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Nebraska couple wins truck in the lottery after joking about itNews Story
Why don't you win us a truck? By Kate Northrop An off-hand joke suddenly became cemented in reality when a Nebraska couple won a truck as a top prize from a scratch-off game. Todd Spark of Papillion heard a commercial on the radio about the Nebraska Lottery's Truck$ Buck$ scratch-off game earlier this month. The game's top prize a 2021 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 SuperCrew Flex Fuel truck piqued his interest. Why don't you win us a truck, he joked to his wife, Robyn. The couple purchase
Mar 30, 2021, 10:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

NH Lottery Commission wants Powerball winner's lawsuit dismissed, citing Right-to-Know LawNews Story
The New Hampshire lottery commission is asking a judge to dismiss a recent lawsuit brought forward by a local woman claiming to own the winning $560 million Powerball ticket and fighting to remain anonymous. Petitioner's desire for normalcy and anonymity is substantially outweighed by the public's right to transparency in the operation of lottery games, wrote Assistant Attorney General John Conforti. According to the state's motion to dismiss the lawsuit, the lottery commission believes i
Feb 13, 2018, 10:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery winners again might not get paidNews Story
People who've waited more than a year for Illinois leaders to finish a state budget might start to feel like the prospects of a compromise are similar to the odds of winning the lottery. Now, Illinois Lottery winners might again face the prospects of not being paid their jackpots in a timely manner if no spending deal is struck by the end of the month. Last year, lottery winners sued the state to get their payouts and eventually did after Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers agreed on a patchwo
Jun 17, 2016, 12:03 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Minn. Senate passes bill restricting expansion of State LotteryNews Story
Minnesotans soon may no longer be able to buy lottery tickets at ATMs, gas pumps or online, as the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday that would restrict the Minnesota State Lottery's yearslong foray into new gambling platforms. The decisive 56-8 vote was a rebuke to Gov. Mark Dayton, who vetoed a similar measure last year. Bill author Sen. Lyle Koenen, DFL-Clara City, and Republican advocates of the bill framed the issue as one of legislative prerogative, accusing the State Lott
May 9, 2015, 7:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Proposal to ban welfare recipients from playing lotteryReply
Let's look at the Bankruptcy in this proposed law. Are you going to tell me the Board of Directors @ GM would not be aloud to buy Lotto Tickets. Give me a BREAK. It will never fly. In fact, the State didn't bail them out, it was the Federal Government. And to my knowledge, the assistance from the US Government was paid back in full with interest. Besides that, if an individual files for Chp 13 for Reorganization. Neither the state nor the Federal governments gives them any money in the proces
Jan 27, 2013, 8:05 pm - butch2030 - Lottery News

Atheist converts after mock prayer to win $1M lottery is answeredReply
Ok, deal. Look, I'm not claiming I have all the answers because I would be just as guilty as the ones who claim they know for sure which God is the right one. But I've done a lot of research for the past 25 years. I used to believe in Christianity for a lot of reasons as a kid, well into my early 20's, but as time went by with my research, too many red flags popped up. Not just with Christianity, but with all religions. So I decided that since I know that we are made of energy, that there may
Jun 9, 2011, 10:08 pm - joker17 - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery scholarships outstrip revenue; day of reckoning loomsNews Story
A day of reckoning is coming for students and parents over Tennessee's lottery scholarships that could result in tightened eligibility, reduced scholarship awards or both. After more than five years of steadily expanded eligibility and grant amounts, the annual cost of the program is outstripping the net revenue produced by the lottery. If no action is taken, that funding gap is now expected to overtake the lottery reserves some $385 million built up in the lottery's booming early years an
Dec 21, 2009, 9:54 am - Todd - Lottery News

Voters overwhelmingly approve Arkansas state lotteryNews Story
Voters have approved a measure creating a statewide lottery for Arkansas, overturning a ban set in the state's constitution since 1874. About two-thirds of voters supported the lottery measure championed by Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, which will fund college scholarships through ticket sales. About 36 percent cast votes against the measure. Halter has said a lottery would raise $100 million annually and likely would have scratch-off games and lottery drawings like other states. The Legislature w
Nov 5, 2008, 8:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery may consider offering raffleNews Story
The chairman of the Texas Lottery Commission has asked the state attorney general to study whether it would be legal to add a raffle to its array of games. Raffles offer better odds of winning than other kinds of games because a limited number of tickets are sold and there can be no duplicate winners. Twenty-seven states already offer raffles with mixed success. Lottery spokesman Bobby Heith said the commission would still have to research the idea before starting a raffle game. But offici
Jul 24, 2007, 8:07 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lotteries long for 'jackpot fever'Reply
Here is a LIST of the reasons for the cool down : -There have been so many jackpots over 100 million. When 50 million was noteworthy it was because it was unusual. -There is an inflation effect. If you want to buy a house for cash you need to win about 1 million (advertised annuity) or more! -There are always stories (and TV series) about people who won big but were even more miserable after. -People are tired of buying loads of tickets and then having hardly any matching numbers le
Feb 13, 2007, 6:07 pm - LckyLary - Lottery News