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Visible numbers end sales of Louisiana Lottery scratch-off gamesNews Story
The Louisiana Lottery Corp. has stopped sales of three scratch-off games because numbers supposed to be hidden could be read without scratching off anything.The Louisiana Boil, Extra Free Spot Bingo and Winning Combinations games all had the problem, the company said in a news release Monday.It said sales of Winning Combinations were halted Thursday after lottery workers realized that the numbers were visible through the latex scratch-off coating.Lottery President Randy Davis ordered the printer
Mar 30, 2004, 4:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

Two Alaska state lottery plans are about to be debated; here's how they'd workNews Story
Alaska is one of five U.S. states without a lottery. This year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and House Majority Leader Steve Thompson, a Republican from Fairbanks, have each offered plans to change that. With Alaska state government projecting a $1.5 billion budget deficit, both men have said a lottery could be one step toward a broader fix. But both have proposed very different approaches. Thompson is suggesting a draw-style lottery that would raise between $8 million and $10 million a year for the
Feb 17, 2020, 8:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

Americans gamble over half a trillion dollars illegally each year, AGA Report saysReply
As legal gambling started spreading across the country, via tiverboat casinos at fitst, a lot of the opposition came from churches. Some churches were basing their stance on money won ganbling is ill gotten gains (Gomer Pyle), but the stiffest resistance came from Catholic churches, not based on moral turpitude but becuase they saw it as a threat to their bingo operations, especially churches in lesser populated places (where a lor of boats were) because they knew they were no longer going to be
Dec 5, 2022, 10:42 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery News

Happy ThanksgivingReply
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I won 1,000 tonight at Bingo. Yippee!! Hoping for the big one this weekend!
Nov 25, 2022, 3:52 am - s5thomps - Lottery News

Maryland man wins $50,000 twice after switching up his lottery gameNews Story
He's the latest player to join the trend of multiple big wins By Kate Northrop There's another winner in the state of Maryland, and this time he's taking home a $50,000 jackpot to compliment the first $50,000 prize he picked up from a different scratch-off. The 78-year-old double-lucky winner, who chose to remain anonymous, found himself switching up the instant games he normally plays, and it paid off. Having tried out the $50,000 Bingo Doubler game for the first time, the Baltimore re
Feb 21, 2021, 12:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

2nd lottery bill filed in the Alabama SenateReply
So you do agree with me CT - those States politicians religious leaders you mentioned, joined the happy band of being dazed and confused. There is no daylight between these two groups.Whether the one is talking about bingo competition or gambling is a tax on the poor, its all vanilla. Glad we have come to an accord.
Apr 8, 2019, 7:34 pm - noise-gate - Lottery News

$750 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges to 4th-largest everReply
Last Friday night I won $800 playing Bingo at my local church. I've decided to spend $100 on Wednesday's Powerball. If there's no winner then, Saturday I'll spend another $100. $800M is a good prediction for Wednesday's draw. Cha-ching......grin.....
Mar 25, 2019, 7:13 pm - Suzy-Dittlenose - Lottery News

$550 MILLION: Red hot Powerball jackpot rolls againReply
Great post! I think we all would like to win a significant amount! I do q-picks and work on my own numbers by using bingo numbers or Lotto Pro. Any way is good if you can win by your method!
Mar 17, 2019, 7:26 pm - EnReval - Lottery News

Woman given lottery ticket for graduation gift wins $2,000 a month for lifeReply
A Dollar and a Dream is all it takes! Congrats to the graduate. I won 1,000.00 at Bingo today. Still trying to hit the big one!
Sep 15, 2018, 9:04 pm - s5thomps - Lottery News

Man sues California Lottery for not honoring winning $5M Scratcher ticketReply
Most states lotteries allow 18-year-old players, but it's 21 in Arizona, Iowa, and Louisiana and 19 in Nebraska. Only 4 states allow 18-year-olds in other types of , gambling, 18 states allow some gambling (bingo, horse and dog racing) at 18, but 28 states have no other type of gambling at 18.
Jul 30, 2017, 11:19 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News