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Mass. Lottery to hire consultant for games being plannedReply
interesting, all i know is what i hear from the people and i have never heard of one 12 out of 12 winner for keno, in Massachusetts. the game has been out for years and with draws every 5-10 minutes, you would think by now that someone would of won the million dollars. With the numbers being drawn by computer and rigged as most of us would say, knowing that the computer knows everyone's combo's and spits out the numbers so the state can get their fair share of $$. so hire the consultant the stat
Apr 22, 2005, 9:08 pm - tom.s - Lottery News

Arkansas lottery director turns down $11,000 housing allowanceNews Story
The incoming head of Arkansas' lottery, set to be one of the highest-paid lottery directors in the country, didn't take all the cash offered him. Ernie Passailaigue's $324,000-a-year salary was just part of the deal when he was hired June 5. The Arkansas Lottery Commission chairman, Ray Thornton of Little Rock, also directed the state to pay $980 a month for a year $11,760 total for housing support for Passailaigue. But Passailaigue turned it down. He said that during negotiations for the
Jun 25, 2009, 2:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan woman wins 3 large Keno prizes on same dayNews Story
Talk about a lucky day. A Lansing woman recently won three big Michigan Lottery prizes on the same day and one of them was worth $250,000. The 42-year-old woman, who chose to remain anonymous, won the three Keno prizes on three different tickets for the same drawing. On one ticket, she matched 10 of the 22 numbers drawn Feb. 5 to win a $250,000 prize. Her winning numbers were: 7, 11, 40, 66, 71, 74, 76, 78, 79, and 80. The numbers she selected were a combination of birthdays and ran
Feb 14, 2019, 8:49 am - Todd - Lottery News

Wyoming Lottery shelves keno planNews Story
Lawmakers not happy with Lottery pushing the limits of law Some Wyoming lawmakers say they're bothered the Wyoming Lottery Corp. considered introducing keno without their approval and they expect to introduce legislation limiting the lottery. In keno, players try to match numbers with random numbers displayed on video screens at a restaurant or a bar. The idea has been withdrawn after meetings with the lottery board and state lawmakers, said lottery CEO Jon Clontz. The lottery has other
Oct 20, 2015, 9:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maine Lottery won't be adding KenoNews Story
Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday that his administration is backing off its plan to expand the Maine State Lottery to include the gambling game Keno at as many as 300 locations. In remarks to reporters during a maple syrup season ceremony at the Blaine House, LePage said he personally doesn't like gambling and supported the Keno proposal only because he thought Democrats wanted the lottery expansion. If they don't want it, then we'll kill it, he said. In fact, I told them to go kill it
Mar 11, 2015, 10:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

CT Gov. faces challenges bringing Keno to stateNews Story
Faced with strong skepticism from the Democrat-controlled legislature, the Rell administration started talks last week with Connecticut's two Indian tribes so that the state can legalize keno a gambling game that is currently offered in the casinos. Gov. M. Jodi Rell believes that keno is a lottery-style game and that the state's quasi-public lottery corporation can begin the game without approval by the legislature in the same way that it can start other lottery games. Officials said keno is
Mar 3, 2010, 8:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery releases new Keno gameNews Story
By Kate Northrop The Virginia Lottery has added a new draw game to its arsenal for lottery enthusiasts to test their luck. Virginian lottery players can now try their hand at Keno, a fast-paced lottery where drawings take place every four minutes and players have a chance to win prizes of up to $1 million. Players wager $1 to $10 every drawing and attempt to match 20 winning numbers to a drawn pool of numbers ranging from 1-80. According to Kevin Hall, the Executive Director of the V
Aug 3, 2020, 9:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan woman wins 3 large Keno prizes on same dayReply
Looks like she either played some type of way tickets or just used more than 10 numbers having the same 9 on three tickets. This Keno game draws 22 numbers once a day compared to a 20 number typical Online or in stores 4 or 5 minute draw Keno game. Playing Keno in sports bars was and still is very popular in Michigan and apparently very popular with this lady.
Feb 14, 2019, 6:21 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

NJ lawmaker files bill to block new keno gameNews Story
A new keno being offered by the New Jersey Lottery Commission essentially expands casino-style gaming outside the resort, according to legislation introduced by Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo, D-Atlantic. In the proposed legislation, Mazzeo seeks to block the state lottery from introducing Quick Draw, a keno-style game for the lottery. Earlier this month the state lottery announced 400 locations across the state will soon offer the game. The State Lottery is grossly overstepping their authority
Aug 1, 2017, 7:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Waitress wins $292K from the Michigan Lottery's Keno gameReply
Michigan was one of the first state lotteries offering Keno and nice to see the evolution. The KY Lottery is adding a prize multiplier to their Keno game, but I'm not sure if they are adding the Jack . Anybody else playing Rachel's numbers in their state Keno game?
Apr 21, 2017, 2:51 am - Stack47 - Lottery News