Section 301. Statement of purpose.
This chapter is enacted to establish a lottery to be operated by the State, the net proceeds of which are to be used after June 30, 1972, for the purposes of providing property tax relief for the elderly for taxes paid in 1971 and thereafter to persons 65 years of age or older and for providing certain free fixed route local transit services to persons 65 years of age or older and reduced fare on group ride transit service to persons 65 years of age or older. It is further intended to provide a means through which to curb illegal gambling operations in Pennsylvania. The lottery shall be managed in such a fashion as to generate maximum profits from lottery activities to sustain or increase the funding levels for the programs that benefit Commonwealth seniors each fiscal year and to mitigate the use of other funds under section 311(a).
(301 amended July 21, 2025, P.L.125, No.37)