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NJ Lottery drawings to return to broadcast TVNews Story
Public Media, the New Jersey parent company of NJTV, announced today that New Jersey state lottery numbers will once again be carried on New Jersey public television. Beginning September 6, the Lottery's daily winning numbers results will be aired at 1:58 p.m. and 8:58 p.m. seven days a week. New Jersey state lottery drawings had previously been televised each day on NJN but ceased when the state turned over operation of the network to PMNJ. The live Lottery drawings will continue to be he
Sep 1, 2011, 3:43 pm - Lottery News

Millions in lottery jackpots expire every yearNews Story
If you are the ticket holder for the winning Massachusetts Mega Millions consolation prize with the numbers: 2, 7, 10, 16 and 29, we have some bad news for you. You have just missed your chance to claim $250,000. The jackpot expired Wednesday. In six more days, on Aug. 3, a $900,000 jackpot is in danger of becoming little more than wishful thinking for some unlucky winner in Florida. ABC News have found at least six other jackpots ranging from $10,000 (two in Arizona expiring Aug. 8 and Au
Jul 29, 2011, 9:31 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts Lottery to end TV broadcastsNews Story
Starting Aug. 15 the Massachusetts Lottery will only show video replays of its in-state lottery drawings on its Web site, shifting away from the television format that players in Massachusetts have grown accustomed to since the 1970s. Ending its agreement with current broadcast partner WCVB-Channel 5, Lottery officials will host its daily drawings mid-day and in the evening at their Braintree headquarters and post the full drawing online at masslottery.com just minutes after the drawing occur
Jul 27, 2011, 3:07 pm - Lottery News

Assemblywoman wants N.J. lottery drawings back on TVNews Story
New Jersey Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer) announced today she will introduce a bill requiring NJTV to broadcast the New Jersey lottery drawings. Since July 1, the New Jersey Lottery has been streaming its daily lottery drawings only on its Web site and on its Facebook page. Watson Coleman wants the drawing to be available on the state's public television network. NJTV is the private nonprofit that replaced New Jersey Network earlier this month. Not everyone owns or has
Jul 11, 2011, 4:18 pm - Lottery News

Some not pleased with N.J. Lottery Internet drawing broadcastNews Story
But move to Web might eventually broaden the number of TV stations to carry live draws It doesn't matter what changes: any time a change occurs at the lottery, there are some who won't like it. Genevieve Tappan has played the New Jersey Lottery for more than 40 years, but hasn't bought a ticket since Saturday, when she realized the nightly drawings were no longer being televised. I like to see them pull it so they don't have the chance to switch it, said Tappan, 80, of East Orange. Old
Jul 6, 2011, 10:52 am - Lottery News

Damaging evidence against former Mass Lottery overseerNews Story
Former Massachusetts state treasurer Timothy P. Cahill was directly involved in the state lottery's decision to launch a $1.65 million taxpayer-funded advertising blitz seen as benefiting his campaign for governor last year, according to e-mails and other documents obtained by local media. In August 2010, Cahill met for lunch with Hill Holliday chief executive Michael J. Sheehan, according to e-mails between lottery officials and the Boston firm. Following that lunch, Diane Anderson, then the
Jun 22, 2011, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Spain to privatize lotteryNews Story
The Spanish government is close to selecting three advisers to help it sell shares in national lottery Sociedad Estatal de Loter as y Apuestas del Estado SA that could raise as much as $10.62 billion. The choice of strategic, financial and legal advisers could be announced as soon as Tuesday, Aurelio Mart nez, chairman of Loter as y Apuestas del Estado, said in an interview. The mandates are considered prestigious for consulting firms, investment banks and law firms, even if the fees involved
May 24, 2011, 7:03 am - Lottery News

$29M lottery jackpot 12 years in makingNews Story
Postal workers each paid $10 a week into Mega Millions Perseverance and planning ahead with a storm bearing down on the region paid off for a group of postal worker friends, who came forward Friday to claim their $29 million jackpot. We'd been playing for so long, I felt we had to win sooner or later, said Hosea Person, 48. He and 12 others from the priority mail processing center in Romulus had bought Mega Millions tickets for 12 years before hitting it big Feb. 1. Hosea and his wife,
Feb 6, 2011, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Wash. lottery winner to be revealedNews Story
Idaho winner still a mystery One of the two winners of the $380 million Mega Millions jackpot will come forward today. The unidentified Washington state lottery winner bought the ticket at a Safeway store in the small town of Ephrata. The same player also bought another ticket that won $150. Scott Kinney, Washington state Lottery spokesman, said the winner hand-picked the magic numbers at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The numbers drawn in the second-largest jackpot in U.S. history were: 4, 8,
Jan 6, 2011, 9:02 am - Lottery News

Kansas Lottery raffle winner claims prize within minutes of drawing!News Story
State employee purchased number of tickets in a wide distribution area A woman from Topeka who works for the state of Kansas had her holiday dream fulfilled Thursday when she discovered she had the winning ticket in the Kansas Lottery's $1 million Holiday Millionaire Raffle. The woman, whose identity wasn't released, will take home $700,000 after 30 percent of the winnings is withheld for state and federal taxes, said Sally Lunsford, director of communications for the Kansas Lottery. Kansa
Dec 30, 2010, 5:00 pm - Lottery News