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Virginia Lottery Shatters Records for Fiscal Year 2003News Story
The books for fiscal year 2003 are closing at the Virginia Lottery, and the big winner is Virginia`s public schools (kindergarten through twelfth grade). Lottery profits, which are dedicated by constitutional mandate to support public education (K-12) in the Commonwealth, came to more than $375.2 million for the fiscal year that ended at midnight June 30, 2003. Virginia Lottery Executive Director Penelope W. Kyle today presented a ceremonial check in the amount of $375.2 million to Lieutenant Go
Jul 28, 2003, 3:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

S.C. Lottery sales up by 3 percent; Powerball sales downNews Story
It's early yet, but the multi-state lottery game Mega Millions has not sent lottery ticket sales shooting through the roof in South Carolina. Overall, sales are up about 3 percent. But sales for the state's other multi-state game Powerball are down. For roughly its first month of operation in South Carolina, the Mega Millions jackpot game had sales of $2.3 million, according to state lottery figures, as South Carolinians got their first crack at a second, high-sweepstakes game. For roug
Mar 8, 2010, 9:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery fans make fewer runs for the Kentucky borderNews Story
Gene Dotson is something of a video-game-stool philosopher of luck.As a regular lottery player, the retiree from Nashville has good reason to think about these things.''Is there such a thing called luck?'' Dotson asked Tuesday, a twinkle in his eye and a cigarette between two fingers as he played a video poker game at a lottery outlet just north of the Tennessee-Kentucky line, 36 miles from home. ''Is it who you are? ''Why do people keep doing it? Why do I keep doing it?''Whatever the cosmic an
Aug 2, 2004, 9:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

Some lotteries see spike in sales growth amid pandemicNews Story
Not all lotteries mired in economic difficulty By Kate Northrop While some state lotteries are left trying to figure out how to make up for sales deficits in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, other states are experiencing surges in lottery sales inversely driven by the overall economic slump. With the closure of thousands of retailers across the country, players were generally limited in their ability to purchase lottery tickets out of convenience. Sales for the major Powerball and Meg
Jul 15, 2020, 10:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois lost $4 million by halting Powerball, Mega Millions salesNews Story
llinois lost nearly $4 million by shutting down Powerball and Mega Millions ticket sales because of the state budget impasse, a lottery official said Friday. Lottery chief of staff Jayme Odom said the state lost about $2.4 million in revenue from Powerball and $1.5 million from Mega Millions during the ticket-sales hiatus. She said it's unclear whether sales have recovered since they were reintroduced Thursday night. Late last month, the lottery announced it would halt sales of Powerball a
Jul 10, 2017, 8:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

High gas prices may be cutting into lottery salesNews Story
The evidence is far from conclusive, but some people in the business think high gasoline prices have cut into lottery sales in New Hampshire.Rick Wisler, executive director of the state Lottery Commission, is among them, at least with respect to instant tickets. He reasons that with prices so high, many drivers are using credit or debit cards to pay for gasoline. That means they don't have cash in hand, which depresses impulse purchases such as instant lottery tickets. We believe, although there
Sep 21, 2005, 4:23 pm - Todd - Lottery News

UK Lottery Sales RiseNews Story
UK National Lottery ticket sales rose more than 150 million (US$275 million) last year, thanks in part to soaring sales on the Internet and mobile phones.In total, interactive sales via the Internet, the Sky interactive service, and Play by Text on mobile phones were up more than 600% to 87.5 million (US$160 million).Total ticket sales rose to 4.77 billion (US$8.73 billion) for the fiscal year ending March 31, a 3.3% increase, and 60 million (US$110 million) more went to the 'Good Causes', w
May 23, 2005, 10:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery Rolls Out New Game: Rolling Cash 5News Story
The Ohio Lottery Commission yesterday announced a new game for Ohio Lottery players that provides a little lotto twist. Rolling Cash 5, a new 5-of-39 game set to replace Buckeye 5, goes on sale Sunday, Oct. 3.Rolling Cash 5s first drawing will be held Monday, Oct. 4. Buckeye 5s final drawing takes place Saturday, Oct. 2.Top prize odds for Rolling Cash 5 are 1 in 575,757; overall odds are 1 in 9.Rolling Cash 5 offers a rolling jackpot prize that starts at $100,000. If the jackpot is not hit, i
Sep 28, 2004, 8:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery Sales Top Half Billion MarkNews Story
The Tennessee Education Lottery announced today ticket sales topped the half-billion-dollar mark over the weekend.Total ticket sales as of midnight Saturday night are at $501,328,659.Officials said 82 percent of sales have been from instant ticket games,11 percent from Powerball, and seven percent from Cash 3.Approximately $266,104,673 has been won in prizes.Approximately $32,586,363 has been paid in sales commissions to Tennessee retailers.The Lottery will announce details of a third computeriz
Aug 10, 2004, 9:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery sales set record last fiscal yearNews Story
Kentucky Lottery ticket sales for the fiscal year ending June 30 totaled a record $725.2 million, a 7.7 percent increase over the previous year, state lottery officials announced yesterday.The figure is slightly higher than the $723.8 million predicted by lottery officials after a board meeting six weeks ago.At the same time, however, the board provided specifics about how much revenue has been lost since Tennessee began its lottery in mid-January and then added the popular Powerball game in mid
Jul 22, 2004, 7:19 am - Todd - Lottery News