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Missouri Lottery Ignites Controversy with Computerized DrawingsNews Story
Lottery Post ExclusiveFalling in lockstep with a controversial industry trend, the Missouri Lottery decided to change its lottery drawings from mechanical lottery ball machines to a random number generator computer system.Opponents of the computerized drawings say that computers cannot achieve the true randomness of a physical drawing mechanism, mainly due to computers' inherent non-random properties.In addition, with computer hacking, viruses, and tampering on the rise, concerned citizens worry
Jul 21, 2004, 10:15 am - Lottery News

Google Ranks Lottery Post #29 of All Lottery SitesNews Story
Lottery Post, the Internet's most active participatory lottery forum, is ranked 29th among all active lottery Web sites.The high ranking places Lottery Post ahead of many official state and multi-state Web sites, as well as almost every independent lottery Web site.Lottery Post has been providing an online forum for lottery players to discuss games of chance for over four years. Over those four years, the Web site has been expanded with new features on a regular basis.In addition to Web popular
Jun 23, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Drive-up lottery store opensNews Story
Theres no fuzzy intercom, and you cant super size it, but a new drive-through dedicated almost entirely to selling lottery tickets has popped up near the N.C. state line.The DriveThru Lottery I-777 has been open about a month, selling everything from scratch-off games and Powerball tickets to cigarettes and soda. Its off I-77 near the Carowinds amusement park less than a mile inside South Carolina, where the lottery is legal.A menu board picturing some 20 scratch-off games greets customers just
Jun 21, 2004, 7:19 am - Lottery News

N.J. Man Wins $35 Million Lottery JackpotNews Story
A Little Egg Harbor, NJ man has come forward with a winning lottery ticket worth an annuity prize of $35.5 million, New Jersey Lottery officials announced Wednesday.John Purdue held the only winning ticket in the May 10 Pick 6 drawing. The prize was the largest in the Pick 6 Lotto since $45.9 million was awarded in the June 3, 2002, drawing.Purdue chose the cash option and received a check for more than $18 million, minus the 25 percent federal withholding tax, according to New Jersey Lottery Ex
Jun 10, 2004, 7:34 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto Soars to $26 MillionNews Story
No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the jackpot to roll over to $26 million, lottery officials said Thursday.A total of 93 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,197.00; 4,742 tickets matched four numbers for $82.50; and 99,053 tickets matched three numbers for $5.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Wednesday: 08-22-35-37-38-53One ticket wins Fantasy 5One winner of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $204,974.79, the Florida Lottery said Wednesday. The winning ticket
Jun 3, 2004, 10:16 am - Lottery News

First Triple Rollover for UK Lotto to Spark Ticket FrenzyNews Story
The UK Lotto will see its first ever triple rollover jackpot this weekend, with a top prize of at least 21.5 million (US$39.2 million).If only one person matches all six numbers, they will become the largest single winner.Operators Camelot are now warning people 'buy early to avoid disappointment' because no extra tickets will go on sale above the usual quota.Chief executive Dianne Thompson said: 'This is the first triple rollover in our 10-year history.'The estimated jackpot for Saturday's Lot
May 27, 2004, 7:44 am - 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 - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery executive exodus concerns lawmakersNews Story
Some state legislators are concerned after learning that four Tennessee Lottery vice presidents have resigned since the games began in late January.The departures of the vice presidents of finance, human resources, information systems and corporate affairs have caused the lottery to replace half of its eight vice president positions, lottery spokeswoman Kym Gerlock said. With most successful companies, highly visible employees are offered jobs that are too good to refuse, she said. Companies a
May 12, 2004, 6:32 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $27 millionNews Story
No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers and the jackpot rolled over to $27 million, lottery officials said Sunday.A total of 118 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,310.50; 6,426 tickets matched four numbers for $79; and 136,935 tickets matched three numbers for $5.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 11, 13, 18, 29, 41 and 51.Fantasy 5One Fantasy 5 ticket matched all five numbers to win a $257,732.14 prize.The 289 tickets matching 4-of-5 numbers will collect $143.50 e
May 3, 2004, 10:41 am - Lottery News

Maryland Couple Claims $109 Million Mega Millions Lottery JackpotNews Story
$109 million jackpot second largest ever in MarylandMaryland State Lottery officials today announced the winners of the $109 million, multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot, the second-largest award ever in Maryland.Wheaton residents Miguel and Maria Bonilla, who won the April 9 drawing, have elected to receive the winnings as a lump sum of $62,163,496.64. After state and federal taxes, the Bonillas will get nearly $42 million.Miguel Bonilla, a construction worker, purchased the lottery ticke
Apr 20, 2004, 2:09 pm - Lottery News