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Oregon Lottery contributions critical to athletic departmentNews Story
The University of Oregon athletic department likes to say it is self-sufficient. However, true self-sufficiency would mean receiving no outside help from other organizations. The department is almost self-sufficient. It hasn't received any money from the University's general fund since 2003, so it is self-sufficient from the institution. In reality, the University and the other colleges in the state of Oregon gets a little bit of help from an unlikely source: the Oregon Lottery. Since 1990
May 27, 2009, 11:59 am - Lottery News

Delaware legalizes sports bettingNews Story
Table games are next; Maryland lawmakers worried Standing in front a screen displaying lines for the NFL, NBA and MLB, Gov. Jack Markell Thursday signed a sports betting bill into law at a ceremony inside the VIP room at Delaware Park racetrack and casino. After signing the legislation Markell said his administration looks forward to working with the state's three racinos to make the Delaware sports lottery as successful as possible. There is tremendous interest in the sports lottery t
May 15, 2009, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Washington Lottery may add Powerball to lineupNews Story
Washington lottery players may soon be able to buy tickets for the Powerball multi-state game at their local grocery, deli or convenience store. A proposal that will be heard before the Senate Ways and Means committee this afternoon would allow the Washington Lottery to link with other multi-state games without getting Legislative permission first. Currently, the Mega Millions is the only multi-state game played in Washington. This bill would allow the lottery to sell additional multi-
Mar 24, 2009, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery draws first raffleNews Story
The Oregon Lottery yesterday held the state's first-ever raffle, the appropriately-named St. Patrick's Day Raffle, resulting in one new millionaire and over one thousand other prize winners. A complete list of winning numbers for the drawing can be found at Lottery Post's Oregon Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/or). The game has a total of 1,011 cash prizes, with a top prize of $1 million cash. Raffle tickets went on sale Jan. 25, 2009, and cost $10 each. The complete i
Mar 18, 2009, 10:58 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery tries first raffleNews Story
For $10, the Oregon Lottery says the odds of becoming a millionaire will be better than than the average lottery ticket. The lottery is offering its first raffle, with a guaranteed $1 million jackpot to be announced on March 17, St. Patrick's Day. The drawing is scheduled for 8 p.m. Pacific Time. Beginning Sunday, the lottery will sell 250,000 tickets for $10 each, making the odds of winning the jackpot 1-in-250,000 a long shot but far better than Powerball, at 1 in 195 million, or Megabuc
Jan 25, 2009, 8:19 am - Lottery News

Woman scammed out of $400,000 pursuing lottery-sized fortuneNews Story
This may well be the mother of all Internet scam cases. Janella Spears, a reverend and a registered nurse from Sweet Home, Oregon, ended up sending Nigerian fraudsters more than $400,000 when she was promised a multi-million dollar pay out from a lost relative. When she began to doubt she was sent letters from the FBI Director, the US President and the President of Nigeria. She still thought it was genuine and ignored the pleas of her family and law enforcement officials in the US. She
Dec 9, 2008, 1:23 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $92 millionNews Story
Even though the grand prize was not hit after the Wednesday evening drawing, Powerball generated some big winners. Four tickets sold in the Wednesday drawing won $200,000 by matching the first 5 white ball numbers: 2 in Minnesota, 1 in Missouri, and 1 in Oregon. The jackpot for the Saturday, September 6th Powerball drawing is an estimated $92 million with a cash option of $46.3 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday evening were 38, 40, 46, 49, 50, and the Powerball was 34. The Power P
Sep 6, 2008, 2:33 pm - Lottery News

Powerball multi-state lottery game to change rulesNews Story
Changes to coincide with addition of Florida in January; Jackpots to start at $20 million Powerball, arguably the world's best known jackpot lottery game, will be making changes to the game with the addition of Florida in January. The multi-state game will add some white ball numbers and will remove some red ball numbers, to accomodate the increase in number of players once Florida joins the game. If the number matrix is not changed, the jackpot would be hit too often, and it would not re
Aug 12, 2008, 9:57 pm - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery to start new raffle gameNews Story
Officials hope the game will attract players lost when a smoking ban takes effect In January, the Oregon Lottery will tread into territory dominated by schools, churches and other charitable causes: the raffle. Tickets will be $10 each the priciest yet for a single lottery ticket in Oregon for a chance to win $1 million, as well as a number of $20,000 and $100 prizes. Unlike other lottery gambling, sales will be limited to 250,000 tickets. We sell a limited amount of tickets, so th
Jul 17, 2008, 10:04 am - Lottery News

California Lottery revenues dipNews Story
California Lottery officials on Tuesday lowered revenue estimates for the year by $275 million, just as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested the state could double sales in a decade. Citing a declining economy and poor brand image for the games, officials said the lottery's declining performance would reduce contributions to public education by $94 million, about 8 percent less than expected in the fiscal year that ends June 30. It makes it more difficult for the lottery to meet the goals
May 20, 2008, 10:30 pm - Lottery News