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Iowa single mom claims half of $687.8 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Winner established foundation to use money to help others Includes video report One of two winners of the $687.8 million Powerball jackpot was revealed Monday as a woman from Redfield, Iowa who happened to buy a ticket as she was picking up a slice of pizza and coffee at a local store. Lerynne West, 51, came forward as the winner during a news conference with the Iowa Lottery. West, a mother of three daughters and grandmother of six children, said she is going to take the lump s
Nov 6, 2018, 10:01 am - Lottery News

West Virginia Lottery has a new directorNews Story
One day after lawmakers asked tough questions about leadership at the West Virginia Lottery, Gov. Jim Justice has named John Myers as director of the agency. He replaces Alan Larrick, who resigned Sept. 1, right as sports betting was making its debut at West Virginia casinos. Doug Buffington, deputy secretary for the West Virginia Secretary of Revenue, served as the interim director. Myers has been serving as Secretary of Administration for the Justice Administration, but he has a long wor
Sep 20, 2018, 10:29 am - Lottery News

WV Lottery Director resigns day after sports betting goes liveNews Story
The director of the West Virginia Lottery has resigned. Alan Larrick's resignation became effective Saturday, Gov. Jim Justice said. After the successful launch of sports gaming at the Hollywood Casino in Charles Town yesterday (Thursday), Alan Larrick informed Gov. Jim Justice that he would step down as the director of the West Virginia Lottery effective Sept. 1, 2018, the release from the governor's office said. Justice appointed Larrick in January 2017. Larrick, a Beckley native, wa
Sep 2, 2018, 4:17 pm - Lottery News

First sports betting licenses issued by West Virginia LotteryNews Story
Legalization of sports betting in West Virginia has reached another milestone, with the issuing of the first sports betting licenses by the state Lottery Commission. That includes the first casino operator's license, issued to Hollywood Casino, in Charles Town. They are the first casino licensed to offer sports betting, Danielle Boyd, legal counsel for the Lottery Commission, said Monday. They are committed to going live at Charles Town and accepting bets on Sept. 1. She said Hollywoo
Aug 14, 2018, 10:10 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts man buys 9 lottery tickets worth $900,000News Story
It took 26 years for his numbers to win big Robert Lundstedt was feeling lucky Monday morning. So lucky that the Bridgewater, Massachusetts, carpenter bought nine Mass Cash tickets from four different locations for that day's drawing, all using his usual combination of numbers: 1, 7, 11, 26, and 30. And that feeling paid off. As he checked the lottery results while buying paper towels the next day, Lundstedt, 56, discovered that he had bought nine $100,000 winning tickets, his wife of 2
Jul 13, 2018, 8:38 am - Lottery News

Father and son win big in Virginia Lottery Cash 5News Story
A Newport News man and his son split a hefty Virginia Lottery win. Lamar Mouling, Sr. bought three Cash 5 tickets for himself and one for his son, Lamar Mouling, Jr. Each ticket had the same 5 numbers in the June 14th drawing, and they turned out to be the winning numbers. Together the pair won a total of $400,000, or $100,000 per ticket. The winning numbers were 3, 10, 13, 14, and 15. Lamar Sr. purchased all four tickets at Stop Go located at 14609 Warwick Boulevard in Newport News. Th
Jul 5, 2018, 9:01 am - Lottery News

WV Lottery Commission establishes rules for sports bettingNews Story
The West Virginia Lottery Commission has set its rules for sports betting in the state, following an emergency meeting Thursday. West Virginia Lottery Director Alan Larrick said the commission passed the sports betting rules, effective Thursday, to give the state's five casinos plenty of time to familiarize themselves with the various regulations outlined in the rules. We're trying to do everything we can to get sports betting available by football season that's what our goal is, Larrick
Jun 22, 2018, 9:41 am - Lottery News

WV Lottery revenue continues climb, with sports betting on horizonNews Story
West Virginia Lottery revenue continued to climb in April, as more money spent on video lottery and traditional online and scratch-off games offset declining revenue numbers at the state's racetrack casinos. Fortunately, our pluses are ahead of our minuses, so we are about 1 percent ahead on sales, Lottery Director Alan Larrick said after Tuesday's Lottery Commission meeting. Traditional lottery sales are up 7 percent so far this budget year, while limited video lottery at bars, clubs and
May 23, 2018, 10:32 am - Lottery News

U.S. Supreme Court overturns federal sports-wagering banNews Story
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal law that bars gambling on individual sporting events in most of the country, in a ruling likely to unleash a race among the states to attract billions of dollars in legal wagers. Ruling in a New Jersey case, the court said the 1992 law unconstitutionally forced states to maintain laws that ban gambling. Nevada is the only state where single-game wagering is now legal. Sports gambling could begin in a matter of weeks in casinos and racetracks i
May 14, 2018, 11:03 am - Lottery News

Minnesota family wins first Lotto America jackpot worth $22.8 millionNews Story
Debbie Kujava stopped at a Holiday convenience store in Roseau, Minn., to buy a Diet Sunkist after work on March 13. While there, she decided to buy a lottery-ticket bundle for $7. She thought she might win $1 or $2. When she realized on Thursday that her ticket matched every number for the multi-state Lotto America game, she stepped outside to calm down and smoke a cigarette. I was shaking. My heart was beating so fast, Debbie Kujava said Monday at Minnesota Lottery headquarters in Ro
Mar 20, 2018, 7:41 pm - Lottery News