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CHARITABLE BINGO OPERATIONS DIVISION2011 ANNUAL REPORTDATA IN THE 2011 ANNUAL REPORTData included in the 2011 Annual Report is for calendar years, unless indicatedotherwise, and is unaudited. In most instances, data for 10 years (2002 – 2011) isincluded to provide a benchmark measurement for comparison and analysis. In someinstances, data is included from 1982 through 2011 to provide an expanded basis forcomparison and to show trends from the inception of bingo in Texas through 2011.BINGO REVENUE AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIESSince the first licenses were issued in 1982, charitable bingo has had positivebenefits for charities, players, and state, county and municipal governments inTexas. Gross receipts from the conduct of charitable bingo total more than $16billion, bingo prizes awarded have been in excess of $11 billion, and allocationsto local jurisdictions have totaled approximately $262.9 million. By the end of calendaryear 2011, the total amount of charitable distributions from the conduct ofbingo exceeded $1 billion.Distributions by organizations conducting charitable bingo benefit the people ofTexas in many ways that include providing assistance to local libraries, veteransorganizations, museums, women’s shelters, needy children, the disabled, homelessshelters, churches, schools, drug and alcohol treatment programs, medical treatmentand research programs, volunteer fire departments, EMS units, police officerorganizations, and senior citizen organizations, to name a few.Local jurisdictions benefit from charitable bingo activity through allocations derivedfrom charitable bingo prize fees.The table below provides data related to gross receipts, prizes paid to players, charitabledistributions, and allocations to cities and counties from 2002 through 2011.5YEARTOTAL GROSSRECEIPTSSource: Texas Lottery CommissionFigures as of 3/16/2012. Unaudited.CHARITABLE BINGO FORCALENDAR YEARS 2002 – 2011PRIZES PAID TOPLAYERSCHARITABLEDISTRIBUTIONSALLOCATIONS2002 $557,086,857 $397,920,227 $31,745,178 $9,098,2232003 $575,701,959 $417,410,005 $29,885,100 $9,503,6562004 $604,744,497 $444,846,802 $30,044,665 $10,303,9382005 $634,031,612 $471,503,840 $30,384,530 $10,912,9592006 $658,325,172 $492,181,753 $31,999,876 $11,589,2402007 $658,200,485 $493,338,060 $32,090,164 $11,598,9562008 $685,418,665 $513,089,176 $32,852,800 $11,866,3402009 $692,927,554 $518,256,349 $35,834,421 $12,264,6412010 $699,431,119 $526,715,056 $33,919,844 $12,338,5672011 $705,926,913 $533,800,600 $29,038,478 $12,576,181