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Is the lottery shortchanging schools?News Story
According to the North American Assoc. of State and Provincial Lotteries, 42 states and the District of Columbia run lotteries, and more than half claim the games boost funding for education. But CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian found that lotteries aren't exactly providing a windfall for schools. If you listen to state lottery ads, we're supposed to believe that all the numbers are supposedly adding up to more and more money for education. Lotteries help, but n
Sep 19, 2007, 12:38 pm - Lottery News

Largest Texas Lottery jackpot claimed by trustNews Story
The winners of the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won on a ticket sold in Texas have stepped forward to collect their prize money. A partnership calling itself the H H Trust of Dallas claimed the $128 million jackpot from the July 6 drawing on the multistate game, the Texas Lottery Commission says. We were daydreaming about winning the lottery and taking some time off, one member of the trust, which collected its winnings July 18, said in a news release provided by the commission.
Aug 4, 2007, 10:50 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lottery may consider offering raffleNews Story
The chairman of the Texas Lottery Commission has asked the state attorney general to study whether it would be legal to add a raffle to its array of games. Raffles offer better odds of winning than other kinds of games because a limited number of tickets are sold and there can be no duplicate winners. Twenty-seven states already offer raffles with mixed success. Lottery spokesman Bobby Heith said the commission would still have to research the idea before starting a raffle game. But offici
Jul 24, 2007, 8:07 pm - Lottery News

Thieving customers steal thousand of Texas Lottery lottery ticketsNews Story
Police say thieves have stolen Texas lottery tickets at seven different Bedford convenience stores in recent days. A store in Grapevine was also hit. The thefts started on July 3 followed by two on July 4, one last Friday,and three over the weekend. Investigators said they are looking for several suspects. In all the cases, one of the thieves distracted the cashier while another grabbed the tickets. Police were viewing store surveillance videos from the stores on Tuesday, trying to
Jul 11, 2007, 3:35 pm - Lottery News

Iraq soldier wins part of $12 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
It's been a lucky few weeks for a Texas soldier serving in Iraq. He won part of a $12 million dollar Lotto Texas jackpot, and now he's home. Lottery officials say the big winner in the May 23rd drawing was the Las Colinas Lottery Group. More than two dozen people pooled their money, at 20 bucks a month, to play. Among them was Master Sergeant Bethurel Griffin of Arlington. He deployed to Iraq in June of 2006, but Griffin had paid in advance to stay in the lotto pool. Griffin
Jul 3, 2007, 8:15 pm - Lottery News

Tyler man wins $1 million Texas Lottery jackpotNews Story
A Tyler man is a little richer after winning $1 million in the Texas Lottery. Ralph Hilts, a custodian at Lindale Independent School District, originally won $50 playing a scratch-off card, but instead of stopping he spent the money he won on a ticket for the $130 Million Spectacular - which he also won. I scratched the ticket with a quarter and I thought to myself I'd won something, he said. I asked the clerk to run it through his terminal and the message came up that the cashing limit
Jun 22, 2007, 1:24 pm - Lottery News

Kickback probe launched at the Texas LotteryNews Story
The Travis County district attorney's office confirmed Tuesday that it has launched a criminal investigation after an allegation that someone affiliated with the Texas Lottery Commission may have solicited kickbacks from a financial planning firm that helped some Lotto Texas winners manage their money. Assistant District Attorney Greg Cantwell of the office's public integrity unit said he could not divulge the details of the inquiry but said that the lottery commission was cooperating. I
Jun 20, 2007, 7:44 am - Lottery News

West Virginia resisting trend to privatize LotteryNews Story
About a dozen states are flirting with the idea of selling their lotteries to private companies to help plug financial gaps in their budgets. But West Virginia officials say they so far have not seriously considered such an initiative, which would privatize the state lottery in exchange for quick cash. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, for instance, wants to sell the Golden State's lottery to bring in as much as $37 billion. Under Schwarzenegger's plan, the state lottery would be leas
May 10, 2007, 4:26 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lottery introduces $50 scratch ticketNews Story
Once, the biggest dreams in Texas only cost a buck. Now, Texas Lottery officials are upping the ante on instant miracles to $50. That's the price of the state's newest scratch-off game, dubbed $130 Million Spectacular, which goes on sale Monday and offers nearly $134 million in prizes, including three grand prizes of $5 million. A $50 game is the highest price for a scratch-off in the nation, according to lottery data. Kansas introduced the first $50 ticket two years ago and Michigan al
May 7, 2007, 7:12 am - Lottery News

$75M Texas Lotto jackpot claimed by business partnershipNews Story
The $75 million Lotto Texas jackpot won earlier this month was claimed by a business partnership, which can help protect the privacy of the winner. Panjo Investments Ltd. claimed the April 7 jackpot, Texas Lottery Commission spokeswoman Leticia Vasquez said Thursday. The winning ticket was a quick pick, meaning a computer chose the numbers. The winner chose the cash-value option amount of $45 million. The $75 million jackpot was the largest for the Texas Lottery in the past 2 1/2 years.
Apr 28, 2007, 9:59 am - Lottery News