Maryland lets problem gamblers exclude themselves from lottery
Individuals on voluntary list must forfeit winnings
Maryland has become the third state to offer a voluntary system to restrict the ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday.
The program is an expansion of the casino exclusion program launched in 2011, several months after Maryland's first casino opened. People on that list agree to be cited for trespassing if found in one of the state's casinos.
Once signed up for the lottery exclusion list, a person is required to forfe ...
Yesterday, 7:17 am - Lottery News forum
Mega Millions multi-state lottery to get harder to win in Oct.
Come this fall, winning the multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot will become even more difficult in the 45 states and jurisdictions that offer the lotto game.
The consortium that operates Mega Millions is upping the odds to 1 in about 258.9 million that someone picks all six numbers right.
The current odds are 1 in about 175.7 million that a person correctly chooses five of 56 numbered white balls and one of 46 gold balls.
The odds will change under a new format for the Oct. 22 dra ...
May 20, 2013, 6:14 am - Lottery News forum
Record Powerball jackpot won by 1 ticket
Single winning Powerball lottery ticket sold in Florida
Final jackpot total of $590.5 million is largest prize won by a single ticket
How would you react if you won?
Updated 8:33 am with winning location and other details Updated May 20 at 3:47 pm with the jackpot's cash value
By Todd Northrop
The largest Powerball lottery jackpot in game history has been won Saturday night by a single ticket sold in the state of Florida.
The record $590.5 million Powerball jackpot, which is ...
May 19, 2013, 1:18 am - Lottery News forum
2 tickets win Mega Millions jackpot worth $190M
A Mega Millions jackpot advertised at $190 million has been won by two tickets, one sold in New Jersey, the other in Virginia.
They matched all the numbers drawn Friday night: 11, 15, 35, 43 and 49, with Mega Ball number 41. The Megaplier was 4.
Winners usually take the cash payout, which in this case would be $70 million each. Before taxes, of course.
Seventeen tickets missed only the Mega Ball and won second worth $250,000: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Iowa, 1 from Maryland, 3 from Michiga ...
May 18, 2013, 1:05 pm - Lottery News forum
$600 MILLION: Biggest Powerball jackpot ever
Closing in on all-time lottery record
By Todd Northrop
Only once before has the United States or the world witnessed a lottery-buying frenzy like we are seeing this week.
That was in March, 2012, when the multi-state Mega Millions game was busy setting a record for the largest jackpot in world history.
This time it's Powerball's turn to make people stop what they're doing and line up for lottery tickets.
Powerball tickets are being bought at such a rapid pace that the Multi-State ...
May 17, 2013, 1:05 pm - Lottery News forum
Man finds $4.85 million Lotto ticket in cookie jar
Includes video report
Maybe you've heard this story before. Or dreamed it.
A man cleans out old lottery tickets from a cookie jar, and instead of throwing them away takes them to the 7-Eleven to check them out. And finds one of them is worth millions.
It gets better for Ricardo Cerezo of Geneva, Illinois. He says his family was facing eviction, and he'll use part of the winnings $4.85 million to pay off the home.
It couldn't have happened at a better time, said Cerezo, a management ...
May 17, 2013, 8:25 am - Lottery News forum
$550 MILLION: Powerball jackpot now more than a half-billion dollars
By Todd Northrop
Just 12 hours after the initial Powerball jackpot estimate of $475 million was set, lottery officials announced that strong sales have pushed the official estimate for Saturday's drawing to $550 million.
The current jackpot is the second largest in Powerball history and the third largest jackpot in U.S. history.
The new estimated lump-sum cash value of the jackpot is $350.1 million.
Judging from past jackpot run-ups, it is almost certain that the jackpot will be rais ...
May 16, 2013, 4:09 pm - Lottery News forum
$475 MILLION: Powerball jackpot nears a half-billion dollars
3rd largest lottery jackpot the world has ever seen
By Todd Northrop
You want to win a half-billion dollar jackpot? For only the third time in history, it is possible or will be, by the time Saturday's drawing comes around.
Let the frenzy begin. Millions upon millions of people around the country will be lining up for their chance to claim the historic jackpot Saturday evening.
The Powerball jackpot is so huge that the next-highest jackpot in history is $85 million less than Saturday ...
May 16, 2013, 12:50 am - Lottery News forum
$190 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls
Florida residents can join in the fun for the first time
By Todd Northrop
Lottery players across the United States including Florida for the first time are buying their Mega Millions tickets in preparation for Friday's massive $190 million drawing.
(See Mega Millions comes to Florida, Lottery Post, May 15, 2013.)
The cash value stands at a staggering $140.9 million. Lottery players typically think of the cash value as roughly half of the annuity estimate, but this Mega Millions cash ...
May 15, 2013, 9:09 am - Lottery News forum
Mega Millions comes to Florida
It's a great time to be a lottery player in Florida: Powerball is at $360 million and rising, the highest it has been since last year's record $587 million. Meanwhile, at 6 a.m. this morning, Mega Millions tickets went on sale in Florida for the first time. The multi-state jackpot is approaching $200 million.
Mega Millions tickets are now available at the same outlets that sell other Florida lottery products. There are more than 13,000 such venues statewide. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. Tuesd ...
May 15, 2013, 8:30 am - Lottery News forum
