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Powerball lottery fever hits the USANews Story
Jackpot hits record $340 million for WednesdayThe Powerball jackpot will be the most ever for the multi-state lottery game after no one won Saturday night.The estimated $305 million jackpot Saturday went unclaimed, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $340 million for Wednesday's drawing.It is the biggest jackpot in the game's history and eclipses the previous record high of $314.9 million won on Christmas Day 2002 by a West Virginia man.Joe Hrdlicka, a spokesman for the Iowa Lottery, said lotter
Oct 17, 2005, 8:48 am - Lottery News

Help Wanted: NC Lottery Seeks DirectorNews Story
The ad says the lottery commission wants an experienced professional to implement and run North Carolina's new numbers game.The North Carolina Education Lottery is running an advertisement seeking someone to be its executive director. The ad appears in Sunday's newspapers and online job listings, including the state's own jobs Web site.The ad says the lottery commission wants an experienced professional to implement and run North Carolina's new numbers game.State Government Radio says the ne
Oct 17, 2005, 6:35 am - Lottery News

Powerball Lottery Jackpot Grows to New Record of $340 MillionNews Story
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot will be the largest in the game's history. The estimated $340 million jackpot breaks the game's previous record of $314.9 million won on December 25th, 2002.Even though the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening, 2,575,121 players across the nation won a total of more than $19.9 million in prizes.The cash option for the Wednesday, October 19th drawing will be an estimated $164.4 million. The numbers drawn Saturday night were 1, 7, 8, 34, 45 and the Powerball was
Oct 16, 2005, 8:15 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery states report brisk sales for huge jackpotNews Story
Hopeful lottery players are plunking down their money for Powerball lottery tickets at an astounding pace, in advance of tonight's estimated $300 million jackpot drawing.USA Mega will display the drawing results minutes after the drawing, which occurs at 11:00 PM Eastern Time (8:00 PM Pacific Time).Also on www.usamega.com, players will be able to see the Power Play number drawn, and within an hour or two the website will announce whether or not there was a jackpot winner. At that time, the Wedn
Oct 15, 2005, 4:55 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Lottery Jackpot Raised to $240 MillionNews Story
Largest Powerball lottery jackpot in two years; three players win $1 million with Power PlayThe Powerball jackpot continues its upward climb.Even though the grand prize was not awarded Saturday, three lucky players in Montana, South Carolina, and South Dakota each won $1 million with Power Play. A total of 1,328,695 players across the nation won more than $14.5 million in prizes in America's Game .Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to a
Oct 9, 2005, 11:21 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery commissioner had business relationship with vendorNews Story
A member of North Carolina's new lottery commission said he will remove himself from any decisions involving potential lottery vendors after it was disclosed he had a business relationship with a key executive of a major vendor.Lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings of Charlotte and Alan Middleton, a vice president for lottery vendor Scientific Games, had previously acknowledged their friendship.But both denied in interviews last month with The News Observer of Raleigh that they also had a busine
Oct 6, 2005, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery Chosen to Host 2008 International ConferenceNews Story
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell Thursday announced that the Pennsylvania Lottery has been selected to host the annual conference and trade show for the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) in September 2008.The conference will be held in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania has the finest lottery operation in the country, and this conference will give us a chance to showcase its many successes while giving visitors a glimpse of the beauty and vitality of Pennsylvani
Sep 30, 2005, 9:27 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery commission has full plate, rapid timeline aheadNews Story
Denny Bottorff said he'll never forget Jan. 20, 2004 - the day the Tennessee Lottery sold its first scratch-off tickets. It was like when your first child was born, Bottorff said. You get the same elation and satisfaction. The first and only chairman of the quasi-governmental corporation that runs the Tennessee Lottery, said North Carolina's new lottery board also will feel the same labor pains his panel felt as new games are delivered to players in North Carolina as soon as possible.Gov. Mike
Sep 26, 2005, 6:54 am - Lottery News

Retailers, Players Could Run Into N.C. Lottery Red TapeNews Story
Owners at many convenience stores in North Carolina say they cannot wait to begin selling lottery tickets, but under the state's lottery law, they could run into red tape and so could lottery winners. As soon as they say 'Now, you can apply,' we will definitely try to apply, said Bhavna Parmar, who owns a convenience store in Raleigh.But applying may not be so easy.Under the new law, storeowners must be current on all taxes not just for their business, but also for themselves. They must als
Sep 20, 2005, 11:57 am - Lottery News

Will gamble on lottery revenue pay off for N.C.?News Story
Research shows more money goes to schools, but ad blitz may have unintended costs The states now offering lotteries do not simply make a product available in order to accommodate the widespread taste for buying a low-priced chance at a big prize. They seek to foster that taste. ...The state lottery agencies have in fact evolved into a new breed of government agency created in the mold of the modern corporation with its eyes firmly fixed on the bottom line. So wrote Charles Clotfelter and Philip
Sep 19, 2005, 12:27 pm - Lottery News