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In state lottery, everyone plays a hunchNews Story
People have different strategies and superstitions when trying to beat the odds and win the lottery. Just ask the cashiers they buy tickets from. Some players refuse to buy two tickets consecutively, said Chris Scott, a cashier at the Shell station off Sunset Avenue and Old Carriage Road in Rocky Mount. They'll get one, and then they'll stand here and wait for someone else to get one, he said. And then they'll ask me, what was the last one they got. And then they'll ask me the numbers.
Nov 7, 2006, 2:12 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.J. investigators warn of lottery scamNews Story
Same old lottery scam that people keep falling for Melissa A. Garcia, a financially strapped single mother, rejoiced last month when she received a letter proclaiming she had won $65,000 in the Horizon Empire Sweepstakes. The letter even came with a legitimate-looking business check for $2,450.80. The money, the letter stated, was supposed to cover taxes and clearance fees so Garcia could claim her prize. I thought it was my way out of all the things I've been through, said Garcia,
Sep 18, 2006, 10:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News

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I was surprised to see that the Powerball drawing this weekend will be held in NC: POWERBALL DRAWING TO TAKE PLACE LIVE ON LOCATION IN NC! RALEIGH- The Powerball drawing machines will roll into North Carolina Saturday all the way from West Des Moines, Iowa for a live on location Powerball drawing at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham. The drawing normally takes place at a studio in West Des Moines and is broadcast live across the country to the 31 Powerball lottery jurisdictions that
Aug 24, 2006, 12:02 pm - Jbee! - Jackpot Games Forum

Keno sales surge across MassacusettsNews Story
The regular clientele who stop the Eddie Coyle's Roadhouse Tavern in Dracut for a bite to eat after work are looking for some laughs and a family-friendly atmosphere. There are also several pairs of eyes watching a Keno television monitor as a series of 20 numbers pops up on the screen, hoping they will be the ones to go home a few dollars richer. It's a recreational thing people are just playing because it's something to do while they converse or have their meal, said Leslie Cox, th
Jul 10, 2006, 8:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery sales on targetNews Story
The lucky number is $3.3 million. That's how much the North Carolina lottery needs to generate per day to hit the target $420 million sought annually to help pay for education projects around the state, said Alice Garland, deputy director of the N.C. Education Lottery. How's it doing so far? Well, through Thursday, the first 22 days of the scratch-off games, the lottery had brought in $80 million, or about $3.6 million per day. While that comes in at about $300,000 per day more than
Apr 23, 2006, 8:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

Man claims Powerball lottery prize just before it was due to expireNews Story
With only two hours left, Jose Luis Martinez of Roswell walked into New Mexico Lottery headquarters and claimed a $200,000 Powerball prize that was about to expire. Martinez told lottery officials that he had carried the ticket in his wallet the entire 90 days, but never got around to checking it. The deadline, 90 days from the date of the January 7, 2006, drawing, would have been April 7, at 4:30 pm, when the Lottery's claim center closed for the weekend. Two days ago, Martinez and his
Apr 8, 2006, 10:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

Canada lottery employee wins $8.5 million jackpotNews Story
Technical whiz, 50, becomes first Canadian lotto worker to win jackpot Subjected to intense security check before being allowed to pick up prize An Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. tech whiz known to his colleagues as Mr. BlackBerry has won an $8.5 million jackpot, the first Canadian lottery employee to take home the top prize. And Stephen Cook, an operations analyst who has worked for the lottery corporation for the past 18 years, didn't hesitate during celebrations at a downtown hotel
Apr 8, 2006, 8:54 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $117 millionReply
Hey Kids, I to run a powerball pool at my work, have been doing it for about 5 months now! As for feed back I can tell you what I do to make all players comfortable since in all reality there can only be ONE ticket holder. I of course make a copy of all the tickets and give each player a set of their own becuase of different finanial situations I run 2 seperate 5.00 pools so that if someone's budget only allows them 5.00 a draw and others 10.00 then every one has a chance to play according to
Mar 25, 2006, 6:05 pm - SassyOhio - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery moves ahead after favorable court rulingNews Story
State judge says games came about legally; opponents may appeal North Carolina's new lottery is on schedule to begin selling tickets March 30, after a state judge declined yesterday to stop it and after the top attorney for lottery opponents said he probably won't ask for an immediate stop to the games. The long-term status of the lottery is less clear, though, as lottery opponents consider appeals to higher courts. Among the opponents are several research groups from Raleigh, including
Mar 22, 2006, 7:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

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