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Winner claims prize for $150 million Powerball lottery ticket sold at CA/NV borderNews Story
By Todd Northrop A huge Powerball jackpot was claimed on a ticket sold at a famous lottery store on the border of California and Nevada. Last month, one winning ticket for the $150 million Powerball was sold at Gold Ranch Lottery on the Nevada-California border near Verdi. On Monday, Bill Lawrence stepped forward as the winner, according to a press release issued by the California Lottery. Lawrence's residency was not disclosed. The retiree and his wife, who just celebrated their 20th w
Dec 20, 2019, 9:44 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mississippi to start selling lottery tickets Nov. 25News Story
First MS Lottery retailers have been approved By Todd Northrop People wanting to play the Mississippi lottery will be able to do so slightly sooner than expected. The Mississippi Lottery Corp. announced it will start selling scratch-off lottery tickets Nov. 25 the Monday before Thanksgiving. Lottery officials had originally planned to begin sales on Dec. 1. Multi-state lottery tickets for games such as Powerball and Mega Millions are expected to go on sale in early 2020. The lotte
Oct 16, 2019, 8:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
I just hope Trump repays Obama in a big way. We have FEMA camps all over the US, I think the first order would be to round up all the refugees and put them into camps until they can be checked out. Put Hilda in prison. Restart the birther movement, I watched a documentary where a woman in a village claims she was there when he was born and she was not in Hawaii. I think he should rot in prison with Hilda and Bill. Trump has both the house and senate so unlike Obama, I think Trump can
Dec 29, 2016, 1:57 pm - RL-RANDOMLOGIC - Lottery News

Custodian wins $2M scratch-off lottery ticketNews Story
Includes video report A high school janitor won 2 million dollars from a scratch-off ticket bought in Gurnee, Illinois. Dave Martinez stopped at a local gas station Nov. 19 where he bought the winning lottery ticket. I started scratching off on the dining room table and thought it was just a hundred thousand at first and then I looked at it again and it said a hundred thousand times twenty and was just mind-boggling, Martinez said. I was jumping up and down and my wife was still ha
Dec 8, 2016, 8:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

Wyoming Lottery looks at offering statewide raffleNews Story
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. Right now we're doing research and focus groups on raffles to get an idea of what people think of them, WyoLotto CEO Jon Clontz said. Clontz said raffles could be held once or twice a year, beginning in 2017. The Wyoming Lottery Corp. board of directors would have to approve adding the raffle. You can give money away, but m
Mar 25, 2016, 4:33 pm - Todd - Lottery News

State lotteries head to Washington to enforce states' rights on gamblingNews Story
Restoration of America's Wire Act legislation would restrict your rights to spend your money as you please State Lottery officials from across the United States held meetings with members of Congress today in Washington, D.C., to add their voices to those of state lawmakers advocating for the federal government to continue to support states' authority to establish their own gambling policies. The lottery officials expressed their concerns about proposed federal legislation designed to res
Mar 25, 2015, 10:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

$500 MILLION: Mega Millions sets all-time lottery jackpot recordReply
Ok this is crazy!!! $476M!!! Wishes are dancing around in my head and my dreams last night as I slept! New Home: $1Million (NJ real estate is expensive). New Car: Cadillac CTS. Share: $ undecided. Vacations: Hawaii, Disney World, Paris, Dominican Republic, etc. Golf: Please!! Tennis: For sure! Charity: No doubt! Women: I'm Tiger Woods right? Interest paycheck: $1.5M/yr, and let the rest grow. snip ! Let's Go! This post has been automatically change
Mar 28, 2012, 8:06 am - golfer1960 - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery draws winning numbers in raffleNews Story
The Minnesota Lottery selected the winning numbers Friday for its special New Year's Day 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 fourth annual holiday raffle game from the Minnesota State Lottery. Players purchased tickets for $10 each. Tickets went on sale Nov. 3 and were completely sold out by Dec. 23. The raffle has sold out in each of its fou
Jan 2, 2010, 9:19 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery hoax causes riot at Ohio coat storeReply
1 STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS, DISSENTING Re: General Motors Corporation and Hughes Electronics, Corporation, Transferors and The News Corporation Limited, Transferee, For Authority to Transfer Control Here we go again. Today the Commission demonstrates how serious -- and seriously misguided -- it was when it voted on June 2 to eviscerate media concentration protections. Presented with the opportunity to signal whether it intends to protect the import
Oct 27, 2009, 7:05 pm - computerhead723 - Lottery News

N.J. native wins $38M Calif. Lottery jackpotNews Story
Oceanside resident Eugene Salek told officials at the California Lottery that he followed his usual routine yesterday morning. He got up, made coffee and then checked his SuperLotto Plus tickets from the night before. He knew then that he had won $38 million. But, Salek said, he went ahead and made breakfast for himself and his wife, Lee, and intended to keep his big news a surprise, telling her only that they were heading out from their home. Salek couldn't hold back when she question
May 4, 2007, 2:44 pm - Todd - Lottery News