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Multi-state Cash4Life may become daily lottery gameNews Story
Lottery players in nine states may soon have a chance to play the game Cash4Life on daily basis. The move from a twice-per-week to daily drawings was approved Monday by members of the the New York State Gaming Commission. If approved by the other eight states that offer the game, Cash4Life could adopt a daily drawing schedule starting on July 1. New York started Cash4Life with New Jersey in 2014. Since then, seven other states have joined: Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Jan 29, 2019, 9:09 am - Lottery News

Bill to allow lottery winners to remain anonymous passes Virginia SenateNews Story
A bill that would allow lottery winners in Virginia to remain anonymous has cleared one hurdle toward becoming a law. The bill passed in the Senate Friday morning, but still has to be approved by the House of Delegates. It passed with a 33-7 vote. Sen. Lionell Spruill, Sr. (D-Chesapeake) helped introduced the bill, which would let winners submit a notice to the Virginia Lottery that they do not wish to have their name or personal information disclosed. The bill would not, however, preve
Jan 20, 2019, 10:27 am - Lottery News

WV Lottery not backing online gaming law this sessionNews Story
West Virginia Lottery officials will back two bills intended to increase revenue, but do not plan to pursue legalization of online gaming this session, Lottery Director John Myers told the House Finance Committee Friday. We certainly see the opportunity in iGaming, he said. We fully intend to come back with that at some point. Online gaming, or iGaming, can run the gamut from being able to able to buy tickets for Lottery drawings or scratch-off games online, to sports betting apps, to on
Jan 16, 2019, 1:02 pm - Lottery News

Woman's winning lottery ticket rescued from trash by brotherNews Story
A Montana woman said a $50,000 winning lottery ticket she intended to throw away was rescued by her brother. Virginia Busko-Gewald told Montana Lottery officials she was inspired by her brother's lottery-playing hobby to pick up a lottery ticket at the Great Falls Albertsons. Even though her brother plays regularly, she didn't even know what game to play, so she bought the first game the clerk recommended: Powerball. I don't take it serious, Busko-Gewald said. It's just fun! After th
Dec 19, 2018, 11:25 am - Lottery News

'It was a horrible, horrible crime that I committed,' Jamaican lottery scammer repentsNews Story
Charles Bennett had already lost his home and moved into a trailer to pay the scammers who had taken over his life. Soon he was hiding there in the dark, told in a late-night phone call that he was about to be arrested over unpaid bills. The 85-year-old Massachusetts man would be stopped from selling the trailer by a social services investigation, but he lost all control over his finances. Even then, he starved himself so he could hand over his food allowance to the scammers. He remained conv
Oct 5, 2018, 9:25 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery winner has three minutes to fill grocery shopping cartNews Story
Hands gripping the handle of a shopping cart, Jeff Marsten stood poised behind a black-and-white checkered strip of tape near the entrance of the Weis Markets on Deacon Road at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Give me a countdown to 10 seconds, Kim McGregor said to Angela Beachy. Ten, nine, eight, began Beachy. When she reached one, the 63-year-old Stafford County man was off and running down the coffee aisle. Right behind were the two women, who work for Weis, along with representatives from the Virgi
Sep 20, 2018, 10:39 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

The man who won the lottery 14 times (part 2)News Story
Just after 11 PM on February 15, 1992, a lottery ball machine at the Virginia State Lottery HQ spit out 6 winning numbers on live television: 8... 11... 13... 15... 19... 20. In the coming days, officials would find out that one person had secured not only the $27,036,142 jackpot, but 6 second prizes, 132 third prizes, and 135 minor prizes collectively worth another $900k. What unfolded next was the strangest, most improbable lottery tale in history one involving thousands of international
Aug 27, 2018, 6:56 pm - Lottery News

The man who won the lottery 14 times (part 1)News Story
Just after 11 PM on February 15, 1992, a lottery ball machine at the Virginia State Lottery HQ spit out 6 winning numbers on live television: 8... 11... 13... 15... 19... 20. In the coming days, officials would find out that one person had secured not only the $27,036,142 jackpot, but 6 second prizes, 132 third prizes, and 135 minor prizes collectively worth another $900k. What unfolded next was the strangest, most improbable lottery tale in history one involving thousands of international
Aug 20, 2018, 7:29 pm - Lottery News