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A spectator walks by a sign at the entrance to the Olympic Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2014 photo a billboard advertises Powerball in Spanish in Miami. The scores of losing players in this week’s $425 million Powerball jackpot did more than take an extremely long shot at getting rich, they also helped fund a small but increasingly important part of their states’ budgets. In all, about $20 billion out of the roughly $70 billion in overall annual lottery revenues is used by states. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
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Atul Amin sells Powerball tickets at his news stand in Philadelphia. The scores of losing players in this week’s $425 million Powerball jackpot did more than take an extremely long shot at getting rich, they also helped fund a small but increasingly important part of their states’ budgets. In all, about $20 billion out of the roughly $70 billion in overall annual lottery revenues is used by states. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2014 photo a woman buys Mega Millions lottery tickets at a newsstand in Philadelphia. Changes in the nationwide Powerball and Mega Millions games have led to some of the world’s largest jackpots in the last two years. Fueled by their growth and the steady expansion of other offerings, many state lotteries reported record revenues last year and transfers to the state budgets and programs they helped fund. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Alan Thompson of G&F Agri Service LLC explains how his firm turns almond trees into wood chips at Baker Farming Company in Firebaugh, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. The state’s drought has forced farmers to remove some almond orchards earlier than they normally would because they don’t expect to have enough irrigation water. Thompson said the drought hurting farmers has increased his business by about 75 percent. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)
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Alan Thompson of G&F Agri Service LLC looks at a tree as he manages a crew of heavy equipment operators that removed an almond orchard at Baker Farming Company in Firebaugh, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. The state’s drought has forced farmers to remove some almond orchards earlier than they normally would because they don’t expect to have enough irrigation water. Thompson said the drought hurting farmers has increased his business by about 75 percent. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)
