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Minnesota couple claims $229M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Includes video report Thomas and Kathleen Morris, a couple from Burnsville, Minnesota, walked into the Minnesota State Lottery headquarters around 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon to claim the nearly $229 million winning Powerball ticket. It started on Monday, Kathleen said. We met with our financial adviser and things didn't look very promising. I told Tom the only way we're going to retire is if we win the lottery. Minnesota's newest millionaires bought the winning ticket at a SuperAmeric
Aug 13, 2011, 9:02 am - Lottery News

$228.9M Powerball lottery ticket sold in MinnesotaNews Story
For a split second, John Nee of Apple Valley thought he might be the luckiest person in Minnesota. On Thursday afternoon, Nee, 63, hadn't yet checked his Powerball ticket when he was told that a winning ticket worth $228.9 million, the biggest jackpot in state history, had been sold in Dakota County. Alas, after hearing the numbers, Nee crumpled up his slip of paper and pined, Like every week. It's not me. But that's all right. It will come. The identity of the big winner is still a my
Aug 12, 2011, 8:13 am - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery resumes ticket sales ThursdayNews Story
By Todd Northrop After being shut down for nearly three weeks due to a state government budget impasse, the Minnesota Lottery will begin selling lottery tickets again, starting Thursday, July 21. The resumption of ticket sales follows a special legislative session that put an end to the government shut down. The state's Democrat governor relented, allowing the state budget to follow the Republican-majority state legislature's plan. The lottery suspended operations on July 1. Beginning a
Jul 20, 2011, 4:26 pm - Lottery News

Wisconsin lottery benefiting from Minnesota government shutdownNews Story
Includes video report The cash register is humming at the gas station Mac Qasem manages in Houlton, Wisconsin, and he has squabbling Democrats and Republicans from Minnesota to thank for it. You know how much people, they just want to buy lottery, he smiles. Since the Minnesota state shutdown began, lottery sales at Qasem's store are five times normal. You just cross the bridge, couple of blocks and you're here, he points out. The Minnesota state lottery is shut down, so they come here
Jul 12, 2011, 10:11 am - Lottery News

Minnesota shutdown boosts Iowa border lottery salesNews Story
Sales of Iowa Lottery tickets at retail stores along the Minnesota border are getting a boost from the Gopher State's government shutdown. State offices in Minnesota have been closed since July 1 because Gov. Mark Dayton and the Minnesota Legislature have failed to reach agreement on a new state budget. The shutdown includes the sales of Minnesota Lottery tickets. We have checked with locations in a few different communities that are along the major highways that run between Iowa and Minn
Jul 8, 2011, 10:54 am - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery suspended during government shutdownNews Story
By Todd Northrop The budget impasse in the Minnesota state capital is having a widespread effect across the state including at the state lottery. Many state services, including the Minnesota state lottery, ceased operations Friday. The Lottery closed all its offices 5 p.m. Thursday, and no lottery tickets were available for sale after 11:59 p.m. During the shutdown, lottery tickets cannot be validated or paid out. Players currently holding winning tickets should sign them immediately
Jul 2, 2011, 9:51 pm - Lottery News

Once a victim, retiree allegedly joined scammers to bilk othersNews Story
Authorities allege that Thomas Murphy, 68, became a mule for an overseas ring that took in $800,000 They preyed on the elderly often by trolling obituaries for new widows or widowers and enticed them into believing they'd won a lottery but needed to pay the tax on their winnings to claim them. Thomas Murphy, 68, a retired principal, teacher and coach from Henderson, Minn., started as a victim. Then, police say, he joined the scam in a failed attempt to try to recoup his losses. Authorit
Oct 20, 2010, 8:39 am - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery draws winning numbers in raffleNews Story
The Minnesota Lottery selected the winning numbers Friday for its special New Year's Day Millionaire Raffle drawing. The full set of winning numbers are available on Lottery Post's Minnesota Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/mn). Millionaire Raffle is the fourth annual holiday raffle game from the Minnesota State Lottery. Players purchased tickets for $10 each. Tickets went on sale Nov. 3 and were completely sold out by Dec. 23. The raffle has sold out in each of its fou
Jan 2, 2010, 9:19 am - Lottery News

Reflecting bad times, some lotteries hit losing streakNews Story
State lotteries are down on their luck as players cut back on games of chance. From California, where sales for the past year are down 5%, to Florida, where sales slipped 7%, fewer people are gambling on scratch-off tickets and numbers games. The economy probably has affected lottery sales the way it's affected all discretionary spending, says David Gale of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. About half of Americans buy lottery tickets, according to a 2008
Apr 14, 2009, 8:47 am - Lottery News

Sting nabs Minnesota lottery clerks stealing winning ticketsNews Story
Investigations will expand after lottery ticket agents attempt to redeem undercover agents' winning tickets Five Twin Cities convenience store employees and three accomplices are facing lottery fraud charges after they were caught by undercover investigators allegedly trying to cash in winning lottery tickets for themselves. The fraud was discovered after the Minnesota State Lottery's security office and the state's Alcohol Gambling Enforcement Division set up a sting operation to test whe
Mar 30, 2009, 10:24 am - Lottery News