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Bill to allow Pennsylvania lottery players to claim anonymously passes unanimously in SenateNews Story
Senator warns current laws can lead to having a target on your back By Kate Northrop A bill that would allow some lottery winners in Pennsylvania to claim prizes anonymously passed unanimously in the Senate. On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Senate approved a bill that would allow lottery winners of prizes $100,000 and above to remain anonymous. Senator Lisa Baker, the bill's sponsor, said Senate Bill 373 will provide protection for players' winnings, families, and identities. Th
Sep 21, 2023, 5:58 pm - Todd - Lottery News

One lottery ticket in Pennsylvania wins $206.9 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Updated with retailer that sold the winning ticket By Kate Northrop A single ticket sold in Pennsylvania matched all six numbers in the Powerball lottery drawing Wednesday night, lottery officials announced today. Someone in Pennsylvania is holding a ticket worth $206.9 million. The winner will have the option to take the cash payment of $122.4 million instead of the annuity. The winning ticket was sold at Sheetz located at 205 North Center Avenue in New Stanton. The retailer wil
Aug 4, 2022, 1:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

WV Lottery officials keeping eye on PA internet gambling billNews Story
West Virginia Lottery officials are closely monitoring legislation making its way through the Pennsylvania General Assembly that would significantly expand legalized gambling in that state. Those guys are aggressive, I'll just say that, acting lottery director John Myers said Tuesday of the legislation, which would make Pennsylvania the fourth state to legalize internet gambling, would allow state casinos to operate satellite locations with up to 250 slot machines each and would allow slot m
Jul 12, 2016, 11:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery adds multi-state Cash4Life gameNews Story
Third state to offer game; Virginia starting in May By Todd Northrop Ticket sales are underway for the new Pennsylvania Lottery Cash4Life game, a multi-state game offering a top prize of $1,000 a day for life and a second prize of $1,000 a week for life. In Pennsylvania, the first ticket was sold over the counter at 5:23 a.m. at Fast Fill, 24 Blakeslee Blvd., Lehighton, Carbon County. A few seconds later, the first ticket generated by a self-service terminal was sold at Wawa, 8220 W. Ba
Apr 9, 2015, 7:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.J. school board member claims $211.7M Powerball jackpotReply
There are some states that won't allow you to claim your winnings with a blind trust. Not sure if NJ is one of them because I couldn't find that information on their website. However, I do know that Pennsylvania won't allow you to claim winnings with a blind trust. In purchasing a Lottery ticket, the player agrees to comply with and abide by the state Lottery Law and related policies. The Pennsylvania Lottery s long-standing public disclosure policy preserves the integrity of the Lottery
Apr 18, 2010, 10:25 pm - iGlenn - Lottery News

PA Lottery to start Powerball ticket promotionNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery will conduct a Buy 5 And Get 1 Free Powerball with Power Play ticket promotion throughout October.To get a bonus $2 Powerball with Power Play ticket, a player must purchase five $2 Powerball with Power Play plays for one Powerball drawing. All five tickets, $10 total, must be purchased for the next available Powerball drawing; advance play is not included in this promotion.Live, televised Powerball drawings are conducted Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m.The five Powerb
Sep 26, 2005, 9:25 am - Todd - Lottery News

Self-service lottery machines popular in PennsylvaniaNews Story
To Billy Kaldes, owner of The Spot in downtown Harrisburg, selling Pennsylvania lottery tickets is the biggest thing for business since the introduction of the Rendell Burger in 2003.Kaldes installed one of the lottery's new self-service ticket dispensers this month, and its first-week sales of $4,297 set a record.It earned him a visit yesterday from The Spot's last big thing, Gov. Ed Rendell, who touted the lottery's growth and picked up a couple of burgers. This terminal allows the player to g
Mar 16, 2005, 11:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

$52 Powerball Jackpot Won by Ticket Purchased in PennsylvaniaNews Story
For the second time in May a ticket purchased in Pennsylvania won the Powerball jackpot. Saturday night's jackpot was worth $52 million.The winner will now have to decide between the 29-year, 30-payment annuity and the cash option worth $26.9 million. The winner will have 60 days after their ticket is validated to make that decision.In addition to the jackpot winner, 449,694 other Powerball players across the nation won a total of almost $3.8 million in cash prizes.The numbers drawn were: 1, 16
Jun 1, 2004, 12:58 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery Reveals Age Checking Lottery TerminalsNews Story
Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Gregory C. Fajt today announced that more than 6,700 Lottery retailers will be able to electronically check the ages of customers through online Lottery terminals using a new age verification system.Age verification software will be downloaded, free of cost, to all Lottery terminals across the Commonwealth. The Department of Revenue and the Pennsylvania Lottery recognize our social responsibility to help retailers prdvent the sale of Lottery tickets to minors,
May 12, 2004, 11:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery industry facing new threat in 'skill' gamesNews Story
State lotteries are grappling with the rapid spread of unregulated skill gaming machines, which are found in convenience stores, bars, restaurants and taverns across the country. While these machines have existed for some time, their manufacturers and operators have become increasingly aggressive in their roll out strategy, placing these machines in the front of stores and even replacing lottery self-service terminals with them. Individual lotteries predict these machines could reduce their r
Feb 19, 2020, 9:34 am - Todd - Lottery News