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The transformation of Lucky for Life into a computerized daily drawingNews Story
How the popular multi-state game evolved By Kate Northrop In April, state lotteries participating in the popular multi-state Lucky for Life lottery game announced that the game would be moving from bi-weekly drawings to a once-daily draw format. Now that the changeover has officially transpired since last Monday, Jul. 19, Lottery Post took a closer look at how and why the game offering players the opportunity to wi n $1,000 a day for life evolved as a whole. For a little over a week
Jul 28, 2021, 2:12 pm - Lottery News

Powerball ticket price to increase to $3 in IdahoNews Story
Every Powerball ticket sold in state will include Power Play option; begins in August By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery announced on Wednesday that it will be raising the Powerball ticket price to $3 per play beginning this August, by mandating that every ticket sold will include the Power Play multiplier option. Next month, Powerball fans in Idaho will have to shell out more cash to play the multi-state Powerball game, but there is a catch. Powerball is the most popular lottery g
Jul 26, 2021, 10:18 am - Lottery News

New York Lottery changes Take 5 game to twice-daily drawingsNews Story
Second daily drawing to begin next week By Kate Northrop The New York Lottery added a second daily drawing to its popular Take 5 draw game, with the change effective starting next week. Beginning this Monday, July 26, the Lottery will offer New York players another daily drawing for the Take 5 game, with one drawing to take place in the afternoon and the other in the evening. Take 5 created more than 2.5 million cash prize winners last fiscal year, New York Lottery Executive Di
Jul 23, 2021, 11:36 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery to add third weekly Lotto Texas drawingNews Story
Additional drawing to begin in August By Kate Northrop Texas Lottery players will get an additional chance to hit the Lotto Texas jackpot with a new weekly drawing to be added this August. Lotto Texas is the latest game to be included to the Monday Night Draw schedule, joining various other games that night in the Lottery's lineup. Also known as The Texas Original, it's a 28-year-old game that offers the largest rolling jackpots drawn in a local statewide game. Players pick six numb
Jul 22, 2021, 10:36 am - Lottery News

South Carolina woman "wasn't feeling lucky," wins $2 millionNews Story
Winner was having a bad day when she hit the jackpot By Kate Northrop A South Carolina woman was not having a great day, but her luck instantly changed when she won a $2 million top prize from a scratch-off. One lucky winner took home a $2 million top prize, the largest top prize ever offered on a South Carolina Lottery scratch-off, while having a not-so-great day. The unnamed woman and her mother were out running errands, when the mother asked her daughter if they could stop at the
Jun 10, 2021, 10:08 pm - Lottery News

Local retailers worry about future of UK National Lottery in storesNews Story
Convenience stores worry about the Lottery moving closer to digital sales channels By Kate Northrop Lottery retailers in the United Kingdom are expressing concerns about the future of the lottery in brick-and-mortar stores now that the contract for operating the lottery is up for grabs. Camelot Group has run the National Lottery for nearly three decades. Now that the contract is up for renewal, local retailers worry that a new operator would mainly prioritize online sales and push out s
Jun 7, 2021, 11:44 am - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $1 million in lottery, drives off with gas pump still attachedNews Story
By Kate Northrop A Michigan player was so excited when he found out he won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket that he drove away from the gas station with the gas hose still attached to his car. An anonymous player from Genesee County forgot to remove the gas hose before he victoriously drove off with a lottery ticket worth a million dollars. The winner, 59, stopped at the Speedway gas station on Owen Road in Fenton to fill up his tank and went inside the convenience store to
Jun 5, 2021, 8:35 am - Lottery News

Alabama lottery hopefuls to be disappointed yet againNews Story
Legislative session ends without consensus on lottery bill By Kate Northrop Alabama residents hoping to get a state lottery will have to wait even longer since the 2021 legislative session ended before lawmakers could agree on the particulars of a gaming bill. Legislators seem to agree on enacting a state lottery for a variety of reasons, which include tightening up unregulated gambling and finding new sources of funding for public programs. However, lawmakers could not reach an agreeme
May 18, 2021, 4:47 pm - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery to discontinue Lucky for LifeNews Story
Minnesota is the latest state to end participation the multi-state game By Kate Northrop The Minnesota Lottery revealed that it will no longer offer the Lucky for Life multi-state draw game after the drawing on Jun. 28, 2021. The Lottery also announced that advance draw purchases will be limited in Minnesota starting this Thurs., May 13. Players will gradually be able to purchase fewer advance draws with each consecutive drawing, with 13 advance draws available during the sales perio
May 11, 2021, 4:41 pm - Lottery News

Powerball to increase to three drawings a weekNews Story
By Kate Northrop This morning, lottery officials announced that the multi-state Powerball lottery game will increase the number of nightly drawings from two to three times a week starting August 2021. Players will have another shot at that big jackpot prize now that a new Monday drawing is added to the weekly draw schedule. In addition to the drawings held on Wednesday and Saturday nights at 10:59 EST, Powerball will conduct a drawing on Monday nights at the same time. Our players r
May 3, 2021, 2:32 pm - Lottery News