S.C. Lottery ending MegaMatch 6 game
To avoid confusion with Mega Millions
The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) announced MegaMatch 6 will end with the Tuesday, December 29 drawing.
The MegaMatch 6 rolling jackpot game has enjoyed a successful run for nearly two years, generating more than $24 million in sales and over $16 million in prizes.
MegaMatch 6 has been a vital part of our family of games, said Paula Harper Bethea, SCEL's Executive Director. These games are fun but are primarily designed to raise money for ...
Dec 3, 2009, 8:42 am - - Lottery News forum
Canada's Lotto Max game to begin in Sept.
Replaces the retiring Super 7 game
First drawing Friday, Sept. 25
Canada lottery players will have the opportunity to play a new nation-wide game starting in September.
Lotto Max tickets go on sale at lottery retailers throughout the country starting Sept. 19, 2009, with the first drawing held on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.
The new multi-province game, which replaces the retiring Super 7 game, will offer additional $1 million prizes once the jackpot reaches $50 million. Like Super 7, Lot ...
Jul 30, 2009, 7:37 pm - - Lottery News forum
Missouri Lottery sold tickets after game ended
Players to get refunds if they saved their tickets
The Missouri Lottery blundered Monday when it ended one numbers game and launched another, but will correct their mistake for players who saved their game tickets.
A total of 473 people were able to buy lottery tickets for the Show Me 5 Paydown game on Monday, even though the game's final drawing was held Sunday evening.
On Monday, the Missouri Lottery replaced its twice-daily Show Me 5 Paydown game with Show Me Cash, a similar Pick 5-s ...
Sep 10, 2008, 12:04 pm - - Lottery News forum
Missouri Lottery changing games Monday
Missouri Lottery players will get a new numbers game Monday, but also lose one.
Show Me Cash, a daily on-line drawing, is set to begin Monday when the twice-daily and struggling Show Me 5 Paydown game goes out of business.
Lottery spokesman Gary Gonder said the new Pick 5-style game would offer players bigger jackpots and better odds of winning.
The top prize in every Paydown drawing was a tax-free, lump sum $50,000. But if no player won that prize, cash trickled down to increase the a ...
Sep 6, 2008, 2:54 pm - - Lottery News forum
N.M. Lottery approves raffle, ends game, and hires new vendor
The New Mexico Lottery's board of directors was busy yesterday, approving a new raffle-style game for later this year, canceling the unique 4 this way 4-digit game, and ending an 11-year relationship with its current equipment and services vendor.
Finishing a two-year process to analyze its business needs, identify revenue growth opportunities and evaluate vendor capabilities, the New Mexico Lottery yesterday selected Intralot to provide a computerized gaming system, communications network ...
Jul 27, 2007, 8:22 pm - - Lottery News forum
Iowa Lottery discontinues five scratch games
The Iowa Lottery is officially ending five instant-scratch games and players have until September to claim prizes in them.
The lottery has announced the end of the Crazy 8's Bingo, Wild Crossword (Confetti), Blackjack (orange) , 4's Galore and Only at the Fair scratch games. Players have until the close of business on Sept. 24, 2007, to claim prizes in them.
Players may visit the Iowa Lottery at 2323 Grand Ave. in Des Moines or go to one of the lottery's regional offices in Counc ...
Jun 27, 2007, 9:20 am - - Lottery News forum
Ontario Lottery nixes Bingo scratch tickets
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has hired outside auditors and is working with the printer, as it investigates a complaint that winning cards on two editions of a Super Bingo game could be identified without scratching them, a spokesperson has confirmed.
In the meantime, the corporation has recalled more than one million of the scratch-and-win games and will destroy them, according to OLGC spokesperson Don Pister, who noted 19.5 million game cards had been printed. They were dis ...
Mar 22, 2007, 9:15 am - - Lottery News forum
Washington Lottery's Quinto game to end in March
Lottery players who love Quinto have until March 17 to play the card-themed draw game, Washington's Lottery announced Thursday.
The game is ending partially because customers have asked for different games, Chris Liu, the lottery director, said in a statement.
We always look for new and exciting ways to bring Washington more chances to win and give more players a winning experience, he said.
People can buy tickets for Quinto until 7:45 p.m. on that Saturday for the drawing, which wil ...
Feb 25, 2007, 5:42 am - - Lottery News forum
Penn. Lottery introduces new 'Mix & Match' game
The Pennsylvania Lottery will introduce a new lotto game next week, Mix Match, offering better odds than any of the state's other numbers games, more ways to win, and a cash jackpot that begins at $50,000.
Mix Match tickets go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 23, and the first drawing will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25. Mix Match drawings will be conducted every Monday and Thursday evening with The Daily Number, Big 4 and Cash 5 drawings.
Mix Match is a great new game with ...
Jan 19, 2007, 9:50 am - - Lottery News forum
Ohio Lottery to ditch Lot 'O Play game over lack of interest
...or maybe over a lack 'O good name?
The bingo-style Lot 'O Play game that the Ohio Lottery launched slightly more than a year ago will disappear Jan. 20 after a long struggle to win the hearts of players.
In its place, Classic Lotto, a more traditional and preferred game of chance, will debut Jan. 21, lottery officials said.
Lot 'O Play didn't catch on, and it's not what our players wanted, said Mardele Cohen, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Lottery.
Lot 'O Play, which replaced th ...
Dec 20, 2006, 1:24 pm - - Lottery News forum
