Reflecting bad times, some lotteries hit losing streak
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 forum
Sting nabs Minnesota lottery clerks stealing winning tickets
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 forum
Lottery millionaire's life hasn't changed much
Julie Nolan urges on the 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier toward her Kellogg, Minn., home, the speedometer needle struggling to hit 60 miles per hour. The aging car's odometer registers another mile with a click n 220,646 and counting n as she heads home from a shift at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
She bought the car with only seven miles on it. The vehicle still has a certain sentimental value, even though rust has eaten through sections of the passenger side floorboard.
Besides, if somebody h ...
Feb 10, 2009, 10:33 am - - Lottery News forum
Minnesota Lottery draws winning numbers in raffle
The Minnesota Lottery selected the winning numbers Thursday for its special 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 third annual holiday raffle game from the Minnesota State Lottery.
Players purchased tickets for $10 each. Tickets went on sale Oct. 19 and were completely sold out by Dec. 28. The raffle has sold out in each of its three years.
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Jan 1, 2009, 11:00 pm - - Lottery News forum
Minn. Lottery to add Gopher 5 drawing
Schedule will change days of week starting next Monday
The Minnesota State Lottery announced they will begin holding a third weekly drawing for their Gopher 5 game.
Starting Oct. 6, drawings will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Previously, drawings have been held on Tuesdays and Fridays, which is as it's been since the game was inaugurated in 1991.
Last week, local media sources reported that the Minnesota State Lottery announced an increase in ticket sales compared to la ...
Sep 30, 2008, 12:08 am - - Lottery News forum
$180 Million Lottery Winners: 'We Want A Regular Life'
If you can't win it big in the lottery, you hope the ones who do seem worthy of the prize. Which is why few can be disappointed that a Minnesota couple has come forward to claim one of the biggest jackpots in North American history a whopping $180 million.
Paul and Sue Rosenau were the sole winners of the Powerball lottery in last Saturday's big draw. The couple, from the small town of Waseca, will take a one time lump sum payment worth $59.6 million after taxes.
Both are 54 and both st ...
May 9, 2008, 12:51 pm - - Lottery News forum
Minnesota couple claims $180 million Powerball jackpot
Paul and Sue Rosenau are Minnesota's newest millionaires.
The Waseca couple appeared this afternoon at a news conference at Minnesota Lottery headquarters in Roseville, introduced as the lucky winners of Saturday's $180.1 million Powerball drawing. The Rosenaus said they'll take the lump-sum payment of $88 million, or $59.6 million after taxes.
The Rosenaus, both 54, hit the largest Powerball jackpot in state history. The Rosenaus have three adult children, and just last week had their sec ...
May 6, 2008, 5:40 pm - - Lottery News forum
Minnesota couple to claim $180M Powerball lottery jackpot
Couple could present winning lottery ticket at Lottery HQ today
A middle-aged couple from Waseca County in southern Minnesota is expected to come forward today and claim the largest Powerball prize ever won in the state.
The winners' accountant, Dale Deraad, said his clients are making preparations to appear at state lottery headquarters in Roseville this afternoon to certify the winning ticket worth $180.1 million.
They are just excited, Deraad said. They are just wonderful people.
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May 6, 2008, 9:53 am - - Lottery News forum
Minn. Lottery office hears from $180M Powerball winner
Officials at the Minnesota State Lottery headquarters said today they have heard from someone who claims to be holding the winning Powerball ticket from Saturday's drawing that's worth $180.1 million.
But nothing is official until that person comes forward and presents the ticket for certification at the lottery's Roseville office, a lottery spokeswoman said.
That's not likely to happen today, but it could happen this week. We are eager to find out, she said.
Lottery officials confirm ...
May 5, 2008, 1:54 pm - - Lottery News forum
Lottery ticket worth $200,000 expired
Another winning ticket due to expire Sunday
The holder of a winning Powerball ticket sold in Dakota County, Minnesota, last year has missed the opportunity to cash in. The winner had until 5 p.m. Thursday to claim the $200,000 prize they won by matching the five white balls drawn on Jan. 17, 2007.
The scenario could play out again on if another winning ticket holder does not show up at state lottery headquarters by 5 p.m. Tuesday. A lottery official said an outstanding ticket worth $50,000 ...
Jan 18, 2008, 8:38 pm - - Lottery News forum
