Local lottos raise millions to help run sports clubs

Sports clubs in many codes around Galway have spent millions of euro over the last 20 years to upgrade facilities and just to keep going.
Local lotteries are a vital lifeline for many of them, some of which have to spend up to and sometimes over €50,000 annually just to survive.
From a sample calculation of the lotto jackpots being offered by 19 clubs across North Galway last week, as published in The Tuam Herald, a staggering total of €146,875 was on offer in jackpots ranging from €2,000 to €17,000.