Friday, December 5, 2008

Minnesota Institute of Public Health confuses "profit" with "revenue" in pulltab analysis.

Email I sent them: 

Accounting 101:  Revenue minus expenses equals profit.  Beyond the fact that all Minnesota pulltabs except Indian Casino's are "non-profits" there are a variety of taxes and expenses before the 25% "revenue" becomes a "profit", or in the case of non-profits, funding for the designated charity.  Another appropriate term might be "takeout" which is somewhat like a retail store "markup". 

I have very mixed feelings about Pull Tabs and other legal gambling but you should strive for accurate terminology.

No need to contact me about this

 Takes in 3,399 cards at $1 per card $3,399
 PAYOUTS 
 1 winner @ $250 $250
4 winners @ $249 
 $996
4 winners @ $100
 $400
12 winners @ $25 
 $300
 28 winners @ $10
 $280
 336 winners @ $1
 $336
 Payout 75%
 $2,562
 Profit to the seller 25%
 $837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


http://www.miph.org/projects/gambling-problems-resource-center/activities/pulltabs

Redrant:  It's amazing how a a supposedly responsible non-profit can confuse "revenue" or "markup" or "takeout" with "profit".  Anyone who has ever tried to run a business knows the difference.  Perhaps they think that the public and other reading their website are too stupid to understand the concepts. Greg Lang

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