The document is the 2015 edition of the WLA Global Lottery Data Compendium, which provides an annual review of key metrics and statistics about the global lottery industry based on data reported by members of the World Lottery Association. It summarizes that 134 lottery members contributed data and together raised over $77.8 billion for good causes in 2014, a 4.9% increase from 2013. It also reports that 61 supplier members enjoyed combined revenues of over $10.2 billion and employed more than 29,000 people worldwide in 2014. The compendium aims to give the most accurate and authoritative account of the state-authorized lottery industry available through aggregated data directly from WLA members.