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Idaho Lottery raffle made a millionaire tonightNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Idaho Lottery conducted its annual $1,000,000 Raffle drawing Wednesday evening, and created one instant millionaire. The winning numbers are available at Lottery Post's Idaho Lottery Results page. In addition to the $1 million top prize, there were four winners of $25,000, 250 winners of $250, 500 winners of $100, and 1,750 winners of $50. All prizes are lump-sum cash payments. A total of 250,000 tickets were available for the raffle at the price of $10 apiece. S
Dec 30, 2010, 12:02 am - Lottery News

Anonymous donor gives lottery ticket to Kansas hospitalNews Story
Imagine the surprise to open your mail and find a lottery ticket worth thousands of dollars. It happened in one Kansas county this month and now the hospital in Beloit is all the richer for it. Hospitals in small communities such as the one in Mitchell County are a big deal. That's why, when Susan Concannon opened up an anonymous letter a few weeks ago, she was completely overjoyed. $10,000!!! Concannon exclaimed as she showed us the celebratory check from the Kansas Lottery. It was la
Aug 22, 2010, 10:26 am - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery raffle made a millionaire tonightNews Story
Idaho Lottery conducts first USA holiday raffle drawing of 2009 The Idaho Lottery conducted its $1,000,000 Raffle drawing Wednesday evening, and created one instant millionaire. The winning numbers are available Lottery Post's Idaho Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/id). In addition to the $1 million top prize, there will be four winners of $10,000, 60 winners of $1,000, 1,000 winners of $100, and 2,000 winners of $50. All prizes are lump-sum cash payments. A total of
Dec 31, 2009, 1:11 am - Lottery News

Greenbrier resort offers table games to guests, plans video lotteryNews Story
Less than a month after getting its license to offer gambling, West Virginia's historic Greenbrier resort has opened the Tavern Casino, an on-site facility for guests with table games including blackjack, three-card poker and roulette. The 344-square-meter Tavern Casino is open to overnight guests, members of The Greenbrier Sporting Club and The Greenbrier Golf and Tennis Club, in addition to registered event and convention attendees who are staying off-property when more than 400 rooms at Gr
Oct 8, 2009, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Waffle House waitress tastes lottery successNews Story
Mother of two wants to open her own restaurant An Austell, Georgia, Waffle House waitress, who won the half-million dollar top prize in the $500,000 Monopoly instant game, is considering opening a restaurant with her winnings. Autumn Laney, 26 and a mother of two, purchased her winning ticket while making a stop at Quick Pick Food Store on Six Flags Drive. Before leaving, she scratched the ticket in her car. I had to put on my glasses, and I cried when I saw all of those zeros, she
Jul 31, 2009, 12:42 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery winner opens nude dude ranchNews Story
You've heard of nude beaches, but how about a nude dude ranch? A multi-million-dollar lottery winner in Florida is riling some by opening up his own. Tim Clements hit a $3.3 million jackpot in 2004, and wanted to return to the farm life he grew up in. Clements, 50, became fed up with strangers asking him for money in Ormond Beach, Florida, so he bought a secluded ranch on the other side of the state. He and David Jennings, co-owner of the ranch, say the farm is secluded enough to be in
Apr 19, 2009, 8:13 am - Lottery News

Will the Michigan Lottery shut down tomorrow?News Story
If the Michigan government shuts down because legislators are unable to agree on a new state budget, the Michigan Lottery will suspend operations at the end of the business day on Sunday. All lottery ticket sales, validations and prize payments will be suspended. Drawings will be held for tickets sold prior to the shutdown. Players with advanced wagers will be able to check their numbers in newspapers and on the Lottery Post Web site, www.lotterypost.com/results/mi. Players with winning ti
Sep 29, 2007, 5:49 pm - Lottery News

Scientific Games to close Texas plantNews Story
Lottery operator Scientific Games Corp said it plans to close its plant in San Antonio, Texas, citing adequate production capacity in its other plants worldwide, a move that will affect about 350 jobs. Some of the plant's technicians and managers will be offered the opportunity to relocate to other Scientific Games operations, the company said in a statement. Scientific Games also offered severance packages, arrangements for continuity of health insurance, and outplacement assistance to th
Sep 26, 2007, 12:29 pm - Lottery News

Nine workers whose factory is closing win lotteryNews Story
Nine auto parts workers whose factory is slated to close at the end of the year have something to celebrate: a $9 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot. For nearly 16 years, the men -- all current and former Delphi employees -- pooled their money to buy $50 worth of lottery tickets each week. After buying $41,000 in tickets, they finally matched all six numbers in the July 1 drawing. This was the last week we were going to play. We made a joke leaving work saying, 'Wouldn't it be nice to hit the
Jul 13, 2006, 8:24 am - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery shut down over Gov.'s tax raise planNews Story
New Jersey may be penalized for failing to sell Mega Millions tickets Without a state budget in place and the prospects for one unclear, Gov. Jon S. Corzine began an unprecedented shutdown of New Jersey government Saturday. Given that the new fiscal year began on a weekend, the immediate impacts weren't significant though if you were hoping to test your luck Saturday, you may have been out of it. The New Jersey Lottery stopped selling tickets at 8 p.m. Saturday. Atlantic City casi
Jul 2, 2006, 4:08 pm - Lottery News