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Massachusetts treasurer continues campaign to allow online lottery salesReply
New Hampshire should use the UK Lottery as a model. The British National Lottery, which has over nine million online subscribers, raises billions of pounds for projects across the UK. The Lottery also offers a direct debit payment option. Players can choose their games and numbers and pay monthly by direct debit. Also, small prizes are automatically credited to the same account.
Dec 18, 2018, 7:57 pm - dannyct - Lottery News

'Mind reader' lottery stunt debunked by British paperReply
If DB could really show anyone how to win a lottery there would be no way the national lottery in the UK or anywhere else could stop him. After all there are hundreds of ads on the Internet of people claiming to be able to do the same thing for a fee.
Sep 13, 2009, 1:00 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery awards management contract to CamelotReply
List of National Lottery scratch cards: https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/games/gamestore/scratchcards Direct link to Fast 50: https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/c/files/scratchcards/fast50.pdf~2 Can't believe how bad the odds are, and wonder if I'm overlooking something. PA 50 Buck$ link: https://www.palottery.state.pa.us/Scratch-Offs/View-Scratch-Off.aspx?id=2838 Even when adjusting for the price difference (1 Pound verses $2), the Pennsylvania Lottery game is so much bet
Sep 24, 2017, 2:08 am - Ron5995 - Lottery News

Study Proves Number Bias in UK LotteryNews Story
When you next select your lottery numbers, be sure to pick 38. That is the conclusion of a previously unpublished report by the National Lottery Commission, which unearthed a series of statistical anomalies that, taken at face value, suggest the lottery might not be as random as was previously thought.Completed in early 2002, the nine-page document entitled 'The Randomness of the National Lottery' was meant to offer irrefutable proof that it was random. But the statisticians who produced the rep
Dec 11, 2004, 9:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News

UK mom shocked by £1 million EuroMillions win went into labor four weeks earlyNews Story
Couple recalls how life quickly changed after big lottery win By Kate Northrop A mother from the United Kingdom was so thrilled by her 1 million (US$1.4 million) EuroMillions lottery win that she went into labor four weeks early. In February 2019, Natalie Metcalf, 39, and her partner Andy Symes, 43, had found out that their winning code in the EuroMillions game UK Millionaire Maker was drawn. Just as soon as they were about to celebrate, however, baby Poppy had other plans. Metcalf a
Jun 24, 2021, 10:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK ticket-holder is Britain's biggest-ever lottery winner after winning £170m EuroMillions jackpotNews Story
EuroMillions players across Britain have been urged to check their tickets this morning after one person won the entire 170 million (US$209 million / 190 million) jackpot. The player matched all five main numbers 7, 10, 15, 44, and 49, with Lucky Star numbers 3 and 12 in Tuesday's draw following the lottery's longest ever series of rollovers, making them the UK's biggest ever winner. Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at the National Lottery, said, One incredibly lucky ticket-holder has
Oct 9, 2019, 7:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK Lotto players furious over 5-number payoutNews Story
'Teachable moment' for people who play multiples or patterns 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. National Lottery winners were left in anger last night after those who matched five numbers ended up with less money than people that matched only three. Players with five winning numbers in Wednesday's Lotto draw ended up with just 15. This compared to 25
Mar 24, 2016, 9:17 am - Todd - Lottery News

Nearly $9 million of Mississippi Lottery tickets sold in first 6 daysReply
The Mississippi Lottery follow the United Kingdom's National Lottery, and given people the opportunity to subscribe online and pay by direct debit, from their bank account. The UK didn't have an Unlawful Internet Gambling Act and their Justice Department isn't trying to overturn the previous JD's ruling on Internet gambling either. Maybe it's because the UK and Australia don't have the same opposition to gambling we have in the U.S., but slowly we are getting big brother off our back. O
Dec 6, 2019, 11:24 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Odds not in favor of Alabamians voting on a lottery this yearReply
Alabama should look to the UK lottery as a model, not other US state lotteries. The UK Conservative Government of Prime Minister John Major, set up the British National Lottery. Hats off to them, it is the most successful and trusted lottery in the world. Making sure as much money as possible goes towards life-changing projects is incredibly important to us. In fact, it s what we re here for. For every ticket sold, a hefty slice of the money received goes to a huge variety of
Feb 21, 2016, 7:14 am - myturn - Lottery News

Allwyn to become new operator of Illinois Lottery after acquisition of Camelot LS GroupReply
Since The British National Lottery s first draw took place on 19 November 1994, more than 46 billion has been raised for good causes in the areas of arts, sport, film, heritage and community; that's over 30 million raised for good causes each week. Thanks to National Lottery player support, more than 670,000 projects across the UK have received National Lottery funding.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:30 pm - dannyct - Lottery News