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    The time is now 11:12 pm You last visited September 5, 2010, 10:56 pm | Lottery News for June, 2010Tuesday, June 29, 2010Michigan workers claim Mega Millions, Powerball lottery jackpots. 8:39 am - Factory workers in Detroit and Kalamazoo are winners of multimillion-dollar lottery prizes. N.H. Lottery delays online game amid controversy. 7:44 am - The state Lottery Commission has pulled back its planned July 1 launch of new games that add an Internet element to scratch ticket gambling. Monday, June 28, 2010Lottery mistake wins Ohio store clerk $250,000. 7:41 am - An Ohio store clerk's mistake when printing a Mega Millions lottery ticket has won her $250,000. Sunday, June 27, 2010$50M Lotto Max jackpot finally won. 8:54 am - Lottery corporations in Atlantic and Western Canada say two winning tickets worth $25 million each were sold in Happy Valley Goose Bay, N.L., and somewhere in Saskatchewan. Friday, June 25, 2010NH Lottery offering online gambling games. 7:30 am - Gamblers will be able to buy lottery tickets in New Hampshire next week to play online -- a move seen by some as an expansion of the kind of gambling that state lawmakers oppose. One of Britain's youngest lottery winners, dead at 29. 6:54 am - One of Britain's youngest lottery millionaires has been found dead at 29. After ripping up lottery ticket, Montana pair claim $48.5M share of Powerball jackpot. 12:45 am - Six lucky numbers turned into a life-changing, eight-figure payout for a pair of Helenans who Thursday discovered their share of a Powerball lotto jackpot will be some $48.5 million. Thursday, June 24, 2010Ohio Lottery celebrates second Powerball jackpot in June. 10:12 am - On the heels of its first jackpot-winning Powerball draw, the Ohio Lottery has already sold its second jackpot-winning Powerball ticket. Lotto Max ticket sales on fire as lottery hits record. 9:01 am - On Friday, the nine-month-old Lotto Max game is poised to award the biggest aggregate jackpot in Canadian lottery history as its top prize remains at $50 million for the fourth week in a row, plus it is projected to have another 55 prizes of $1 million each. Tuesday, June 22, 2010N.M. Lottery rockin' out with new Kiss scratch game. 4:30 pm - Kiss, the iconic rock band that has sold more than 80 million albums, can now add the Kiss Scratcher Game to their staggering list of accomplishments. Two big Penn. Lottery prizes due to expire July 4. 3:58 pm - Two Pennsylvania Lottery winning tickets -- a Powerball ticket worth $200,000 and a Quinto evening ticket worth $50,000 from the July 4, 2009, drawings -- have yet to be presented for payment. N.C. Senate approves Internet sweepstakes ban. 9:40 am - The North Carolina Senate passed a bill Monday night that would ban electronic sweepstakes in North Carolina. Sunday, June 20, 2010Group still trying to undermine Arkansas Lottery. 7:52 pm - As state higher education officials mail out notices to the first recipients of Arkansas' lottery-funded college scholarships, a group that fought creation of the lottery says it is gearing up to start its anti-lottery campaign anew. Saturday, June 19, 2010Mistake on lottery ticket would have won $30M jackpot. 4:13 pm - A St. John's lottery player may have saved a dozen dollars while cancelling an overcharged lottery ticket, but missed out on a $30 million jackpot. Friday, June 18, 2010Police reveal financial picture of slain lottery winner. 9:21 am - A leather folder may hold the key to the cash and assets taken from slain Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare and what may be owed to his estate. Record $95M Lotto Max lottery jackpot drawing tonight. 9:00 am - With no jackpot winner for the past seven weeks, Friday night's Lotto Max draw is boasting a bounty of $95 million -- the largest in Canadian history. Wednesday, June 16, 2010Lottery winner's prize day includes drug arrest. 11:51 am - Monday was a good news-bad news day for Mark Chambers. Maryland Lottery and Baltimore Ravens team for another scratch game. 11:47 am - The Maryland Lottery and Baltimore Ravens have renewed their partnership and will release a new Ravens Cash Fantasy scratch-off on August 9th. Kalamazoo mart customer holds $36M lottery ticket. 10:51 am - A regular lottery customer of a gas station market in Kalamazoo, Mich., holds the winning Mega Millions ticket for a $36 million jackpot, the store owner said Monday. Store owner jailed one year for stealing $5.7M lottery ticket. 9:31 am - A former convenience store owner who cheated a customer out of a $5.7 million lottery ticket has been sentenced to a year in jail. Monday, June 14, 2010Georgia Lottery schedules Cash 4 bonus drawing after error detected. 4:32 pm - After an error was detected in the June 7 Cash 4 drawing, the Georgia Lottery decided to make up for the problem with a bonus Cash 4 drawing on Monday, July 5. Letter outlining Britain's first lottery up for auction. 7:58 am - The British tradition of national lottery has been traced back to the 16th century -- when a jackpot of £5,000 was up for grabs and participants had to wait three years to find out if they were winners. Sunday, June 13, 2010Error caused S.D. Lottery to suspend Wild Card validations. 8:54 am - The South Dakota Lottery temporarily halted validations for Wild Card 2 lotto tickets for the June 9 drawing to correct an error with the winning numbers. Friday, June 11, 2010Man wins $2 million from Ohio Lottery. 11:06 am - A regular lottery player from New Carlisle, Ohio, won the top prize in the Ohio Lottery's $2 Million Anniversary game. Georgia man wins lottery -- again. 9:36 am - A 67-year-old man from Griffin, Georgia, won the Fantasy 5 jackpot for the second time June 7. Vermont sued over state lottery contract award. 8:48 am - The company that has operated Vermont Lottery games for the past 10 years is suing the state, trying to force the release of documents related to Vermont's decision to switch to another company. Seven arrested in underground lottery sting. 8:08 am - Seven people are facing felony bookmaking charges after authorities say they were operating an illegal lottery out of four markets in San Pablo and Richmond, California. Wednesday, June 09, 2010$1 million Powerball winner arrested. 6:59 pm - A Marshalltown, Iowa, man who won $1 million in the Powerball lottery last year has been charged with supplying alcohol to a minor and prescription drug possession. 6 lotto winners who lost it all. 6:19 am - The story of the 26-year-old garbage man who frittered away $15 million in lottery winnings -- and other tales of luck gone terribly wrong. Tuesday, June 08, 2010S.C. Lottery goes dark on Election Day. 7:58 am - For those looking to test your luck in the South Carolina state lottery, you won't be able to Tuesday. Largest lottery prize in Canadian history hits $70M mark. 7:33 am - Canadians will have a shot at the country's largest-ever lottery prize total this Friday -- $70 million. Monday, June 07, 2010Hoosier Lottery's promotional RV destroyed by fire. 7:46 am - It wasn't a lucky day for the Hoosier Lottery on Friday when one of its traveling RVs caught fire. Sunday, June 06, 2010Anonymous winner claims $23M Calif. lottery jackpot. 5:08 pm - A lucky California retiree who doesn't want to be named bought a SuperLotto ticket last week worth $23 million. Saturday, June 05, 2010N.C. man wins $90,800 in Pick 4 lottery drawing. 8:29 am - A North Carolina man won his fourth major lottery prize hit by playing 20 Pick 4 tickets with same number. Friday, June 04, 2010$11 million slot jackpot a malfunction, casino says. 2:34 pm - MaryAnn and Jim McMahon thought their money troubles were over when they hit an $11 million jackpot at a Cripple Creek, Colorado, casino Tuesday. It turns out they were wrong. Thursday, June 03, 2010Ohio lottery ticket wins $261.6M Powerball jackpot. 10:06 am - Ohio has a $261.6 million Powerball winner less than two months after the state joined the multi-state lottery game. Auditor General criticizes Ontario Lottery top executives. 9:30 am - Ontario's provincial Auditor General, Jim McCarter, released his 21 page report this morning which has questioned the integrity of the executives behind the OLGC. Winning lottery ticket for $97M jackpot purchased in Dallas. 8:51 am - Someone in Dallas won a $97 million lottery jackpot in Saturday's Lotto Texas drawing. Complaints prompt review of Arkansas Lottery's personnel policies, salaries. 7:51 am - Anonymous complaints about personnel issues have prompted the Arkansas Lottery Commission to request a review of the lottery's human resources policies and salary structure. Some upset with Pennsylvania Lottery broadcast. 7:13 am - Some Pennsylvania lottery players are upset about how TV stations are being allowed to air the Mega Millions drawings on a tape delay. Wash. man accused of stealing $100K of lottery tickets. 6:35 am - The manager of a Winlock, Washington, store stole thousands of dollars in scratch tickets and hid evidence of the thefts, some of which were caught on camera, Lewis County authorities said. Wednesday, June 02, 2010Store clerk gets prison term for Ohio lottery ticket theft. 8:42 am - A woman who stole more than $500,000 in Ohio Lottery scratch-off tickets from a Kroger store was sent Tuesday to prison for the maximum sentence of five years. | |
