http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx Calendar of lottery industry events. en-us Copyright 2000-2008, Speednet Group Lottery Events Calendar Lottery Post RSS Generator http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=6/11/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=6/11/2008 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:41:14 GMT 2008-06-12T12:41:14Z 2008-06-12T12:41:14Z Lottery Post <p>The Arizona Lottery's Millionaire Raffle drawing will be held today.&nbsp; The full list of winning numbers will be available at the Arizona Lottery Results page (<a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/results/az">www.lotterypost.com/results/az</a>) by tomorrow (June 12).</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=10/6/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=10/6/2008 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:39:08 GMT 2008-06-12T12:39:08Z 2008-06-12T12:39:08Z Lottery Post <p>The Arizona Lottery's Millionaire Raffle game will be drawn today.&nbsp; The full list of winning numbers will be available on the Arizon Lottery Results page (<a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/results/az">www.lotterypost.com/results/az</a>) by tomorrow (Oct. 7).</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=6/23/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=6/23/2008 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:03:55 GMT 2008-06-03T01:03:55Z 2008-06-03T01:03:55Z Lottery Post <p>The Michigan Lottery's Millionaire Raffle is back.</p> <p>A limited number of tickets, only 600,000, are being sold at all Lottery terminals across Michigan.&nbsp; Tickets went on sale May 5.</p> <p>Each ticket sold contains a unique six-digit number from 000001 to 600000. In a single drawing scheduled for no earlier than June 23, 2008, 6,018 raffle tickets will be randomly selected to win the following great prizes:</p> <ul> <li>6 grand prizes of $1,000,000 each, annuitized over 20 years^&dagger; (odds 1:100,000)</li> <li>12 prizes of $100,000 each (odds 1:50,000)</li> <li>2000 prizes of $500 each (odds 1:300)</li> <li>4000 prizes of $100 each (odds 1:150)</li> </ul> <p>Overall odds of winning a prize: 1:100</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=6/23/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=6/17/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=6/17/2008 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:17:25 GMT 2008-06-02T16:17:25Z 2008-06-02T16:17:25Z Lottery Post <p>Sales began Sunday, April 13,&nbsp;for tickets for the Iowa Lottery's first cash raffle game, which will offer 112 prizes, including a top prize of $1 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;Only 120,000 tickets will be sold for &quot;Iowa's Million Dollar Raffle&quot; and each will cost $20.</p> <p>The Iowa Lottery has offered raffle-type games in the past with merchandise including vehicles as prizes, but this is the first cash raffle game that will be sold by the lottery.</p> <p>Ken Brickman, the lottery's acting CEO, said that several states have offered raffle games in the past few years with much success.</p> <p>&quot;In many instances, tickets have sold out quickly,&quot; Brickman said. &quot;Word has already begun to spread about our upcoming game here in Iowa, and based</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=6/17/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=7/5/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=7/5/2008 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:31:51 GMT 2008-06-02T13:31:51Z 2008-06-02T13:31:51Z Lottery Post <p>Tickets for the Pennsylvania Lottery's sixth Millionaire Raffle went on sale May 1. The raffle-style game offers 6,000 cash prizes worth more than $5 million when winners are drawn at 7 p.m. on July 5.</p> <p>&quot;The sixth installment of the raffle game still features the best odds ever offered by the Pennsylvania Lottery for winning a million dollars,&quot; said Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees.</p> <p>Tickets will be available until 5 p.m. on July 5, or until sold out, which ever comes first. Only 500,000 tickets will be sold. When the last raffle ticket is issued, the game will close and no additional tickets will be available.</p> <p>Because Millionaire Raffle tickets are scheduled to be sold over 66 days, Trees urged players to</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=7/5/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=5/19/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=5/19/2008 Sat, 17 May 2008 01:21:45 GMT 2008-05-17T01:21:45Z 2008-05-17T01:21:45Z Lottery Post <p>The CASH 3 and PLAY 4 midday drawings start today, May 19th, and will be held every day at 1:30 p.m. ET.</p> <p>&quot;The Florida Lottery has received requests from players who would like to play their favorite numbers at different times of the day. By offering midday drawings, the Lottery continues to offer players more choices,&quot; said Florida Lottery Secretary Leo DiBenigno.</p> <br /> <br /> <p>One of the Lottery's first On-line games, CASH 3, a daily game, was originally introduced on April 29, 1988 along with FLORIDA LOTTO. PLAY 4, also a daily game, was introduced three years later, on July 4, 1991. Since launch, several play types&nbsp;&mdash; such as Front Pair, Mid Pair, Back Pair and Combo &mdash; have been added to the games in order to offer</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=5/19/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=5/19/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=5/19/2008 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:38:29 GMT 2008-05-16T14:38:29Z 2008-05-16T14:38:29Z Lottery Post <p>Starting May 19, California finally gets its own Pick 4 game!</p> <p>Here's how to play:</p> <p>Step 1 - Select your 4 numbers. Each number can be from 0 to 9. Mark one number per row on your playslip. If you want the computer to pick your numbers, mark Quick Pick on your playslip.</p> <p>Step 2 - Select your Playstyle: Straight, Box or Straight/Box. <strong>See the brochure linked below</strong> for an explanation of playstyles, odds and winning combinations.</p> <p>Step 3 - Mark how many consecutive draws you want to play. (You can play the same numbers and playstyle for 1-7 or 14 consecutive draws by marking Advance Play.)</p> <p>Step 4 - Pay $1.00 for each play per draw. Your ticket will show your selected numbers, playstyle and dra</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=5/19/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=4/14/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=4/14/2008 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:24:54 GMT 2008-04-12T22:24:54Z 2008-04-12T22:24:54Z Lottery Post <p>The latest Ohio Lottery instant games are called EZPLAY Games, and they go on sale April 14, 2008.</p> <p>EZPLAY Games are instant play-style games generated through the Altura terminal. Everything you need to play is on each EZPLAY Game ticket.</p> <p>The first two games are BINGO and TIC TAC TOE. Every ticket comes with two games &mdash; two chances to play and win!</p> <div> <p>Every EZPLAY Game ticket is generated at the time of purchase with a set of numbers/symbols on it. Players simply match their play numbers/symbols to see if they won. It's that easy!</p> <p>All EZPLAY Game tickets will include a date and time stamp. Validate winning tickets through the Altura terminal just like any other Ohio Lottery game.</p> <ul> <li>T</li> </ul> </div><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=4/14/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=4/2/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=4/2/2008 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:56:03 GMT 2008-03-31T17:56:03Z 2008-03-31T17:56:03Z Lottery Post <p>Starting today, April 2, 2008, all Powerball states will be offering Powerball players the chance to multiply non-jackpot prizes by 10.</p> <p>During April, the game's Power Play feature, which multiplies non-jackpot prizes between two and five times, depending on the Power Play number drawn, will include a multiplier of 10.</p> <p>If 10 were drawn as that evening's multiplier, a player holding a $200,000 prize-winning ticket for that specific drawing would win $2 million if the wager includes Power Play.</p> <p>Power Play costs an additional $1 per play per drawing. The &quot;Power Play 10X&quot; promotion kicks off with the April 2 Powerball drawing and runs through the April 30 drawing. If the number 10 is not drawn as the multiplier during</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=4/2/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=3/31/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=3/31/2008 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:12:50 GMT 2008-03-29T19:12:50Z 2008-03-29T19:12:50Z Lottery Post <p>North Carolina lottery players will now have double the chances to play and double the chances to win on &quot;Carolina Pick 3.&quot;&nbsp; On March 31, 2008, North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) players will have a new opportunity to play their favorite numbers on &quot;Carolina Pick 3&quot; with the addition of a new daytime drawing.</p> <p>&quot;The NCEL first launched Carolina Pick 3 in October, 2006 and the game has been growing in popularity ever since,&quot; said Tom Shaheen, NCEL executive director. &quot;Players have been asking us to add another drawing so we expect it to be good for sales.&quot;</p> <p>He added, &quot;Increased sales should mean more money for education and that is our ultimate goal.&quot;</p> <p>&quot;Caroli</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=3/31/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=3/9/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=3/9/2008 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:17:26 GMT 2008-03-07T18:17:26Z 2008-03-07T18:17:26Z Lottery Post <p><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">&quot;Lotto Plus&quot; tickets on sale; Lotto 5 gets a new name and another way to win</span></strong></p> <p>&quot;Lotto Plus&quot; is the newest game from the Tennessee Lottery, bringing the state its own lotto game with jackpots starting at $1 million. The drawing-style game launches Sunday, March 9, with the first drawing set to be held on Tuesday, March 11.</p> <p>&quot;Tennessee players have been asking for their own lotto game, and we're excited to introduce Lotto Plus as another way to create fun and excitement for them,&quot; said Rebecca Hargrove, President and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery. &quot;By introducing new ways to play and win, we can continu</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=3/9/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=4/15/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=4/15/2008 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:13:52 GMT 2008-02-20T04:13:52Z 2008-02-20T04:13:52Z Lottery Post <p>The drawing for the Louisiana Lottery's Millionaire Raffle game take place today.</p> <p>The raffle is the first of its kind held by the Louisiana Lottery.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tickets went on sale starting Monday, Feb. 18, and are priced at $10 apiece.</p> <p><strong>From the Louisiana Lottery:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>Like a traditional raffle game, only a limited number of tickets will be available &mdash; 300,000 to be exact &mdash; and when they're gone, they're gone. On April 15, one $1 million winning raffle number will be drawn from those sold, along with five numbers worth $50,000 and another 500 numbers worth $500. In all, 506 players will win $1,500,000 in cash prizes.</p> <p>&quot;With its large top prize and mounting anticipation, M</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=4/15/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=2/18/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=2/18/2008 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:09:37 GMT 2008-02-20T04:09:37Z 2008-02-20T04:09:37Z Lottery Post <p>The odds of winning $1 million have never been better for Louisiana Lottery players starting Monday, Feb. 18. That's when sales begin for the Lottery's first-ever $10 raffle game, Millionaire Raffle.</p> <p>Like a traditional raffle game, only a limited number of tickets will be available &mdash; 300,000 to be exact &mdash; and when they're gone, they're gone. On April 15, one $1 million winning raffle number will be drawn from those sold, along with five numbers worth $50,000 and another 500 numbers worth $500. In all, 506 players will win $1,500,000 in cash prizes.</p> <p>&quot;With its large top prize and mounting anticipation, Millionaire Raffle is the perfect game for friends and co-workers to play together and share in the excitement</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=2/18/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=2/4/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=2/4/2008 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:09:38 GMT 2008-01-31T02:09:38Z 2008-01-31T02:09:38Z Lottery Post <p>Tickets for South Carolina's newest lotto game go on sale Monday, February 4, 2008.</p> <p>With MegaMatch 6, South Carolina becomes the latest state to introduce a &quot;Match 6&quot; style game, in which the player&nbsp;can win multiple times by matching the numbers drawn to more than one line of&nbsp;numbers.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jackpots start at $550,000, and continue to grow every time none of the tickets sold match the top prize.&nbsp; Once a ticket wins the top prize, the jackpot starts again at $550,000.</p> <p><strong>Here's how to play MegaMatch 6:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Select six numbers between 1 and 37 on your betslip, or mark the Quick Pick option to have the lottery machine&nbsp;generate random numbers for you.</li> <li>In addition to t</li> </ol><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=2/4/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=2/1/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=2/1/2008 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:38:03 GMT 2008-01-27T14:38:03Z 2008-01-27T14:38:03Z Lottery Post <p>Ohio Red Ball promotion runs from <strong>February 1 - March 1, 2008</strong>.</p> <p>For this promotion, a total of 7 additional balls will be placed in another draw machine. At each drawing during the promotional period, the host will draw the numbers from the Pick 3 machine. Immediately following that draw, a separate drawing will be conducted from a machine that contains 7 balls, 6 white and 1 Red Ball.</p> <p><strong><em>If the Red Ball is drawn, the prize payout will increase by approximately 20%.</em></strong></p> <p>Any time that a white ball is drawn, the white ball will be removed from the machine in subsequent draws until the Red Ball is drawn. After each Red Ball is drawn, all 7 balls are placed back in the machine for the next</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=2/1/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=1/3/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=1/3/2008 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:12:24 GMT 2008-01-17T05:12:24Z 2008-01-17T05:12:24Z Lottery Post <p><strong>HOT LOTTO BLAZES INTO OKLAHOMA</strong> <br /> <em>Tickets Go On Sale Jan. 3</em></p> <p>(Oklahoma Lottery Press Release) &mdash; The Oklahoma Lottery is turning up the heat in the New Year with the highly anticipated launch of Hot Lotto, a popular online Lottery game similar to Powerball with a jackpot prize beginning at $1 million.</p> <p>Hot Lotto tickets go on sale at Lottery retailers across the state at 4:01 a.m. on Jan. 3. Each play costs $1 and up to ten consecutive drawings can be purchased at a time.</p> <p>&quot;We are excited to offer our players another jackpot game that features a rolling jackpot,&quot; said Jim Scroggins, Oklahoma Lottery Executive Director, &quot;With the addition of Hot Lotto, we are going to be able</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=1/3/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=1/22/2008 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=1/22/2008 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:18:20 GMT 2008-01-16T18:18:20Z 2008-01-16T18:18:20Z Lottery Post <p>Million $ Madness is a raffle-style game from the Tennessee Lottery.</p> <p><strong>HOW TO PLAY</strong></p> <ul> <li> <div>Ticket price: $10</div> </li> <li>Playing Million $ Madness is simple: Just visit any Tennessee Lottery retailer and let them know the number of tickets you'd like to purchase. Maximum number of plays per ticket is five.</li> <li> <div>Each of the 800,000 tickets will have a unique number. There will be no duplicate ticket numbers.</div> </li> <li> <div>All ticket sales are final.</div> </li> </ul> <p><strong>HOW TO WIN</strong></p> <ul> <li> <div>Win by exactly matching your ticket number to the number drawn.</div> </li> <li> <div>Grand Prize drawing will be held January 22, 2008.</div> </li> <li> <div>Early Bird drawings will be held</div> </li> </ul><p>[ <a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=1/22/2008">View complete description</a> ]</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=12/31/2007 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=12/31/2007 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:18:20 GMT 2008-01-15T18:18:20Z 2008-01-15T18:18:20Z Lottery Post <p>Total of 106 prizes, awarding $625,000 in prize money.</p> <ul> <li>4 top prizes of $125,000 each</li> <li>1 prize of $50,000</li> <li>1 prize of $25,000</li> <li>100 prizes of $500 each</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=12/31/2007 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=12/31/2007 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:18:20 GMT 2008-01-14T18:18:20Z 2008-01-14T18:18:20Z Lottery Post <p>Million Dollar New Year raffle draw</p> http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=12/31/2007 http://www.lotterypost.com/calendar.aspx?d=12/31/2007 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:18:20 GMT 2008-01-13T18:18:20Z 2008-01-13T18:18:20Z Lottery Post <p>Millionaire Raffle is a raffle game offered by the Georgia Lottery, with a limited number of $20 tickets.&nbsp; With only 500,000 tickets sold for the raffle, Millionaire Raffle offers the best odds to win $1 million of any Georgia Lottery game.</p> <p>There is one drawing on December 31, 2007 to select four $1 million prize winners, four $100,000 prize winners, twenty $10,000 prize winners, and 1,000 $500 prize winners.</p>