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Drive to boost Calif. lottery sales under wayNews Story
Revenue-building campaign needed as governor's bond proposal gains footing The California state lottery is switching its advertising pitch on nearly two dozen billboards throughout the state, a modest attempt to boost ticket sales. But the sales campaign will have to get much more aggressive if the lottery is going to pay off Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's $15 billion bond plan to help cover a huge state budget deficit. Instead of showing life-changing jackpots that can exceed $100 milli
Jun 24, 2008, 8:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Here's how much the average person spends on the lottery in every stateNews Story
Millions of Americans willingly spend their hard-earned money for a chance at an early retirement, lifelong financial security, and the extravagant lifestyle that a single lucky lottery ticket could provide. Americans spent a staggering $71.8 billion on lottery tickets in 2017 or about $285 per adult. Of course, lottery ticket spending is not the same across all states, and in some parts of the country, Americans appear much more willing to spend in the hopes of hitting the jackpot. Usin
Nov 20, 2019, 4:54 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions sets world record with $1.6 billion lottery jackpot for Tuesday drawingReply
State lottery, New Hampshire 1964, this round anyway. Interesting read; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotteries_in_the_United_States U.S. lotteries Map showing U.S. lottery jurisdictions (in blue) - States highlighted offer Mega Millions and Powerball as of May 15, 2013; the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands each also offer both games ? State or Territory Lottery Year of First Ticket Sales Other Joint Games Alabama No Alaska No A
Oct 21, 2018, 12:55 am - Coin Toss - Lottery News

Update: Every US state lottery's COVID-19 responseNews Story
By Todd Northrop and Kate Northrop While life has been upended and millions of Americans are staying home due to the national COVID-19 response, state lotteries continue to operate every day selling tickets, drawing numbers, and awarding prizes. Two weeks ago Lottery Post surveyed every state lottery to determine what modified procedures have been put in place by each lottery to protect players and those who run the lottery from spreading the coronavirus. The responses we saw varied fro
Apr 6, 2020, 9:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Post breaks down every state lottery's response to COVID-19News Story
By Todd Northrop Update 3/24/2020: Added Indiana and Montana COVID-19 responses Update 4/6/2020: A new article with updated COVID-19 responses is published here As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to disrupt businesses and lives throughout the United States, individual state lotteries have vastly different responses, and some will have you scratching your head. Monday morning, Lottery Post cataloged each and every lottery in the United States to see what information the lottery inc
Mar 23, 2020, 1:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

San Diego ranked luckiest town in U.S.News Story
San Diego, which has been touted as having one of the best climates in the United States, is also the luckiest, according to a new ranking. The sunny southern California city won the top spot in the Men's Health magazine list of America's 100 luckiest towns, with Baltimore, Phoenix, Wilmington in Delaware and Richmond, Virginia not far behind. Luck is basically our modern world's magic, said David Zinczenko, editor in chief of the magazine. People need to believe in luck because it allows
Oct 14, 2011, 8:54 am - Todd - Lottery News