Lottery News for March 2016

March 2016

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Parking garage attendant wins lottery, immediately quits job 8:33 am - A New York City parking garage attendant hit the lottery jackpot, promptly quit his job, and now plans to hire his very own chauffeur. 39 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Mississippi lawmakers take first steps to create state lottery 8:45 am - It's time to give the people what they want and they want a lottery, one Mississippi lawmaker said Tuesday on the House floor. 11 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Florida woman who lost $1 million lottery trial files for bankruptcy 2:37 pm - The former Seminole County school teacher who last month lost a big chunk of a $1 million Florida Lottery jackpot to her former boyfriend, who had sued her for failing to share, has filed for bankruptcy. 18 comments (last)

7 arrested in Georgia Lottery winner's murder 9:05 am - Seven people were charged Monday in the shooting death of a lottery winner more than two months ago. 87 comments (last)

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Another retailer charged in Connecticut Lottery scheme 5:20 pm - A Manchester man who formerly worked at a local convenience store has become the seventh person statewide to be accused of manipulating Connecticut Lottery terminals to produce unusually large numbers of winning tickets in a now-suspended lottery game. 26 comments (last)

Friday, March 25, 2016

NH Lottery may increase storeowners' lottery bonus 5:21 pm - If someone walks into a New Hampshire corner store and walks away with a $160 million lottery ticket, the store owner's takeaway is capped at $30,000, the lowest such retail lottery cap in the United States. 13 comments (last)

Wyoming Lottery looks at offering statewide raffle 4:33 pm - While seeking permission last week to add a fourth game for Wyoming lottery players this year, WyoLotto officials were also looking at offering a statewide raffle. 5 comments (last)

Maryland may be 1st to hold fantasy sports referendum 4:06 pm - Maryland would become the first state to let voters decide whether the popular but controversial phenomenon of Internet fantasy sports betting is fully legal, under a bill now pending in the legislature. 3 comments (last)

Washington Mega Millions winner claims $157 million jackpot 3:17 pm - A Washington man came forward Thursday to claim the $157 million Mega Millions jackpot from the drawing on March 8. 11 comments (last)

Thursday, March 24, 2016

UK Lotto players furious over 5-number payout 9:17 am - Imagine beating the odds of 1 in 144,415 only to find out that your prize payout was just £15 (US$21). That's what thousands of UK Lotto players experienced Wednesday night. 35 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Six now face charges in CT Lottery scheme 11:03 am - Six people have been charged so far in connection with a scheme to manipulate Connecticut Lottery terminals to produce more instant winning tickets in the 5 Card Cash game, authorities said Tuesday. 18 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

At least two charged in scheme to manipulate Connecticut Lottery game 9:47 am - Connecticut Lottery retailers in Canton and Hartford face larceny and computer crime charges after authorities say they illegally manipulated the 5 Card Cash lottery game to produce more winning tickets. 38 comments (last)

Teen lottery winner to pay off mom's home 9:38 am - A Michigan teenager plans to pay off his mother's home with the winning lottery ticket she gave him. 22 comments (last)

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Connecticut lottery bills fail 8:40 pm - Connecticut Lottery players won't get to enjoy buying tickets online or without expiration dates anytime soon. 7 comments (last)

Friday, March 18, 2016

Multi-state lottery game coming to Wyoming 8:06 am - WyoLotto players could have a new draw game to play by this fall after the Wyoming Lottery Corp. board of directors on Thursday unanimously approved adding the Lucky for Life game to the three currently offered. 13 comments (last)

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Happy St. Patrick's Day 4:56 pm - May the luck o' the Irish be yours today! 17 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Offshore gambling site laundered $2 million in Amazon gift cards, Feds say 7:53 pm - The operators of an offshore gambling website that accepts online lottery wagers used Amazon gift cards to launder nearly $2 million over the past few years, a Department of Homeland Security investigator alleged in a recent application for a seizure warrant filed in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. 98 comments (last)

Pennsylvania lottery wins to be taxed, if legislation passes 4:02 pm - Winning the Pennsylvania Lottery may be a little less lucrative in a proposal that would allow the state to take a share of the jackpot through income tax. 21 comments (last)

Ontario woman claims record $64M Canadian lottery jackpot 8:38 am - A Mississauga, Ontario, woman has won what is being called the largest jackpot ever in the history of Canadian lottery. 14 comments (last)

US man pleads guilty to participating in Jamaica-based lottery scam 8:27 am - The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says a South Florida man has pleaded guilty for his role in a Jamaica-based telemarketing fraud scheme. 9 comments (last)

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Consultant lays out 'ambitious' vision for Arkansas Lottery 11:33 am - A consultant for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery envisions ticket sales steadily increasing from $450 million in the current fiscal year to $615 million by fiscal 2021 and net proceeds for scholarships rising from $85 million to $109 million in the same period. 5 comments (last)

Friday, March 11, 2016

NC Lottery tries persuading lawmakers to expand games 10:29 am - North Carolina could collect more money through the state-run lottery if it expanded the number of games offered, Lottery Director Alice Garland told lawmakers Thursday. 22 comments (last)

Thursday, March 10, 2016

No $50K bonus for Washington retailer who sold winning lottery ticket 8:43 am - Last year the Washington Legislature decided to increase revenue by reducing commissions to stores selling lottery tickets. 43 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

French lottery 'winner' went on huge spending spree only to realize she had wrong number 8:14 pm - A 46-year old French mother racked up thousands of euros in spending on jewelry and perfume after "winning" the Euro Millions lottery, only to discover she had the wrong number by one digit. 31 comments (last)

Illinois Lottery to stop online, mobile app sales of single tickets 11:36 am - In less than two weeks, Illinois Lottery players hoping to strike it rich with single tickets purchased online or via the lottery's mobile app will be out of luck. 3 comments (last)

FBI warns about lottery fraud 10:00 am - Criminals conducting lottery scams are as persuasive as they are sophisticated, according to a warning issued by the FBI. 20 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Connecticut considers allowing online lottery ticket sales 8:24 am - Lawmakers are considering legislation that would move the Connecticut Lottery online for state residents. 5 comments (last)

Monday, March 7, 2016

Virginia becomes first state to formally legalize daily fantasy sports 9:24 pm - Virginia Monday signed into law the "Fantasy Contests Act," a bill outlining how daily fantasy sport sites like DraftKings and FanDuel can operate legally in the state. 1 comment (last)

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Pennsylvania judge and friends win $291M Powerball jackpot 8:50 am - After returning home to Pennsylvania after his annual Florida vacation with friends, a Senior District Judge checked his lottery numbers and realized he held the sole winning ticket in last Wednesday's massive $291 million Powerball jackpot. 50 comments (last)

Friday, March 4, 2016

Illinois lottery players could lose ability to play online 11:07 am - A test program that allows Illinois Lottery tickets to be sold online expires March 25, and the state is likely to lose out on money for education and construction projects unless lawmakers take action. 15 comments (last)

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Falling lottery sales pinch college scholarships 12:23 pm - The ticket-buying frenzy that erupted over January's $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot wasn't enough to reverse a long-running trend: Proceeds from lottery games aren't keeping pace with the higher education costs they were supposed to pay. 18 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

WV Lottery officials oppose jackpot anonymity bill 9:46 am - The times of the big lottery check presentations may soon come to an end in West Virginia. 28 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Michigan man had $1 million lottery ticket in his wallet for months 8:43 am - A Michigan man walked around with a $1 million lottery ticket in his wallet for two months before realizing he was a big winner. 22 comments (last)

Man wins Russia's biggest ever lottery jackpot 8:32 am - A resident of the Siberian city of Novosibirsk has won 350 million rubles (US$4.7 million) — Russia's biggest-ever lottery prize, the state-run lottery Gosloto said in a statement Monday. 9 comments (last)