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Calif. Lottery misprint leaves 'winners' with nothingNews Story
Many people thought they struck it rich playing one of the California Lottery's Scratcher games. But they didn't, and lottery officials blame a misprint, an error, to explain why some folks got a free game ticket instead of thousands of dollars in cash. The Luna family thought Christmas had come early. My understanding is I won it fair and square. Lucy Luna was playing the $3 Scratcher Word Crossword. The ticket says scratch letters to reveal 10 words win $20,000. Lucy scratch
Dec 12, 2006, 7:35 am - Lottery News

NJ Lottery tickets call Corzine 'Acting Gov.'News Story
Gov. Corzine got an early Christmas present from the New Jersey Lottery a demotion to acting governor. A $2 scratch-off game, Holiday Lucky Times 10, that hit the stores Nov. 13 lists Jon S. Corzine as Acting Governor on a list of state and lottery officials, even though Corzine was elected to a four-year term in November 2005. I just bought a ticket, I looked at the back of it just to see what the prizes were and I happened to notice it said, Jon Corzine, acting governor,' said Ja
Nov 21, 2006, 9:38 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery to offer limited-run raffle-style gameNews Story
The Maryland Lottery will add a new and completely different type of game to its product mix on November 20th with the launch of Countdown to Millions, a $20 raffle-style game. Unlike other lottery and jackpot games, Countdown to Millions offers a limited number of tickets designed to be sold in their entirety prior to awarding prizes. The game differs from other lottery and jackpot games where the total number of possible combinations seldom, if ever, sells out. As we move into the hol
Nov 18, 2006, 7:53 pm - Lottery News

S.C. only state with no lottery sales on Election DayNews Story
Reason for the law is unclear South Carolinians can pick politicians and decide a slew of state issues Tuesday, but they can't elect to buy a lottery ticket or a bottle of booze. State law prohibits the sale of both on statewide election days. While a ban on selling liquor isn't unique to South Carolina, it is very likely that shutting down the state lottery is. And the reason lottery tickets are forbidden isn't nearly as clear as a banned bottle of vodka. I think we're the only sta
Nov 7, 2006, 1:24 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery to launch Christmas-themed gamesNews Story
The North Carolina Lottery is putting another game into play Tuesday. The first $10 instant ticket game in North Carolina is reaching stores. The new game is part of a trend in the lottery industry in that it's a holiday-themed scratch-off game that officials hope will boost sales. Lottery director Tom Shaheen says more games at $10 or above are expected, including the possibility of a $20 instant ticket game, which Shaheen says may be attractive to people who don't always play the lottery
Nov 3, 2006, 7:27 am - Lottery News

Kansas Lottery's 'Pocket slots' a hit with playersNews Story
Battery-powered game has nearly sold out after little more than a month, so Kansas Lottery plans more. The Kansas Lottery's pocket slots game is approaching sellout after just five weeks of retail sales. The battery-powered Super 7's instant-winner game is flying off the shelves, said lottery director Ed Van Petten, and two more batches, including a poker-themed version, were ordered this week for sales through the end of the year. Kansas last month became the second state to offe
Jul 28, 2006, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Wisconsin Megabucks lottery winners come forwardNews Story
And the winners are ... Brian Schultz of Oak Creek and his two sons, Todd and Matthew.They've finally come forward and are splitting an $11.1 million Megabucks lottery jackpot from the Christmas Eve drawing, lottery officials announced Tuesday.The winning ticket was purchased at Gary's Beer and Liquor in Oak Creek.A news conference was scheduled at the store Wednesday for the winners to tell their story and answer questions.The liquor store earns a commission of $100,000 for selling the ticket.
Jan 26, 2006, 7:24 am - Lottery News

$1 million lottery ticket was almost dog foodNews Story
A lottery ticket worth $1 million sat on the bathroom counter of Louis and Connie Frankel's Bath home for almost 24 hours and nearly became dog food before anyone realized it was a winner.And not many people can say they received a check for $1 million on their birthday but Annette Cobb can.The Frankels and Cobb were presented with checks Wednesday for $1 million each from the New York Lottery on Wednesday in separate ceremonies. The Frankels received their check at Regal Cinemas in the Ar
Jan 19, 2006, 7:15 am - Lottery News

Penn. Lottery declares 1st raffle a successNews Story
State lotteries are beginning to learn from the success of El Gordo, a raffle-style game, which is one of the most popular lottery games in the world.The Pennsylvania Lottery had a Merry Christmas again.But this time, aside from the usual seasonal sales peak in instant tickets, thousands of players also took a $20 chance to get in the Lottery's first-ever raffle game: a one-time drawing for a declared set of prizes, with winning numbers drawn specifically from the field of tickets sold.Some $4
Jan 9, 2006, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Iowa Powerball lottery winner recently filed for bankruptcyNews Story
Call it the miracle on 34th Street. When Hugh Allen Hawkins filed for bankruptcy last summer, he and his wife had $250 in cash left in bank accounts and $87,000 in credit card debt. And now today we have a big pile of money, he said Tuesday after an Iowa Lottery official handed him a check for $113.2 million, the largest prize ever won in the state.Hawkins, owner of a modest home on 34th Street in Des Moines, is the mystery winner of the Dec. 14 Powerball jackpot. His 19-day silence prompted p
Jan 4, 2006, 7:06 am - Lottery News