These figures were taken from the 2010 U.S. Census.

NOTE: THESE FIGURES WERE DERIVED FROM UNAUDITED ANNUAL REPORTS SUBMITTED BY LICENSED BINGO ORGANIZATIONS

City/Town* Population**Number Of Licensees


Per Capita Spending

5% Tax Bingo Net Profit (Loss)

Charity Games Profit (Loss)

Total Profit From Bingo And Charity Games

Abington 15,985 2 $100,451 $36.28 $5,023 $6,402 $16,878 $23,280

Agawam 28,438 1 $31,364 $27.85 $1,568 ($1,213) $3,550 $2,337

Ashland 16,593 2 $70,855 $42.48 $3,538 ($14,919) $13,684 ($1,235)

ATTLEBORO 43,593 1 $72,284 $30.47 $3,614 $5,140 $9,716 $14,856

Auburn 16,188 1 $61,197 $39.79 $3,060 ($286) $6,129 $5,844

Bellingham 16,332 1 $27,283 $35.76 $1,364 $3,762 $6,924 $10,685

Billerica 40,243 1 $78,543 $34.43 $3,927 ($2,559) $25,633 $23,073

BOSTON 617,594 1 $15,061 $39.84 $753 $853 $2,104 $2,957

Chelmsford 33,802 1 $32,008 $22.67 $1,600 ($314) $10,714 $10,400

CHICOPEE 55,298 7 $501,170 $40.89 $25,059 $65,812 $42,744 $108,556

Dartmouth 34,032 1 $33,020 $27.91 $1,651 ($1,733) $9,462 $7,729

Dedham 24,729 1 $71,446 $38.00 $3,572 $4,067 $9,782 $13,849

Dennis 14,207 1 $0 $0.00 $0 $0 $0 $0

Eastham 4,956 1 $18,534 $34.58 $927 ($3,043) $4,792 $1,749

Easton 23,112 1 $0 $0.00 $0 $0 $0 $0

FALL RIVER 88,857 1 $60,430 $29.99 $3,022 ($3,922) $12,572 $8,650

FITCHBURG 40,318 2 $23,238 $27.63 $1,162 ($1,806) $5,283 $3,477

Franklin 31,635 1 $36,786 $35.17 $1,839 ($2,392) $8,829 $6,437

GARDNER 20,228 2 $77,826 $31.69 $3,891 $4,506 $13,503 $18,008

GLOUCESTER 28,789 1 $11,801 $32.16 $590 ($912) $7,674 $6,762

Greenfield 17,456 1 $20,524 $33.48 $1,026 ($1,058) $4,293 $3,235

Harwich 12,243 1 $20,243 $41.74 $1,005 ($1,061) $2,679 $1,618

Hinsdale 2,032 1 $0 $0.00 $0 ($250) $0 ($250)

Holbrook 10,791 1 $83,156 $38.97 $4,158 $2,279 $21,231 $23,510

Hudson 19,063 1 $23,114 $34.19 $1,156 ($6,694) $5,709 ($985)

Hudson 19,063 1 $141,121 $29.73 $7,056 ($15,660) $31,310 $15,650





Per Capita Spending

5% Tax Bingo Net Profit (Loss)



Lee 5,943 1 $24,235 $35.96 $1,212 $171 $7,100 $7,271

LEOMINSTER 40,759 1 $56,169 $32.79 $2,808 $11,970 $1,678 $13,647

LOWELL 106,519 1 $12,410 $24.62 $620 $147 $3,029 $3,175

Ludlow 21,103 3 $132,340 $33.98 $6,617 $2,747 $8,363 $11,110

LYNN 90,329 1 $26,110 $27.00 $1,305 ($5,472) $6,678 $1,206

Lynnfield 11,596 1 $32,886 $36.87 $1,644 ($4,992) $3,040 ($1,952)

MALDEN 59,450 2 $57,244 $33.59 $2,862 $778 $3,629 $4,406

Maynard 10,106 1 $10,399 $26.26 $520 $1,222 $625 $1,847

Milton 27,003 1 $181,000 $54.19 $9,050 $16,168 $21,108 $37,276

NEW BEDFORD 95,072 1 $33,018 $30.15 $1,651 $3,336 $6,735 $10,071

NEWTON 85,146 1 $18,989 $39.07 $949 ($142) $1,076 $934

NORTH ADAMS 13,708 1 $38,251 $37.91 $1,913 ($2,334) $5,407 $3,073

NORTHAMPTON 28,549 2 $37,749 $50.00 $1,882 ($1,577) $1,390 ($187)

Northbridge 15,707 1 $22,803 $28.43 $1,140 ($3,627) $4,535 $908

Norton 19,031 1 $87,335 $36.59 $4,367 $9,901 $8,605 $18,506

Norwood 28,602 2 $83,440 $36.06 $4,172 $3,988 $11,040 $15,027

Palmer 12,140 2 $66,525 $36.73 $3,326 $2,110 $5,261 $7,371

PEABODY 51,251 2 $110,126 $31.32 $5,506 ($29,572) $15,629 ($13,943)

Pembroke 17,837 1 $67,540 $34.72 $3,381 ($21,092) $23,295 $2,203

PITTSFIELD 44,737 2 $26,740 $47.41 $1,337 $713 $4,497 $5,210

Provincetown 2,942 1 $0 $0.00 $0 ($50) $0 ($50)

QUINCY 92,271 1 $63,199 $35.91 $3,160 $10,248 $16,716 $26,964

REVERE 51,755 2 $168,596 $44.19 $8,429 $6,635 $37,498 $44,133

SALEM 41,340 1 $70,115 $35.83 $3,506 $5,728 $11,130 $16,857

Sandwich 20,675 1 $24,078 $27.71 $1,204 ($13,428) $14,381 $953

Saugus 26,628 1 $31,225 $31.96 $1,561 ($13,308) $10,838 ($2,470)

* Cities in all capitals** These figures were taken from the 2010 U.S. Census.








Per Capita Spending

5% TaxBingo Net Profit (Loss)



Scituate 18,133 1 $0 $0.00 $0 $0 $0 $0

SOMERVILLE 75,754 3 $156,169 $33.91 $7,809 ($1,869) $40,159 $38,290

Southwick 9,502 1 $9,913 $32.19 $496 $100 $292 $392

Spencer 11,688 1 $14,126 $34.45 $706 ($907) $1,147 $240

SPRINGFIELD 153,060 1 $30,109 $38.80 $1,505 $856 $3,463 $4,319

Stoneham 21,437 1 $71,900 $36.31 $3,595 $13,393 $18,415 $31,807

Stoughton 26,962 1 $26,029 $41.85 $1,300 ($1,518) $2,266 $748

TAUNTON 55,874 2 $70,507 $29.61 $3,525 ($8,375) $11,237 $2,862

Tewksbury 28,961 2 $114,621 $35.66 $5,733 ($3,443) $25,311 $21,868

Tisbury 3,949 1 $3,811 $31.50 $191 ($165) $0 ($165)

Wakefield 24,932 1 $852 $8.78 $43 ($444) ($26) ($470)

WALTHAM 60,632 1 $62,570 $34.53 $3,129 $4,649 $20,295 $24,944

Wareham 21,822 1 $40,216 $32.43 $2,011 ($19,084) $3,540 ($15,544)

Watertown 31,915 2 $71,613 $37.18 $3,576 $2,485 $19,113 $21,597

West Bridgewater

6,916 2 $132,932 $42.03 $6,647 $350 $27,627 $27,977

Westport 15,532 1 $68,805 $35.54 $3,440 $3,593 $5,916 $9,509

Weymouth 53,743 1 $33,346 $30.65 $1,667 ($12,460) $8,132 ($4,328)

Whitman 14,489 1 $44,045 $37.55 $2,202 ($704) $6,080 $5,376

WORCESTER 181,045 8 $449,013 $40.72 $22,450 $61,330 $18,343 $79,673

Yarmouth 23,793 1 $49,757 $38.75 $2,488 $7,216 $16,312 $23,528

GRAND TOTALS

3,116,852 103 $4,403,186 $36.62 $220,140 $75,926 $704,788 $780,713


Cities & Towns That Voted In Favor of Bingo But Are Not Playing

CITY/TOWN* POP.** CITY/TOWN* POP.** CITY/TOWN* POP.**

Acushnet 10,303Adams 8,485Alford 494AMESBURY 16,283Amherst 37,819Andover 33,201Arlington 42,844Ashburnham 6,081Ashby 3,074Ashfield 1,737Athol 11,584Avon 4,356Ayer 7,427Barnstable 45,193Barre 5,398Becket 1,779Bedford 13,320Belchertown 14,649Belmont 24,729Berkley 6,411Berlin 2,866Bernardston 2,129BEVERLY 39,502Blackstone 9,026Blandford 1,233Boxborough 4,996Bourne 19,754Boylston 4,355Braintree 35,744Brewster 9,820Bridgewater 26,563Brimfield 3,609BROCKTON 93,810Brookfield 3,390Brookline 58,732Buckland 1,902Burlington 24,498CAMBRIDGE 105,162Canton 21,561Carver 11,509Charlton 12,981Charlemont 1,266Chatham 6,125

CHELSEA 35,177CHELSEA 35,177Cheshire 3,235Chester 1,337Chesterfield 1,222Clarksburg 1,702Clinton 13,606Cohasset 7,542Colrain 1,671Conway 1,897Cummington 872Dalton 6,756Danvers 26,493Deerfield 5,125Dighton 7,086Douglas 8,471Dracut 29,457Dudley 11,390Duxbury 15,059East Bridgewater 13,794East Brookfield 2,183East Longmeadow 15,720EASTHAMPTON 16,053Edgartown 4,067Egremont 1,225Erving 1,800Essex 3,504EVERETT 41,667Fairhaven 15,873Falmouth 31,531Florida 752Foxborough 16,865Framingham 68,318Freetown 8,870Georgetown 8,183Gill 1,500Goshen 1,054Gosnold 75Grafton 17,765Granby 6,240Granville 1,566Great Barrington 7,104Groton 10,646

Groveland 6,459Hadley 5,250Halifax 7,518Hamilton 7,764Hampden 5,139Hancock 717Hanover 13,879Hanson 10,209Hardwick 2,990Hatfield 3,279HAVERHILL 60,879Hawley 337Heath 706Hingham 22,157Holden 17,346Holland 2,481Holliston 13,547HOLYOKE 39,880Hopedale 5,911Hopkinton 14,925Hubbardston 4,382Hull 10,293Huntington 2,180Ipswich 13,175Kingston 12,629Lakeville 10,602Lancaster 8,055Lanesborough 3,091LAWRENCE 76,377Leicester 10,970Lenox 5,025Leverett 1,851Lexington 31,394Leyden 711Littleton 8,924Lunenburg 10,086Manchester-by-the-Sea 5,136Mansfield 23,184Marblehead 19,808Marion 4,907MARLBOROUGH 38,499Marshfield 25,132Mashpee 14,006



Cities & Towns That Voted in Favor of Bingo But Are Not Playing


CITY/TOWN* POP.** CITY/TOWN* POP.** CITY/TOWN* POP.**

Mattapoisett 6,045Medfield 12,024MEDFORD 56,173Medway 12,752MELROSE 26,983Mendon 5,839Merrimac 6,338METHUEN 47,255Middleborough 23,116Middlefield 521Middleton 8,987Milford 27,999Millbury 13,261Millis 7,891Millville 3,190Monroe 121Monson 8,560Montague 8,437Nahant 3,410Nantucket 10,172Natick 33,006New Ashford 228New Braintree 999New Marlborough 1,509New Salem 990Newbury 6,666NEWBURYPORT 17,416Norfolk 11,227North Andover 28,352North Attleboro 28,712North Brookfield 4,680North Reading 14,892Northborough 14,155Northfield 3,032Norwell 10,506Oak Bluffs 4,527Oakham 1,902Orange 7,839Orleans 5,890Otis 1,612Oxford 13,709Paxton 4,806Pelham 1,321

Pepperell 11,497Peru 847Petersham 1,234Phillipston 1,682Plainfield 648Plainville 8,264Plymouth 56,468Plympton 2,820Princeton 3,413Randolph 32,112Raynham 13,383Reading 24,747Rehoboth 11,608Richmond 1,475Rochester 5,232Rockland 17,489Rowe 393Rowley 5,856Royalston 1,258Russell 1,775Rutland 7,973Salisbury 8,283Sandisfield 915Savoy 692Seekonk 13,722Sharon 17,612Sheffield 3,257Shelburne 1,893Shirley 7,211Shrewsbury 35,608Shutesbury 1,771Somerset 18,165South Hadley 17,514Southampton 5,792Southborough 9,767Southbridge 16,719Sterling 7,808Stockbridge 1,947Stow 6,590Sturbridge 9,268Sudbury 17,659Sunderland 3,684Sutton 8,963

Swampscott 13,787Swansea 15,865Templeton 8,013Tolland 485Townsend 8,926Truro 2,003Tyngsborough 11,292Tyringham 327Upton 7,542Uxbridge 13,457Wales 1,838Walpole 24,070Ware 9,872Warren 5,135Warwick 780Washington 538Wayland 12,994Webster 16,767Wellesley 27,982Wellfleet 2,750Wendell 848Westborough 18,272West Boylston 7,669West Brookfield 3,701WESTFIELD 41,094West Springfield 28,391West Stockbridge 1,306Westford 21,951Westminster 7,277Westwood 14,618Whately 1,496Wilbraham 14,219Williamsburg 2,482Williamstown 7,754Wilmington 22,325Winchendon 10,300Winchester 21,374Windsor 899Winthrop 17,497WOBURN 38,120Worthington 1,156Wrentham 10,955

TOTAL 3,262,134


Towns That Voted Against Bingo

TOWN POPULATION**Acton 21,924Aquinnah 311Bolton 4,897Boxford 7,965Carlisle 4,852Chilmark 866Concord 17,668Dover 5,589Dunstable 3,179Harvard 6,520Lincoln 6,362Longmeadow 15,784Monterey 961Montgomery 838Mount Washington 167Needham 28,886Rockport 6,952Sherborn 4,119Topsfield 6,085Wenham 4,875West Newbury 4,235West Tisbury 2,740Westhampton 1,607Weston 11,261 168,643

**Population figures from the 2010 U.S. Census


Types of Organizations Conducting Bingo

Church or Religious 46

Fraternal 36

Veterans Organization Chartered By Congress of the United States or included in Clause (12) of Section Five of Chapter 40 of the General Laws 7

Non-Profit Athletic Association 5

Other 9

TOTAL 103

Monday 12

Tuesday 13

Wednesday 15

Thursday 23

Friday 19

Saturday 7

Sunday 14

TOTAL 103$4,800 Charitable Games License fees of $50.00 per annum for 2020

(All license fees to the Commission, subject to appropriation).

Games by Occasion Day


History of Legislative Authority

Senior Citizens’ Recreational Bingo

Bingo (Beano) was legalized in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on September 29, 1971. Effective September 4, 1973, Chapter 729 of the Acts of 1973 transferred responsibility for control of the operation of Bingo from the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. By authority conferred in Section 38 of Chapter 10 of the General Laws, Rules and Regulations controlling Bingo were adopted on March 1, 1974 and amended in October 1974, July 1980, November 1991, March 1994 and October, 2000.

Effective January 1, 1978, Chapter 219 of the Acts of 1977 transferred responsibility for col-lection of the five percent Bingo and Raffle/Bazaar (Casino Functions) Tax from the Department of Revenue to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. By authority con-ferred in Section 39A of Chapter 10 of the General Laws, Rules and Regulations Controlling Certain Raffle and Bazaar Permits were adopted earlier and amended in December 1980.

Effective March 16, 1984, Chapter 619, Acts of 1983 allowed for the conduct of Recreational Bingo at Senior Citizens’ or Golden Age Clubs for the recreation of members. This law requires said organizations apply for an identification number from the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission.

During 2020, the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission had on file 277 identification numbers issued for Senior Citizens’ Recreational Bingo. Qualified organizations are provided certificates at no cost.CHARITABLE GAMING CONTACT INFORMATION

Massachusetts State Lottery at 781-849-5555 (main line); use the following extensions:Bingo/Charity Games Audits, Financial Reports and Financial Inquiries, Raffles, Casino Functions Administration - Extension 5527Auditing - Extension 5527Accounting - Extension 5527Bingo Game Operations, Charity Game Tickets, Senior Citizen Recreational Bingo - Extension: 5077

Regional Offices, Charitable Gaming Regional StaffNew Bedford (508) 985-9892 Springfield (413) 781-3880 Woburn (781) 935-2668Worcester (508) 755-7855

Massachusetts State Lottery Contact InformationDORCHESTER

Lottery Headquarters150 Mount Vernon Street

Dorchester, MA 02125

(781) 849-5555

BRAINTREELottery District Office

1515 Washington StreetBraintree, MA 02184

(781) 849-5601

NEW BEDFORDLottery District Office

200 Theodore H. Rice BoulevardNew Bedford, MA 02740

(508) 985-9892

WEST SPRINGFIELDLottery District Office

383 Memorial Avenue, Century PlazaWest Springfield, MA 01089

(413) 781-3880

WOBURNLottery District Office11 Cummings ParkWoburn, MA 01801

(781) 935-2668

WORCESTERLottery District Office

151 West Boylston DriveWorcester, MA 01606

(508) 755-7855

deborah b. goldberg michael r. sweeney treasurer

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