Texas Lottery takes step toward selling PowerballNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission took a step Tuesday toward expanding state gambling options to include Powerball, with a chance for the first ticket to be sold here Jan. 31. I think we would be remiss in at least not stepping out there and trying it. If we see it doesn't work, we can certainly pull back out, said Chairwoman Mary Ann Williamson before the commission unanimously voted to publish proposed game rules for public comment. If the panel gives final approval to the rules early next y ...
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Arkansas lottery to sell Mega Millions ticketsNews Story
The Arkansas Lottery Commission agreed Tuesday to sell Mega Millions tickets next year, making multi-state jackpots available to lottery participants four nights a week instead of two. The panel unanimously voted to begin selling tickets for Mega Millions by Jan. 31. The state already sells tickets for the multistate Powerball game. Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue said he didn't know how much additional money the state would get from the Mega Millions game. Arkansas has sold $ ...
Nov 18, 2009, 10:56 pm - Todd - Lottery News forum

Idaho Lottery Commission approves Mega MillionsNews Story
Tickets to go on sale in Jan. 2010 Idahoans may soon get the chance to play another multi-million dollar jackpot game. The Idaho State Lottery Commission announced Tuesday that Mega Millions, the nation's other big jackpot, multi-state draw game could start selling tickets in Idaho early as Jan. 31, 2010. The five-member Lottery Commission unanimously approved offering Mega Millions with Megaplier tickets in Idaho. Powerball with PowerPlay, Idaho's other big jackpot game, will also c ...
Nov 17, 2009, 9:29 pm - Todd - Lottery News forum

Iowa joins multi-state Mega Millions lotteryNews Story
Iowa Lottery players will soon be able to make their first drawing for Mega Millions, a popular multistate game that paid a record $390 million jackpot two years ago. The Iowa Lottery Board voted unanimously Monday to join Mega Millions, which will give lottery players another opportunity to buy chances for a Powerball-style game, said Iowa Lottery Chief Executive Officer Terry Rich. Ticket sales for Mega Millions are scheduled to start in Iowa on Jan. 31 for a Feb. 2 drawing. Both games o ...
Nov 17, 2009, 7:29 am - Todd - Lottery News forum

Multi-state lottery shockwave sweeping AmericaNews Story
Lottery Post Exclusive By Todd Northrop Updated: Nov. 6, 2009, 11:28 a.m. Updated: Nov. 10, 2009, 11:21 p.m. In January 2010 the state lines that have been dividing the United States into Powerball states and Mega Millions states will be blurred by a cross-selling arrangement between the two multi-state lottery titans. But it was not an arrangement the country's biggest lotto games entered into easily or even willingly. The lines of division between America's two biggest multi ...
Nov 5, 2009, 2:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News forum

America's multi-state lottery titans agree to ticket-selling partnershipNews Story
Even bigger, unified national game could be next They are the two marquee games in American lotteries: Mega Millions and Powerball. Each lottery state currently has one, but not the other. However, the Mega Millions consortium and Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) have reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in all U.S. lottery jurisdictions. The agreement means that lotteries from across the United States, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, will be able ...
Oct 14, 2009, 9:13 am - Todd - Lottery News forum

Patriots plan lottery tie-in after NFL eases stanceNews Story
Promo will be a first for a league still sensitive about betting scandals The New England Patriots are developing the first licensed NFL instant ticket with the Massachusetts State Lottery just days after league owners voted to allow teams to partner with lotteries across the country. This is going to be a hugely successful collaboration, Robert Kraft, chief executive of Kraft Group, which owns the Patriots, said yesterday. We are looking forward to helping the lottery generate much needed re ...
May 26, 2009, 1:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News forum

Redskins second team to reach deal with state lotteryNews Story
One of the most valuable franchises in sports may have just gotten a little bit more valuable. According the Associated Press, the Washington Redskins, who Forbes listed as the third most-valuable team in sports in January, became the second NFL franchise to reach a licensing agreement with a state lottery, announcing their deal on Friday. The New England Patriots were the first, publicizing their agreement on Thursday, just one day after the issue was voted on by NFL owners. Though the ...
May 26, 2009, 1:22 pm - Todd - Lottery News forum

Ravens considering licensing deal with Md. LotteryNews Story
After NFL policy change, team in talks to put logo on scratch-off tickets The Ravens are huddling with Maryland Lottery officials over placing the team's logo for the first time on scratch-off tickets. We are in discussions, Ravens spokesman Chad Steele confirmed Friday, just 48 hours after the National Football League decided to allow clubs to strike such licensing deals with state-sponsored lotteries. Thursday, the New England Patriots reached an agreement with the Massachusetts Stat ...
May 23, 2009, 7:44 am - Todd - Lottery News forum