Lottery News for October 2014

October 2014

Friday, October 31, 2014

Indiana store clerk in trouble for buying lottery ticket 11:44 pm - Four months after buying a Hoosier Lottery scratch-off ticket that won him $900, a Winchester, Indiana, man's luck appears to have run out. 8 comments (last)

California lottery retailers investigated for massive prize claims 1:13 pm - Are California Lottery retailers beating the odds, or is there something more going on? 20 comments (last)

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Georgia man wins $1M on forgotten lottery ticket 9:03 am - A Savannah, Georgia, resident realized this week that it was no trick when he found a forgotten lottery ticket that led to a major treat: a $1 million prize. 23 comments (last)

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

10 Pennsylvania co-workers share $2 million Powerball prize 12:36 pm - After chipping in $2 per week over the past 10 years, ten Pennsylvania co-workers will share a $2 million Powerball prize from Wednesday's drawing. 17 comments (last)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

NJ lottery winners dodge a tax bullet 10:39 am - A proposed extra tax on New Jerseyans' lottery winnings stalled today after it became clear it was unlikely to be approved by a key state Senate panel. 17 comments (last)

Saturday, October 25, 2014

800+ Michigan Lottery winners kicked off public assistance in 2013 1:41 pm - More than 7,200 Michigan Lottery winners were living in households that received public assistance of some kind in 2013, and the state was able to close about 11 percent of those cases as a result. 29 comments (last)

Friday, October 24, 2014

Massachusetts man is lucky for two lifetimes 10:29 pm - Luck struck twice for a Norwood, Massachusetts, man who found out his lottery ticket had the winning numbers in this week's Lucky For Life drawing — then realized, minutes later, that he had another ticket with the same number. 22 comments (last)

Thursday, October 23, 2014

EuroMillions jackpot at record levels, capped at €190 million 9:46 am - For players of Europe's EuroMillions multi-country lottery game, Friday's drawing is the start of a special capped drawing feature that could inflate the second prize level to extraordinary levels. 22 comments (last)

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Pennsylvania House passes bill giving Lottery odds and prize flexibility 8:09 am - The Pennsylvania House has voted 195-1 to send to Gov. Tom Corbett a bill that Pennsylvania Lottery officials say will give them more flexibility in setting player odds and prizes, increasing sales in the long run. 4 comments (last)

Casinos no death knell for lotteries 7:36 am - Casino opponents are forecasting a doomsday for the Massachusetts State Lottery if casinos are allowed to open in the state, but their predictions are not supported by the results in other large states that have introduced casinos into mature lottery markets, according to specialists and local media analysis. 1 comment (last)

Friday, October 17, 2014

New multi-state lottery game launches Sunday 11:12 am - A new mutli-state lottery game featuring more but smaller jackpots will debut this weekend in some U.S. states. 131 comments (last)

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Oregon man keeps childhood promise, splits $1M Powerball with brother 2:27 pm - A Bend, Oregon, man who won $1 million with a Powerball ticket last month decided to share the wealth in a gesture of brotherly love. 26 comments (last)

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Chinese lottery winner claims jackpot in bear costume 7:08 pm - To pick up his giant check worth 520 million yuan (US$84.8 million) in lottery winnings, a Shanxi man disguised himself in a silly cartoon bear costume yesterday morning, providing perhaps the most delightful-looking press conference of the year. 19 comments (last)

Sunday, October 12, 2014

S.C. Lottery to honor 2 sets of Pick 3 numbers 6:26 pm - The South Carolina Lottery says it will honor two sets of Evening Pick 3 numbers for Tuesday night's drawing. 12 comments (last)

Three Mass. Lottery games get new drawing schedules 4:04 pm - The Massachusetts State Lottery has announced that there will be new drawing times for The Numbers Game, Mass Cash and Keno games. 6 comments (last)

Friday, October 10, 2014

Iowa Lottery still hunting mystery Hot Lotto winner [video] 8:06 pm - Iowa investigators are asking the public for help in identifying the person who bought a lottery ticket worth $14.3 million that spawned a bizarre, two-year fraud investigation. 19 comments (last)

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Poker star Phil Ivey loses casino case in Britain 10:02 am - Ten-time World Series of Poker winner Phil Ivey has lost his case against a British casino he accused of improperly withholding his winnings. 26 comments (last)

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Texas Lottery Director joins Lottery Industry Hall of Fame 4:25 pm - Public Gaming Research Institute has inducted Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery, to its Lottery Industry Hall of Fame. 3 comments (last)

Jamaican DJ to plead guilty in lottery scam 7:37 am - A prominent Jamaican disc jockey charged for his role in a lottery scam targeting older people in the Dakotas and elsewhere is scheduled to plead guilty. 22 comments (last)

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Arkansas Lottery marks 5th anniversary 9:25 am - With over 150,000 Arkansas students awarded almost half a billion dollars in lottery-funded Academic Challenge Scholarships, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is celebrating five full years of big wins and big opportunities as an engine for higher education and an educated, higher-earning workforce. 9 comments (last)

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Supermarket chain accused of allowing lottery sales to minors 9:13 am - Northeastern University's Public Health Advocacy Institute is demanding that Star Market remove scratch lottery ticket vending machines from its Massachusetts stores after, PHAI claims, a 14-year-old was able to purchase tickets from two stores. 21 comments (last)

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Puerto Rico joins Powerball today 11:02 am - Tonight's Powerball drawing is the first in which residents of Puerto Rico can participate and win in one of the world's most popular lottery games. 37 comments (last)