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A million bad reasons to voteNews Story
Why the Arizona voter lottery is a terrible idea By Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe Arizona voters will face an embarrassment of electoral riches this fall, when as many as 19 proposed laws appear on the state ballot for their approval. Among the measures to be voted on are a 50 percent increase in state legislators' salaries, a constitutional amendment allowing bail to be denied to illegal aliens , and the designation of English as the state's official language. But one Arizona initiative ha
Aug 2, 2006, 9:41 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Raised to $178 MillionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to move upward. Even though the grand prize was not awarded Saturday, two lucky tickets in Arizona and Connecticut won $800,000 each with Power Play. A total of 837,855 players across the nation won more than $9.1 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $178 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, August 2nd drawing will be an estimated $81 mill
Aug 1, 2006, 11:09 am - Lottery News

Internet gambling bill seen delayed in SenateNews Story
A bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling appears unlikely to win U.S. Senate passage before senators begin a month-long recess on August 4, two Republican leadership aides said on Tuesday. They said backers of the legislation were trying to build support for it and resolve differences as the Senate focuses on other legislative matters and gets ready for a summer break. The bill was not among the priorities outlined by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican, durin
Jul 26, 2006, 3:04 pm - Lottery News

Don’t turn the voting process into a lotteryNews Story
By Cheryl Tatum Hendersonville Star News The idea of turning the voting process into a lottery as proposed by an Arizona politician is one that is surely prompting comment from many circles. Now when I write columns for The Star News they typically are on issues or events that revolve around our local community. After all, this is a community newspaper and I believe should address those ideas that impact us where we live. However, nothing is more important for us as a nation than the v
Jul 21, 2006, 10:06 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery winner shows what not to do with $6.7MNews Story
Winner: Shefik Tallmadge. Year: 1988. Jackpot: $6.7 million, $335,000 each year for 20 years. When Tallmadge was 29, he became the biggest winner in the Pick lottery at the time. He bought a $60,000 nougat-brown Porsche 911 Carrera convertible the day he got his check, quit his $10.75 per hour job at Yuma Proving Ground and took his mother and his sister on a luxurious world tour to Honolulu; Bangkok, Thailand; and Sierra Leone. Tallmadge transferred from community college to
Jul 18, 2006, 12:30 pm - Lottery News

In 25 years, Arizona Lottery raised $5.5BNews Story
It was created in 1981, backed by businessmen looking for a tax break. Twenty-five years later, the Arizona Lottery has made hundreds of people millionaires while awarding $2.9 billion in prizes. It has contributed more than $1.8 billion to state and local projects and programs, far surpassing the annual revenue hopes of that original group of businessmen. From new roads and bus shelters to programs for neglected children and funding for state parks, lottery dollars have touched the liv
Jul 18, 2006, 11:06 am - Lottery News

Arizona Ballot Could Become Lottery TicketNews Story
To anyone who ever said, I wouldn't vote for that bum for a million bucks, Arizona may be calling your bluff. A proposal to award $1 million in every general election to one lucky resident, chosen by lottery, simply for voting no matter for whom has qualified for the November ballot. Mark Osterloh, a political gadfly who is behind the initiative, the Arizona Voter Reward Act, is promoting it with the slogan, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Vote! He collected 185,902 signatures of re
Jul 18, 2006, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $86 millionNews Story
Even though the Powerball jackpot was not hit Wednesday evening, one lucky ticket won a $1 million prize with the Power Play option in Pennsylvania. In addition, four other lucky tickets won $200,000 for matching 5 white ball numbers in the states of Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The jackpot for the Saturday, July 15th drawing will be $86 million with a cash option of $38.8 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday evening were 18, 19, 30, 31, 33, and the Powerball was 15. The
Jul 13, 2006, 1:06 pm - Lottery News

Online gambling threatened by U.S. legislatorsNews Story
Editor's Note: Lottery Post is firmly against any attempts to limit the peoples' right to do as they wish on the Internet, including online gaming. Although anti-gambling lobbyists and legislators continue to sound the same alarm about gambling by minors and gambling addiction , we believe both of those arguments apply to such a small fraction of people that the rights of the vast majority of the Internet population are being taken away needlessly and carelessly. People have a right to do
Jul 7, 2006, 11:32 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot growing quickly: $73 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow to the delight of players all over America. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 446,926 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.2 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $73 million for Saturday night's drawing. The cash option for the Saturday, May 6th drawing will be an estimated $32.6 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday we
May 4, 2006, 12:33 pm - Lottery News