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Unhappy with State LotteryReply
They do not care. They don't care to hear how you're frustrated with winning only $2 and shelling out $10 or more. The general attitude at lotter headquarters, concerning scratch offs anyway, in PA is that as long as there are winners, their games are winners. The winner does not have to be you...as long as they have winners to boast about they can continue with the illusion the games are worth playing. It could happen to you ''Keep on Scratching ''Your number is out ther
Jul 4, 2011, 11:11 am - dr65 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Minnesota Lottery suspended during government shutdownReply
From MN Lottery FAQ Shutdown FAQ Now that the Lottery is closed, what will happen? Like many other state agencies, the Lottery will close on July 1st since a budget agreement was not finalized. You will not be able to purchase Lottery tickets or redeem winning tickets during the shutdown period. Lottery terminals at retailer locations will not allow those transactions. Winning tickets under $600 can still be cashed at Lottery retailers until 11:59 on June 30th. When will I kn
Jul 3, 2011, 12:07 am - JADELottery - Lottery News

Baltimore feds target Internet gambling sitesNews Story
Phony company was set up to catch illegal betting businesses Federal investigators in Baltimore set up a phony business and handled $33 million in transactions from Internet gamblers in a lengthy sting operation that led to the indictment of two online betting companies and their international owners. Details were released Monday after 11 associated bank accounts were seized in five countries and 10 web domain names were shut down. It is illegal for Internet gambling enterprises to do
May 23, 2011, 7:52 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Indiana scientist wins $74M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
The Hoosier Lottery said Friday that April 2011 will go down as a big month for Powerball players in Indiana who have won back-to-back jackpots totaling nearly $300 million. A pair of welders from Clarksville, Ind. claimed the first jackpot of $221.7 million and the holder of the $74 million ticket from the April 23 drawing is Hoosier native, William Bill Swanson II of Houston, TX. Hoosier Lottery Executive Director Kathryn Densborn presented Swanson with his winnings at a press conference
May 2, 2011, 1:29 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Poaching for winning ticketsReply
lol! Work and scratching tickets should not mix. In fact, I've heard more than a few counter clerks complain or remark that the *boss* does not want them scratching tickets while on shift. Some do not care, some do it out of sight of the cameras, some just do it regardless of the rules out in plain sight. A lady at my local store who works behind the courtesy desk balancing books, doing register, running the lottery numbers, activating gift cards..etc, etc, etc. Obviously she is very, v
Jan 21, 2011, 1:54 pm - dr65 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Scratch Off Strategy
I'm new here so thanks for all the input. Anyway, I thought I'd share a scratcher ticket theory thats worked well for me here in PA. Go to the winners circle link on your state lottery website. Click on Instant Game Winners. Therein you will see an actual list of the winners, their home town, and sometimes the name of the store that sold the winning tickets. After going over the list you may determine a distribution pattern for certain games in certain areas. For exampl
Jun 22, 2010, 12:55 am - GM1258 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Couple thanks store clerk after claiming $1M lottery prizeNews Story
Frank and Patricia Proud of Durbin are $1 million richer from a Powerball ticket purchased at Trent's General Store at Bartow in Pocahontas County. At a press conference at Lottery headquarters in Charleston on Thursday afternoon, the couple expressed appreciation for Francine Lambert, who sold them the winning ticket. Francine always sells us our tickets, Frank said. She always tells me if I win I can buy her a pack of gum. They usually buy one easy pick but sometimes more. The lates
Apr 9, 2010, 10:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Possible 2x's Jackpot Winner.
These two lottery jackpot names are similar and in the same area. So I was wondering if it could possibly be the same winner, what do you think? I also noted that the two stores in which these winners were sold are only 8 miles apart. #1: LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS, TRENTON, NJ (December 4, 2009) The New Jersey Lottery today announced that the Lopes Family of Union County have come forth as the New Jersey winners of the $77 million jackpot from the MEGA MILLIONS drawing held on November 10, 2009
Dec 25, 2009, 11:52 pm - MrJackpot - Jackpot Games Forum

Arkansas Lottery begins Cash 3 gameNews Story
A new way to play the lottery in Arkansas debuted yesterday. Lottery retailers can now sell tickets for Cash 3, a game that allows players to pick three numbers in hopes of matching them to numbers selected by a random number generator at the lottery's headquarters in Little Rock. The game is the lottery's first in-state draw game. The multi-state Powerball game, which holds drawings in Orlando, Fla., launched in Arkansas on Oct. 31. A second in-state draw game, Cash 4, is expected to l
Dec 15, 2009, 8:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

Kansas man claims state's largest Powerball lottery jackpot one day after winningNews Story
Checks ticket, claims $96.6M jackpot... then tells wife Donald Damon, 70, a lifelong resident of Great Bend, Kansas, Friday claimed the largest Powerball jackpot ever won in the state just one day after the drawing. Damon was the sole winner of the $96.6 million Powerball jackpot drawn on Wednesday evening, Nov. 11. He was introduced to the public Friday in a news conference that was held at Lottery headquarters in Topeka. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday were 8, 12, 14, 22, and 29,
Nov 14, 2009, 10:05 am - Todd - Lottery News