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Texas Lottery takes step toward selling Powerball

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:30:32 GMT

The Texas Lottery Commission took a step Tuesday toward expanding state gambling options to include Powerball, with a chance for the first ticket to be sold here Jan. 31.

Mega Millions, Powerball, Texas, Multi-State Game, Agreement

N.H. Lottery will sell Mega Millions

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:05:57 GMT

The New Hampshire Lottery Commission on Wednesday unanimously voted to add the multi-state Mega Millions game to its lineup.

Mega Millions, New Hampshire, Multi-State Game

Arkansas lottery to sell Mega Millions tickets

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:56:56 GMT

The Arkansas Lottery Commission agreed Tuesday to sell Mega Millions tickets next year, making multi-state jackpots available to lottery participants four nights a week instead of two.~

Mega Millions, Powerball, Arkansas, Multi-State Game, Agreement

Clerk's error makes N.J. man a $100,000 winner

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:09:56 GMT

A Bridgeton, New Jersey, resident has a store clerk's error to thank for his purchase of a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $100,000.

New Jersey, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Error, Ticket Agent

Idaho Lottery Commission approves Mega Millions

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:29:31 GMT

The Idaho State Lottery Commission announced Tuesday that Mega Millions could start selling tickets in Idaho early as Jan. 31, 2010.

Mega Millions, Powerball, Idaho, Multi-State Game, Agreement

Louisiana Lottery reports $7.6M in October lotto prizes

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:09:00 GMT

Traveling to New Jersey for Thanksgiving, making upgrades to a recently purchased property and repairing a pick-up truck are just some of the ways winners of the Louisiana Lottery's scratch-off games plan to spend the more than $6 million claimed in October.

Louisiana, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement

Pa. clerk stole $48K in lottery tickets

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:27:55 GMT

A woman faces a preliminary hearing on charges she stole $48,000 worth of instant-win Pennsylvania lottery tickets from the convenience store where she worked.

Pennsylvania, Ticket Agent, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime, Lottery Tickets

Iowa joins multi-state Mega Millions lottery

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:29:38 GMT

Iowa Lottery players will soon be able to make their first drawing for Mega Millions, a popular multistate game that paid a record $390 million jackpot two years ago.

Mega Millions, Powerball, Iowa, Multi-State Game, Agreement

N.Y. Lottery looks to increase prizes through investment strategies

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:26:31 GMT

The New York Lottery is proposing a gamble where the odds aren't always in its favor -- moving its $1.3 billion prize fund into investments such as stocks, corporate bonds, real estate and hedge funds and out of the safety of U.S. Treasuries.

Financials, Jackpots, New York

Kansas man claims state's largest Powerball lottery jackpot one day after winning

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:05:14 GMT

Donald Damon, 70, a lifelong resident of Great Bend, Kansas, Friday claimed the largest Powerball jackpot ever won in the state just one day after the drawing.

Powerball, Winner Stories, Kansas, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

Longtime Director of N.H. Lottery to retire

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:09:11 GMT

The longtime head of the New Hampshire state lottery is retiring after more than three decades with the agency.

Administration, New Hampshire, Resignation, Director

Woman buys cup of tea, wins $1 million jackpot

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:33:11 GMT

When Brandi Futch ordered a cup of sweet tea at a McDonald's restaurant in Goodlettsville, she had no idea just how sweet it would be.

Insider Buzz, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Sweepstakes

Poland proposes online gambling ban

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:10:19 GMT

Following weeks of political scandal, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is determined to ban online gambling in the EU-member state.

International, Online Gambling, Gambling, Corruption, Politics, Casino, Government, Poland

New Jersey, California tickets will share $77M Mega Millions lottery jackpot

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:01:56 GMT

Two tickets matched all six numbers in the Nov. 10 Mega Millions drawing worth $77 million. One was purchased in New Jersey, and the other in California.

Mega Millions, New Jersey, California, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

S.C. Lottery board votes to add Mega Millions

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:26:04 GMT

The South Carolina Education Lottery Commission voted Tuesday to move forward with the proposal to add the Mega Millions game to the line-up of games currently offered for sale in the Palmetto State.

Mega Millions, Powerball, South Carolina, Multi-State Game

Missouri Lottery director resigns amid rift with state commission

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:52:21 GMT

The director of the Missouri Lottery said Monday that he was resigning in response to the Lottery Commission's interest in changing the agency's direction.

Missouri, Administration, Resignation, Director

N.H. man wins lottery jackpot twice in four years

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:42:58 GMT

A Navy war veteran who survived a jet fighter crash in Korea, was a POW who escaped his captors, and made it home to the U.S. to marry his true love and raise three boys, is the first New Hampshire resident to win a lottery grand prize twice.

Winner Stories, Jackpots, New Hampshire, Won multiple times

Police arrest four in Chicago lottery ticket scam

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:53:16 GMT

Police arrested two men and two women earlier this week who allegedly ran a lottery ticket scam that targeted elderly Hispanic victims.

Illinois, Scam, Theft, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Illegal Activities, Arrest, Crime

Multi-state lottery shockwave sweeping America

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:27:43 GMT

In January 2010 the state lines that have been dividing the United States into "Powerball states" and "Mega Millions states" will be blurred by a cross-selling arrangement between the two multi-state lottery titans. In this exclusive report by Lottery Post, learn which states will be selling both games, and which ones will not.

Mega Millions, Powerball, Sales, Multi-State Game, Agreement

Victim of stolen Texas lottery ticket says he knows how to get money back

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:20:27 GMT

Willis Willis has an idea how he can get his money back from the store clerk who authorities say stole his $1 million winning lottery ticket.

Mega Millions, Texas, Insider Buzz, Winner Stories, Theft, Crime, Multi-State Game

First time player wins $5 million lottery jackpot

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:30:39 GMT

A former New York resident was in town visiting friends last month when she purchased a Lotto ticket on a whim and scored the huge jackpot.

Winner Stories, Jackpots, New York

Illinois Lottery Halloween raffle awards treats for grownups

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:12:37 GMT

The Illinois Lottery held its fifth-ever Millionaire Raffle drawing yesterday -- the second on Halloween -- which instantly created four millionaires.

Illinois, Winning Ticket Announcement, Raffle-Style Game, Drawing

Arizona Lottery announces raffle with 'Early Bird' drawing

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:28:59 GMT

The Arizona Lottery announced their "Holiday Edition" of the Millionaire Raffle game that will award more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize and a special Early Bird drawing on Nov. 19 worth $100,000.

Arizona, New Lottery Game, Announcement, Raffle-Style Game

Five-time lottery winner accused of taking ticket from group

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:52:22 GMT

A five-time lottery winner from Canada had his latest win disputed by a group alleging the winning ticket was part of a group purchase.

Legal, Winner Stories, International, Jackpots, Dispute, WCLC, Canada, Canada Super7, Pool, Won multiple times

Cheated winner wants Texas Lottery to pay up

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:46:31 GMT

A man cheated of his million-dollar jackpot wants the Texas Lottery to pay up.

Texas, Winner Stories, Ticket Agent, Theft, Crime

Maryland Lottery director hired by D.C. Lottery

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:20:22 GMT

Buddy Roogow is leaving the Maryland Lottery, and has accepted the post of Executive Director of the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games.

Maryland, Administration, Washington DC, Director

Calif. Lottery pays out $264,000 after game show mistake

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:00:13 GMT

The California Lottery will pay $264,000 in additional winnings to nine people whose names were mistakenly transposed on forms during a lottery game show.

Winner Stories, California, Error, Television

Georgia man with flood damaged home wins lottery

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:15:59 GMT

A Mableton, Georgia, man whose home was heavily damaged by floods last month has won $250,000 playing the Georgia lottery.

Georgia, Winner Stories, Scratch Games

N.H. man turns lottery losses into 1,500 wins

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:57:28 GMT

A 64-year-old retiree from Salem, New Hampshire, has collected more than 1,500 prizes including food, gift certificates and other goodies under the state lottery's "Replay" program, which gives losing lottery tickets a second chance to win.

Winner Stories, New Hampshire, Lottery Tickets

Store clerk accused of stealing $1M lottery ticket from customer

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:58:50 GMT

Years of playing the lottery finally paid off for a Grand Prairie, Texas, man in May when he walked into a store with a million-dollar ticket, but in a double twist of tortured fortune, an opportunistic clerk may have cheated him out of his ticket and his treasure.

Mega Millions, Texas, Winner Stories, Theft, Crime, Multi-State Game, Lottery Tickets

Texas Lottery unveils scratch-off ticket that benefits veterans

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:33:16 GMT

The Texas Lottery Commission on Nov. 9 -- just ahead of Veterans Day -- will start selling the first scratch-off ticket dedicated to a cause other than public education, where game profits now go.

Texas, Scratch Games, New Lottery Game, Announcement

Arkansas woman tries to cash in fake lottery ticket, arrested

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:56:46 GMT

A woman is arrested inside the Arkansas Lottery Headquarters Monday afternoon, and the local media's cameras were there for the arrest.

Scratch Games, Arkansas, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Arrest, Crime

Lottery hoax causes riot at Ohio coat store

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:12:55 GMT

A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax.

Insider Buzz, Ohio, Unsual Stories, Law Enforcement, Hoax

America's multi-state lottery titans agree to ticket-selling partnership

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:13:31 GMT

The Mega Millions consortium and Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) have reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in all U.S. lottery jurisdictions.

Mega Millions, Powerball, Announcement, Sales, Multi-State Game, Agreement

Arkansas man among the first to win $100,000 lottery prize

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:12:15 GMT

On Sunday, an Arkansas man won a $100,000 prize after buying a $5 Arkansas scratch-off lottery ticket -- the biggest prize anybody has won so far in the two-week-old lottery, and the biggest prize available in the lottery's current games.

Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Starting a Lottery, Arkansas

China gets lottery fever after massive jackpot

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:18:05 GMT

Water-cooler talk across China has been awash with theories on how to spend a fortune after someone from Henan province won nearly 360 million yuan (US$52.7 million) on Thursday.

International, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Record, China

Jacksonville man wins lottery jackpot - again

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:42:06 GMT

A Jacksonville man bought a winning $1 million scratch-off lottery ticket Saturday -- six years after claiming a $250,000 prize from another game.

Florida, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

Iowa steelworkers group claims $1 million Powerball lottery prize

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:42:57 GMT

A group of 10 co-workers from a Des Moines tire-manufacturing plant stepped forward Monday to claim a $1 million Powerball prize they'd won with a ticket purchased a local convenience store.

Powerball, Winner Stories, Iowa, Pool, Power Play

3 little numbers equal 1 big win for the N.C. lottery

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:48:28 GMT

Three numbers are providing a hobby for lottery players and a big win for the North Carolina state lottery.

Scratch Games, North Carolina, Pick 3, Article

Texas Lottery players can now look forward to Powerball

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:24:51 GMT

Texas Lottery players: Powerball tickets may soon be sold at a store near you.

Mega Millions, Powerball, Texas