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Alabama Senate passes lottery, gaming legislationNews Story
Tuesday night, Alabama state senators passed a constitutional amendment, along with three companion bills, to allow a lottery to be created in the state and allow for casino-style gambling. The constitutional amendments include a comprehensive plan that incudes a simple lottery one that only allows people to buy tickets in person or online, and creates a broader system that would also allow for casino-style gambling. Senators passed the constitutional amendment 23-9. It now goes to the sta
Apr 14, 2021, 7:57 am - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery to join Cash4Life multi-state gameNews Story
Missouri players can begin playing as soon as this weekend By Kate Northrop The Missouri Lottery announced this morning that it will be adding the Cash4Life multi-state game to its lineup, giving players the chance to win $1,000 a day for life. Missouri players will be able to purchase tickets starting this Sun., Apr. 11 for Cash4Life, a nightly game that features a top prize of $1,000 a day for life and a second-tier prize of $1,000 a week for life. It is currently offered in nine othe
Apr 8, 2021, 1:04 pm - Lottery News

New York woman plans a return trip back to Florida to claim her $1 million prizeNews Story
It's certainly a trip worth taking By Kate Northrop The Florida Lottery announced yesterday that a New York woman had to book a return flight to claim a $1 million prize for a scratch-off ticket she bought while visiting the state. Dagmar Schmalhaus, 57, of Queensbury, New York, had to plan a second trip to Florida to claim winnings from the Florida Lottery's 200X The Cash instant game, well worth the nearly $1 million lump sum she would receive. The New York resident decided to play
Apr 7, 2021, 1:51 pm - Lottery News

Iowa man accused of lottery fraud for cashing ticket on friend's behalfNews Story
Friend of lottery winner pleads not guilty By Kate Northrop An associate of a lottery winner pleaded not guilty to lottery fraud after being accused of falsely cashing in a $50,000 winning scratch-off ticket. The Fort Dodge man was charged with one count of lottery fraud, a Class D felony classified as forgery or theft of a ticket, for turning in a winning lottery ticket that reportedly did not belong to him. Skyler Sturgis Hay, 29, allegedly committed the offense in 2018 when he vis
Mar 31, 2021, 2:14 pm - Lottery News

Nebraska couple wins truck in the lottery after joking about itNews Story
Why don't you win us a truck? By Kate Northrop An off-hand joke suddenly became cemented in reality when a Nebraska couple won a truck as a top prize from a scratch-off game. Todd Spark of Papillion heard a commercial on the radio about the Nebraska Lottery's Truck$ Buck$ scratch-off game earlier this month. The game's top prize a 2021 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 SuperCrew Flex Fuel truck piqued his interest. Why don't you win us a truck, he joked to his wife, Robyn. The couple purchase
Mar 30, 2021, 10:09 pm - Lottery News

Arkansas mother quits job after winning $500,000 lottery prizeNews Story
From a night-shift factory position to relaxing on the beach By Kate Northrop The lives of an Arkansas woman and her family drastically changed overnight thanks to a $500,000 top prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket. A week ago, Sabrena Jones of Paragould was working the night shift at a factory from the hours of 5:00 pm to 5:00 am. A major windfall in the form of a $500,000 top prize means that she'll no longer have to endure the rough routine. I was really needing something goo
Mar 28, 2021, 6:38 pm - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery to launch new Match 5 game in AprilNews Story
Newest game becomes the state's second locally-drawn game By Kate Northrop Mississippi lottery players hoping for another local draw-style game won't have to wait much longer last Monday, the Mississippi Lottery announced that it will be releasing its newest draw game in April called Match 5. Match 5 will be the fourth draw-style game in its current lineup, joining multi-state games Powerball and Mega Millions and in-state game Cash 3. Drawings will take place three nights a week on Tue
Mar 24, 2021, 8:41 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man in disbelief after winning $300,000 lottery prizeNews Story
Stunned player kept thinking This can't be right By Kate Northrop A Michigan man in complete shock from winning $300,000 from a scratch-off needed a second pair of eyes to make sure that he was seeing his ticket correctly. The anonymous winner was at a loss for words after making a one-off decision to try out an instant game while visiting the Meijer gas station on East Michigan Avenue in Jackson. He picked out a $300,000 Winter Spectacular scratch-off ticket for $5. I haven't play
Mar 21, 2021, 2:13 pm - Lottery News

Wyoming Lottery to launch 2by2 game SundayNews Story
Wyoming the latest to add the multi-state game to its lineup By Kate Northrop The Wyoming Lottery held a virtual press event this week to celebrate the launch of its latest game, 2by2, with tickets available starting Sunday. Lottery CEO Jon Clontz shared information about the newest addition to the Lottery's lineup at the press event and revealed that this will be the first game in the Lottery's repertoire that offers a drawing every day. We wanted to add a draw game that brings som
Mar 13, 2021, 3:36 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee truck driver wins $2 million lottery jackpot while on the roadNews Story
Wife thought he had crashed his truck when he called her with the news By Kate Northrop Luck comes in threes for a third generation truck driver, who went numb when he found out that he won a $2 million jackpot while making a stop on the road. David Partain, 30, of Chattanooga is no stranger to the Mega Millionaire Jumbo Bucks scratch-off game from the Tennessee Lottery. Having won two prizes from the game already, he tried his luck a third time and was stunned at the result. While p
Mar 10, 2021, 12:53 pm - Lottery News