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N.Y. Lottery goes HollywoodNews Story
The New York Lottery is teaming up with Hollywood for an unprecedented cross-promotion wedding the multimillion dollar King Kong remake to two new lottery games.One of the King Kong Millions games will feature scratchoff tickets offering a top prize of $8 million the most money ever in a New York scratchoff game.But the unquestioned big prize is a minimum $50 million jackpot in a separate drawing to be awarded Dec. 5 from the top of the Empire State Building, where King Kong famously per
Oct 11, 2005, 8:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

NJ lottery player pursues an idea to help the environmentNews Story
Ed Knorr was standing in line at a convenience store recently, waiting to buy a New Jersey lottery ticket.As he stood there, an idea struck him. What if funds from a state lottery game benefited the environment, aiding specific funding issues for various environmental causes?Knorr, chairman of the Williamstown-based Green Action Alliance, decided to pursue that idea. He devised the Best Dam Lottery Game, a lottery whose proceeds would provide assistance for private well testing to seniors and
Dec 28, 2004, 9:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Wisconsin Lottery kicks off new '5 Card Cash'News Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop Sunday, April 6 marks the start of the Wisconsin Lottery's first new lottery game in over 10 years. The new $2 lotto game called 5 Card Cash is modeled after the popular poker-themed games found in several state and provincial lotteries throughout the United States and Canada. While most Wisconsin Lottery games either have the opportunity to win instantly, or in the nightly drawing, 5 Card Cash offers both. Players will be able to win one of sev
Apr 6, 2014, 1:14 pm - Todd - Lottery News

New Georgia Lottery game starts SundayNews Story
'All or Nothing' to be drawn four times daily By Todd Northrop A popular new lottery game format is now finding its way to Georgia. Starting Sunday, Georgia lottery players will be able to buy tickets for the latest Georgia Lottery game called All or Nothing. In the new game, players choose 12 numbers from a total pool of 24 numbers, and they can win the top prize by matching either all or none of the 12 numbers drawn to the numbers on their game ticket. The top prize is $250,000.
Feb 28, 2014, 4:57 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Couple wins $800,000 Missouri scratch-off lottery jackpotNews Story
Scott and Candace Pritchett of Houston, Texas, have won $800,000 in the new Missouri Lottery Lifetime Riches scratch-off game. They opted for a lump sum payment instead of $50,000 a year for life. Gary Gonder, director of the commission for the Missouri Lottery, said most people chose the lump sum. They can fulfill their dreams today, and manage their own investments, Gonder said. Scott Pritchett bought the winning ticket when he stopped for gas at Kum Go, 5384 S. Campbell Ave.,
Apr 28, 2006, 7:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery game development: Little left to chanceNews Story
Standing at the vending machine or counter display, it's hard to tell which instant lottery game is the hot ticket to buy. But to the Pennsylvania Lottery officials, every game in the display is considered hot or it wouldn't be there. Every one of the 50 to 54 instant lottery games introduced each year receives an abundance of forethought from how it looks, how it's played and how it will be received by players. We can't afford a so-so game, said Drew Svitko, the lottery's deputy execu
Aug 27, 2013, 8:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

New lottery game marks Kansas' 150th birthdayNews Story
The state's anti-gambling founders probably wouldn't have approved, but Kansas unveiled a new lottery game Friday to get a jump on celebrating its 150th birthday. The top prize for Celebrating Our Statehood is $1,500, but state officials hope it reaps big benefits for the Kansas Sesquicentennial by generating public awareness that events are coming, tied to next year's Jan. 29 anniversary. The lottery began distributing 600,000 tickets Wednesday and expects 1,600 retailers to begin selling
Sep 3, 2010, 8:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News

NH Lottery offering online gambling gamesNews Story
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. PlayNowNH interactive games go on sale July 1. In them, players choose the game baseball, super slots, speed bingo or New Hampshire poker and the amount they want to play. For example, players can buy chances for the $1 baseball game on one ticket or a separate ticket with chances for the $5 poker game. They can b
Jun 25, 2010, 7:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Gambling opponents see trouble with new Florida Lottery instant rewards gameReply
Gambling opponents see trouble with new Florida Lottery instant rewards game That headline struck me funny. Afterall, doesn't it go without saying that gambling opponents would see trouble with any new lottery game? It seems to me that the gambling opponents should just issue a blanket statement for all perpetuity that they see trouble with any new lottery game that ever comes out. And then close up shop forever. We got the message.
Oct 12, 2010, 12:38 am - rdgrnr - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery to start new lottery gameNews Story
Michigan Lottery players will have a chance at a daily jackpot of at least $100,000 with Fantasy 5, a new daily game that debuts on September 12.With Fantasy 5, players select five numbers from a field of 39. A match of all five numbers wins the jackpot, which will start at $100,000. If there is no winner, the jackpot grows by $5,000 per day until it is won. Average jackpots are expected to be $155,000.In addition to the jackpot, players who match four numbers are guaranteed $100; three numbe
Sep 2, 2004, 7:58 am - Todd - Lottery News