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$400 MILLION: Powerball jackpot surges on rolloverReply
In Delaware and Maryland you can claim anonymously. The New Hampshire lottery says in their FAQ that New Hampshire state law requires the winner's name, town and amount won be available for public information.
Jan 4, 2016, 7:31 pm - LottoLucy - Lottery News

A state lottery could help Alabama get its financial house in orderNews Story
Fifty years ago, lotteries were illegal in every state, but they have proven so lucrative and politically irresistible that 44 states have since started selling tickets to the lottery. In 2013, state-run lotteries brought in $62 billion, which amounts to $257 in sales to every adult in the nation. Six stubborn holdouts remain. Alaska and Hawaii are isolated enough that they do not feel pressured by sales from their neighbors. Nevada and Mississippi have gambling lobbies that don't want a stat
Apr 20, 2015, 9:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.J. woman suing state over lottery taxReply
New Hampshire just got rid of their 10% gambling tax which was a total failure they imiplemented in 09. However, I do wonder if someone in New Hampshire hit a huge Powerball or Mega millions, say 300 million, would the law makers of that state try to pull a stunt like this?
Jun 9, 2011, 4:19 pm - GYM RICE - Lottery News

N.J. store seeking owner of $2.5 million winning lottery ticketReply
I would not wait a heart beat if I ever hit the jackpot in New Jersey or New Hampshire, why? Because those two states do not have state tax for lottery winnings. Most states lottery tax is 5% which amounts to $125,000 of his prize money. I say claim your money before they change the law.
Feb 23, 2009, 10:18 pm - maringoman - Lottery News

Mass. lottery store is success storyNews Story
From the outside, it's just another Mobil station on Route 28: a brick building squatting on asphalt with a quartet of gasoline islands out front. Inside is another story. Where shelves of chips and candy bars might have been, customers lean against narrow granite counters, holding scratch tickets by the handful, or lounge at one of the high-topped round tables, filling out blank Keno slips. There is no music, just the unceasing patter of five Lottery machines printing Mass Cash and MegaBucks
Apr 23, 2008, 1:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Megabucks winner couldn’t believe her luckNews Story
The winner of a $2.9 million Tri-State Megabucks jackpot said when she found out the numbers on her ticket matched those for the July 7 drawing she couldnt believe she had really won.I didnt believe it. I put the ticket back on the counter and thought this cant be real, said Janet Suitter, 42, who later called the Park n Go store here to confirm that the numbers were indeed the winning combination.Yesterday, driving her new Nissan 350Z sports car, one of two vehicles she bought to celebrate winn
Jul 16, 2004, 8:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Cyber attack affects New Hampshire Lottery websiteNews Story
Lottery recommends steps for players to protect themselves By Kate Northrop The New Hampshire Lottery experienced a cyber attack that forced their website offline for nearly a day. On Thursday, August 25, a cyber attack impacted the NHiLottery website (NHLottery.com) after Lottery officials elected to bring it offline while they worked through security details. At around 9:30 am on the morning of Friday, August 26, the Lottery announced that their third-party hosting provider had
Sep 5, 2022, 1:52 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Maine Gov. nudged toward approval of Mega MillionsNews Story
Keno and table games also on the radar for legislators Maine may get another big jackpot lottery game, Mega Millions, if lawmakers approve a proposal discussed by the Appropriations Committee on Wednesday. More lottery games is something we will definitely look at, said Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, co-chair of the panel. I think there is some support, and concerns, on this committee for keno. Diamond said Maine already is deeply involved in gambling and another lottery game is not re
Feb 25, 2010, 9:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

$940 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot ready to make another billionaireNews Story
Cash value worth nearly a half-billion dollars By Todd Northrop Just four months after Mega Millions delivered a $1.34 billion jackpot to one ticket sold in Illinois, the multi-state lottery game came roaring back with a jackpot to be drawn Friday that could top $1 billion. When nobody won Tuesday night's $785 million grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $940 million the largest since a July 30, 2022 $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot was claimed anonymously b
Jan 4, 2023, 8:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tonight's Powerball drawing offering massive $747 million jackpotNews Story
9th-largest US lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop After a 33rd-consecutive drawing without a winner, the Powerball multi-state lottery game now features a jackpot that will provide multi-generational wealth to the lucky player who eventually wins it all. After nobody won Saturday's $704.4 million grand prize, the Powerball jackpot increased to a staggering $747 million for Monday's drawing the 9th-largest US lottery jackpot of all time. But since most winners choose the
Feb 6, 2023, 10:36 am - Todd - Lottery News