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      <link>http://www.lotterypost.com/news/185493/1170744</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:23:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>myturn</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[I play Massachusetts lottery games by subscription which is very convenient. They don't have any residency restrictions and you can also buy subscriptions as gifts. If you live in a state without a lottery, or want to take a chance on another state lottery the Mass Lottery may be a good idea.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:57:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[With the economy struggling and people pinching pennies, the Massachusetts State Lottery has increased its estimate of an expected decline in ticket sales.<br /><br />While the agency had said in October that it expected a 1.5 percent drop, or about $75 million, in sales, compared with the previous year, it now says it expects the drop to be 4 percent, or about $200 million.<br /><br />Mark Cavanagh, the lottery's executive director, emphasized that fiscal 2008, which ended in July, was a record year for the Lo... [&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/news/185493">More</a>&nbsp;]]]></description>
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