Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 10, § 35

(a) For the payment of prizes to the holders of winning lottery tickets or shares;

(b) For the expenses of the commission in administering and operating the lottery, as certified by the secretary of administration and finance, provided that the state treasurer shall transfer the certified amount to the General Fund for said purposes;

(c) For budgeted aid to cities and towns as provided in section 18C of chapter 58, subject to appropriation; and

(d) For the purposes of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment expenses incurred in anticipation of revenues.