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Tennessee Lottery To Fully Fund ScholarshipsNews Story
The Tennessee Education Lottery today celebrates its four-month anniversary with higher-than projected revenues and an optimistic outlook for its next transfer to the Tennessee Lottery for Education fund scheduled for July 15. These first four months are something all Tennesseans can be excited about, said Rebecca Paul, CEO and president of the Tennessee Lottery. Weve created entertainment for millions of Tennessee players, some lucky Tennesseans have won approximately $185.5 million in prizes,
May 21, 2004, 7:31 am - Lottery News

Stolen lottery tickets land pair in jailNews Story
Two Kentucky men held winning lottery tickets, but it wasn't their lucky day.The men are accused of stealing more than $10,000 in lottery tickets and were arrested after trying to cash some of the winning ones, law enforcement officials said.Steven Mashburn, 27, of Garrison, and Glen Tackett, 24, of South Portsmouth, are charged with breaking into Busters Marathon in Garrison on Tuesday and stealing several rolls of scratch-off lottery tickets.A call placed later Tuesday from a store in South Sh
May 21, 2004, 7:28 am - Lottery News

Experts advise to take cash optionNews Story
Finance 101 for lottery winners: Take the cash, advisers say. Annuities could be a bad bet.Say you win $110 million in the Pennsylvania Powerball drawing, as Steve and Kristine White did on May 8. Is it best to take the money in a lump sum or in an annuity over time?Some experts think the answer is clear: Go for the big bucks. Now.That could explain why the Whites are electing to take a check instead of a guaranteed annual payment of about $7 million, and why the state's three previous Powerball
May 20, 2004, 7:19 am - Lottery News

Group of 22 wins $12 million Lotto South jackpotNews Story
Things are downright wild at the Wild Flavors factory in Erlanger, Kentucky after 22 employees won a nearly $12 million Lotto South lottery jackpot.The smell of money was in the air for 22 employees who are the winners of a nearly $12 million lotto jackpot and they're not the only ones cashing in.What are the odds of two $12 million winning tickets being sold 16 miles apart in the same week. Amazingly someone in Green hills still has not come forward to claim their money.But there was a lot of
May 18, 2004, 7:14 am - Lottery News

California Lottery Drops Gambling Themes IdeaNews Story
Citing widespread opposition, California Assemblyman George Plescia on Monday dropped lottery-backed legislation that would have added Nevada-style gambling themes to the state-run games.Though he quietly deleted the amendment, the San Diego Republican said he's pushing the rest of his controversial measure -- which would boost lottery prizes and slice struggling schools' share of revenue -- in the hope of fostering lotto mania that would then increase education's take.Even with the deletion of
May 18, 2004, 7:07 am - Lottery News

Euro Millions $39 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in FranceNews Story
One winning Euro Millions lottery ticket was sold in France for a record 33 million euros (US$39 million).Euro Millions, a multi-country lottery game currently played in France, Spain, and the United Kingdom, was launched in February.Jackpots start at 15 million Euros (US$17.7 million), and grow until there is a winner.The jackpot is the only prize that is shared among all Euro Millions countries; all lower-tier prizes are determined based on the amount of sales and winning tickets within each i
May 15, 2004, 1:23 am - Lottery News

NY Lotto inching closer to all-time highNews Story
The New York Lotto is two rollovers away from its all-time high of $55 million.The current Lotto jackpot of $47 million is the result of 19 consecutive rollovers. The jackpot started at $3 million on Wednesday, March 03, 2004, and since then no ticket has matched all 6 numbers drawn.The next drawing of New York Lotto will take place Wednesday, May 12 at 11:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time.The record New York lottery jackpot was set on Wednesday, April 23, 2003, when two lucky players matched all six
May 11, 2004, 9:51 am - Lottery News

Australian Man Wins Lottery Three Times in One NightNews Story
For a Sydney grandfather, it was third time lucky and second time and first.The 60-year-old bought three tickets at three separate stores all with the same numbers for a Saturday night Lotto draw and was among 20 winning tickets for the top prize, lottery officials said Monday.The three tickets scooped a total of 494,326.44 Australian dollars (US$346,028). Had he only bought one ticket as he originally planned he only would have won A$183,083.86.The winner, whose identity was not released, bough
May 10, 2004, 10:29 am - Lottery News

Pool players ponder Powerball hypocrisyNews Story
Nobody was betting on $212 million at The Pour House on Friday.A week after Charleston police and State Law Enforcement Division agents raided a pool tournament at the Savannah Highway tavern, three patrons at the bar shook their heads no over their beer. They hadn't bought a $1 chance at the state-sponsored, long-odds Powerball game.The prize at stake in tonight's drawing for the multistate lottery payoff has climbed to more than $200 million for the second time in five months. The last time,
May 8, 2004, 2:10 pm - Lottery News

California legislature could expand lotteryNews Story
Despite fears California is becoming the world's gambling capital, the state lottery Friday broadened its proposed overhaul to include Nevada-style games banned by the 1984 lottery initiative.The lottery -- which is finding increased competition with Indian casinos -- amended its already controversial reorganization plan to add games including roulette, dice, baccarat, blackjack, Lucky 7s, draw poker and slot machines.The amendment fueled the controversy surrounding the legislation, which alread
May 8, 2004, 1:54 pm - Lottery News