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Texas Lottery accused of over-inflating jackpotsNews Story
The Attorney General's Office will examine allegations that the Texas Lottery Commission is inflating the advertised jackpots for its Lotto game because ticket sales are too sluggish to support the high payouts.Lottery officials rejected the allegations, but acknowledged that because of lagging ticket sales, for the first time in the game's history they would be unable to boost their jackpot estimate for Saturday's drawing if no one wins Wednesday night.Dawn Nettles, publisher of the online Lott
Jun 9, 2005, 11:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery has best quarter everNews Story
The Georgia Lottery had its strongest ticket sales ever during the past quarter, relieving concerns from state officials that slow sales would prove costly to the HOPE scholarship program.Lottery officials said yesterday that they sold $827 million worth of tickets during the third quarter of fiscal 2005 from January through March. For the first nine months of fiscal 2005, sales hit $2.15 billion, up 4.8 percent from the first three quarters of last year.Sales were particularly strong for inst
Apr 15, 2005, 10:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

No South Carolina lottery sales todayNews Story
There will be no lottery sales today, according to a press release from the South Carolina Lottery.State law prohibits lottery sales on election days.Instant ticket validations, as well as online sales of Pick 3, Pick 4, Carolina 5 and Powerball, also will be shut down for the day.There will be a drawing for any advance ticket sales.
Nov 2, 2004, 10:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

Interstate Lottery Sales
I think this would keep lotteries in check.
Jul 4, 2004, 8:09 am - LosingJeff - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas lottery posts record June salesNews Story
The Texas lottery hit an all-time sales record in June.Figures released Thursday show sales for last month were nearly $392 million.That includes sales for scratch off games, Lotto Texas, Cash Five, Texas Two Step, Pick Three and Mega Millions.The previous monthly sales record in Texas was $344 million in November of 1996.June included the highest jackpot ever for Lotto Texas.One ticket -- sold in El Paso -- matched all six numbers in the June 19 drawing for a jackpot worth $145 million.
Jul 2, 2004, 8:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery sets profit recordNews Story
The Missouri Lottery posted a record $230.3 million in profits for the 2004 fiscal year, well above state projections and the previous year's results.A year ago, state lottery director Jim Scroggins predicted a sharp downturn in sales, and thus lottery profits for education, following a second consecutive year of advertising budget cuts by state lawmakers. Despite record sales the past year, Scroggins said he was sticking by his story that the ad cuts dventually would take their toll.Up to now,
Jun 24, 2004, 8:02 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery sales up for the yearNews Story
Overall lottery ticket sales are up this year even as Lotto Texas, the state-run big jackpot game, is down about 26 percent, Texas Lottery Commission officials said Monday.Officials said the dip in Lotto Texas sales was expected when Texas joined the multistate Mega Millions game in December, although the decrease is larger than forecast.Total sales -- including Mega Millions, Lotto Texas, and instant and other games -- are up 5.3 percent this fiscal year, to $2.03 billion. I look at the big pic
Apr 13, 2004, 5:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

MM sets two new recordsReply
I don't know what the other states did but according to the Ohio Lottery website, this what Ohio did.Here is a breakdown of Ohios sales and other prize payouts for the Dec. 30 Mega Millions drawing: Total draw sales for Ohio: $5,213,496, 4.27% over projections Cumulative roll sequence sales for Ohio (roll began Nov. 14): $26,663,603 Estimated net profit for Ohio from the sequence: $10,265,487 Cumulative sales from all states: $301,564,078 Ohios cumulative sales were 8.84% of the Mega Millio
Dec 31, 2003, 6:43 pm - RJOh - Jackpot Games Forum

Add-on games stem UK Lottery sales declineNews Story
UK National Lottery sales have stabilized even though the main Lotto draw suffered yet another fall, operator Camelot says.Latest figures show sales across all Lottery games averaged 85 million a week, matching the previous quarter.But they are still a long way down from a peak of around 100 million a week towards the end of the 1990s.Lotto, the main draw, sold around a million fewer tickets a week in April to June this year than in the previous three months - from an average 61 million a wee
Sep 16, 2003, 3:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery sales climb by more than 5 percentNews Story
Texas Lottery sales grew by the largest margin in six years, jumping 5 percent in the 2003 fiscal year, the Texas Lottery Commission said Monday. Sales were $3.13 billion for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, compared to $2.96 billion in the previous year, said Reagan Greer, executive director of the commission. This represents the largest increase since 1997.Of the $955.2 million that was transferred to the state, $888.1 million went to the Foundation School Fund, Greer said.Another $67 million
Sep 9, 2003, 3:56 am - Todd - Lottery News