Lottery News for April 2017

April 2017

Friday, April 28, 2017

2 found guilty, 1 acquitted in $2 million Hoosier Lottery scam 9:40 am - A Marion County jury has found two of the three persons accused in a $2 million scam involving a bogus winning Hoosier Lottery ticket guilty on multiple counts, while a third defendant was found not guilty. 4 comments (last)

Thursday, April 27, 2017

College students audition to become a Lottery announcer 3:12 pm - Nine students from several Rhode Island colleges gathered at Twin River Casino Wednesday night to audition for jobs reading the Daily Numbers and Wild Money numbers for the Rhode Island Lottery. 3 comments (last)

Vermont paying $8,000 per month on unused lottery machines 2:37 pm - Since last June, 25 lottery machines leased by the state of Vermont have gathered cobwebs in storage — unplugged and unused — at a cost of $8,000 a month. 4 comments (last)

Long Island friends win $8.3M lottery jackpot 9:53 am - Two longtime friends from Lido Beach, New York, won $8.3 million in the Lotto drawing on March 18, the New York State Gaming Commission announced Wednesday. 6 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

N.C. man sentenced in Jamaica-based lottery scheme 9:54 am - A 25-year-old man from Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced on Monday to two years in federal prison for his role in a Jamaica-based lottery fraud scheme. 6 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Mega Millions lottery tickets double to $2 starting in October 8:37 am - Five years after Powerball lottery ticket prices were increased to $2, the multi-state Mega Millions game is following suit. 93 comments (last)

Monday, April 24, 2017

Trial set to start for 3 people charged in $2M Hoosier Lottery scam case 9:57 am - A jury trial is scheduled to start Monday in the case of three people accused of trying to bilk the Hoosier Lottery out of $2 million. 4 comments (last)

Pennsylvania eyes leap to internet for casinos, lottery 9:15 am - Facing huge deficits, Pennsylvania could become the first state to allow both its casinos and lottery to take its games online in a quest for money from new and younger players. 11 comments (last)

Study: Seven Ohio residents won the lottery more than 100 times 8:58 am - An analysis of an Ohio Lottery database reveals that seven Ohio residents have won the state lottery more than 100 times in the last three years. 15 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

71-year-old Texas construction worker claims $177 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot 10:36 am - A couple from Abernathy, Texas, Monday claimed a $177 million jackpot in Arkansas from the March 31 Mega Millions drawing. 32 comments (last)

NJ Lottery adding Quick Draw game to its lineup 10:12 am - The New Jersey Lottery announced that it will soon be adding a new style of lottery play to its product lineup with Quick Draw, a game with drawings held every five minutes. 16 comments (last)

Waitress wins $292K from the Michigan Lottery's Keno game 9:40 am - A waitress had to lock herself in a bathroom to calm down after winning a $292,524 Club Keno The Jack prize from the Michigan Lottery. 7 comments (last)

Monday, April 17, 2017

Arkansas lottery players now can buy tickets with debit cards 11:26 am - Starting this summer, retailers selling tickets for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery will be authorized to accept payment by debit cards, thanks to a new law that zipped through the Legislature in 23 days with little fanfare. 12 comments (last)

Bill allowing Oklahoma Lottery to increase prizes heads to the Senate floor 11:18 am - A bill moving through the Oklahoma statehouse would allow the state's lottery to increase prizes in hopes of generating more dollars for schools and boost the payout to education by about $100 million over the next five years. 3 comments (last)

Friday, April 14, 2017

Unclaimed $3.5M Missouri Lottery jackpot about to expire 8:15 am - Missouri Lottery players: check your pockets, your car, your drawers, and track down all your old lottery tickets. You could be a millionaire and not even know it! 16 comments (last)

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Idaho Lottery announces St. Patrick's Day Raffle winners 8:49 am - Idaho Lottery officials on Wednesday announced the winning ticket numbers for the St. Patrick's Day Raffle, including the $100,000 top prize. 4 comments (last)

Are lawmakers selling the Texas Lottery short? 8:39 am - Texas Lottery officials are worried they will have to cut back on the variety of scratch-offs offered — and on the advertising that promotes the games — now that Texas budget writers are considering cutting as much as $18 million from the agency's budget. 11 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Maryland man wins lottery twice at same convenience store 11:08 am - A Silver Spring, Maryland, man won a state lottery game twice at the same convenience store — a rare occurrence, lottery officials said. 15 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Duo facing felony charges in lottery theft scheme 10:12 am - Two Indiana women are facing multiple felony theft charges for their alleged roles in a lottery theft scheme at a convenience store. 10 comments (last)

Michigan nurse claims $4 million lottery prize 8:09 am - A nurse from the Detroit area is looking forward to cutting back her hours after winning $4 million on a Michigan lottery instant game. 14 comments (last)

Friday, April 7, 2017

Canada couple wins lottery for third time 10:21 am - An Edmonton, Alberta, couple is walking away with a cool $8.1 million after striking it big in February in Canada's national Lotto 6/49 game. 7 comments (last)

Proposal to boost N.J. pensions with lottery could happen this year, treasurer says 10:02 am - The state treasurer said Thursday that Gov. Chris Christie's proposal to use New Jersey Lottery ticket proceeds to bolster the government worker pension fund could be finalized by the June 30 end of the fiscal year. 7 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Free lottery ticket wins Indiana man $300,000 7:35 pm - An Indiana man could hardly believe his eyes when he saw that he won $300,000 in the state's Quick Draw game. 11 comments (last)

Lottery winner gets 21 years for financing drug trafficking operation 5:28 pm - Two years after winning $3 million in the Georgia Lottery, a Ware County man was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he used the winnings to fund methamphetamine trafficking. 17 comments (last)

House committee considers bill that would allow Texas Lottery winners to remain anonymous 11:47 am - The concerns of a border resident who hopes to win the lottery someday has led to a bill now being considered by lawmakers that would allow the Texas lottery's biggest winners to remain anonymous. 14 comments (last)

Monday, April 3, 2017

18 arrested in illegal lottery bust in New Jersey 8:49 am - Cracking down on a vast underground gambling operation, Irvington Police hit the jackpot on Friday, arresting 18 people, allegedly connected to an illegal lottery enterprise out of storefronts across New Jersey. 23 comments (last)