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Merchants: Not enough terminals for N.D. lotteryNews Story
Many North Dakota merchants, who are hoping a new state lottery will draw more customers, are fretting there wont be enough ticket terminals to go around -- and state officials say theyre right. If (a lottery machine) is available to my competition, then that is a tool that I must have, said Bob Johnson of Cavalier, who owns a convenience store and off-sale liquor outlet near the Icelandic State Park. If they put one in the Cenex in Cavalier, I need one. North Dakota may not have enough lotter
Sep 3, 2003, 3:49 am - Lottery News

Lottery deal may lead to lawsuitsNews Story
Tennessee's lottery board is pushing ahead with preparations for an unprecedented partnership with Georgia despite escalating criticism of the arrangement and no definitive answer as to whether it would be legal. That question is expected to be answered by Attorney General Paul G. Summers in a formal legal opinion before Friday, when the seven-member board of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. has scheduled a vote on acceptance of Georgia's offer.If given the legal green light, there is an ar
Sep 2, 2003, 4:04 am - Lottery News

Pa. Lottery Plans To Introduce New GameNews Story
The Pennsylvania lottery is currently developing a new pick your own numbers game.The Pennsylvania lottery scored a record $2.1 billion in sales in fiscal year 2002-2003 -- a ten percent increase from the previous year and the largest increase in 19 years.Lottery officials are ecstatic about the impact of the mega-jackpot Powerball game and are now developing a game to compliment Powerball.Lottery director Edward Mahlman says like Powerball, the new game will allow players to pick their own nu
Sep 2, 2003, 3:57 am - Lottery News

Lottery glitch causes weekend problemsNews Story
The software glitch that caused retail lottery terminals and video poker machines across Oregon to shut down over the past two days has largely been fixed, lottery officials said. Lottery Director Brenda Rocklin said the terminals had problems Friday morning, after officials started installing software for a new sports betting game. At one point, she said, the lottery had to shut down its 2,700 retail terminals and 9,500 video poker games and restart the entire system.Problems contined to roll a
Sep 2, 2003, 3:52 am - Lottery News

Lucky lottery store in N.H. does it againNews Story
The winning Powerball ticket, worth an estimated $135.6 million, was sold at a convenience store that is building a reputation as the place to buy lottery tickets. The ticket for Saturday night's drawing was the second winning Powerball ticket sold at the State Line Store on Route 302 on the Maine border, and the store also has sold a winning Tri-State Megabucks ticket and a winning Cash Lotto ticket in recent years. The other Powerball ticket was worth about $25 million. It will be interesting
Aug 31, 2003, 5:52 pm - Lottery News

$135.6 Million Powerball Jackpot Won In New HampshireNews Story
America's Game paid off big for one winning ticket sold in New Hampshire. That ticket is worth $135.6 million. The winner will have to decide if they want 29-year annuity or the cash option worth $70.8 million. The ticket holder will have 60 days after the ticket is validated to make that decision.The $135.6 million dollar jackpot is the 8th largest Powerball jackpot in history. It is the 5th largest Powerball jackpot won by a single ticket.In addition to the jackpot winner, 896,881 other Powerb
Aug 31, 2003, 7:26 am - Lottery News

Whittaker in news againNews Story
First he gave her a $100 Christmas present for making his favorite breakfast biscuits. Then, after winning a $315 million Powerball jackpot, Andrew Jack Whittaker helped her buy a $123,000 house.A happy story, except that, now that they know a sex offender lives in their neighborhood, Moss Creek subdivision residents arent so thrilled with the February purchase Whittaker made for C L Super Serve clerk Brenda Higginbotham.Earlier this week, residents found fliers stuck in their doors notifying th
Aug 29, 2003, 11:27 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps To $140 MillionNews Story
Lottery players across the nation will be celebrating the holiday weekend with parades, picnics, and Powerball.No one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesdays Powerball drawing, driving the jackpot to an estimated $140 million. Thats the largest current lottery jackpot in the world and the 8th largest Powerball jackpot ever.The cash option for the Saturday, August 30 drawing will be an estimated $72.7 million.There were no jackpot winners Wednesday but 713,248 Powerball players across the
Aug 29, 2003, 4:29 am - Lottery News

Man wins battle with Hoosier lotteryNews Story
Richard Termite Allender doesnt know if his ticket had the winning Powerball numbers on March 12, but he already feels like he won the lottery.After a six-month battle, the State Lottery Commission of Indiana agreed to release the time the winning ticket was purchased at Joes Junction in Trafalgar.Thats important to Mr. Allender because he has the stores timed security video and hopes to recognize the winner so the prize can be claimed.The lottery commission succumbed to Mr. Allenders request af
Aug 29, 2003, 4:22 am - Lottery News

N.D. LOTTERY: Board supports two extra gamesNews Story
North Dakota gamblers may have their pick of two additional lotteries next year, which offer smaller prizes and less daunting odds than the more widely played Powerball game. A state advisory board agreed Tuesday to support North Dakota's entry into the Hot Lotto and Wild Card 2 lotteries. Both are operated by the Multistate Lottery Association of West Des Moines, Iowa, which runs Powerball.The association already has approved North Dakota's request to sell Powerball tickets and state officials
Aug 27, 2003, 3:17 am - Lottery News