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New Mexico Lottery on a RollNews Story
The lottery has been a hot ticket in New Mexico.The New Mexico Lottery Authority reported Thursday it had a record $148 million in sales for the 12-month period ending June 30.New Mexico joined the Georgia Lottery Corporation as the two most successful lottery startups in the U.S.The New Mexico Lottery also announced it has surpassed last year's $33.1 million profit for education, but final figures on those revenues won't be available until later this month.Lottery officials noted that all figur
Jul 2, 2004, 7:57 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

New York Lotto jackpot reaches one-year highNews Story
The Wednesday $37 million New York Lotto jackpot is the highest lottery prize in the Empire state in more than a year.The last time the New York Lotto jackpot was this large was on Wednesday, April 23, 2003, when the jackpot was $55 million.The jackpot rolled to $37 million after no tickets matched all six numbers in Saturday's $35 million drawing.62 lucky players matched 5 out of 6 numbers, and 1 player matched 5 of 6 plus the bonus number for a $113,518 prize.The winning numbers Saturday were
Apr 26, 2004, 12:56 pm - Lottery News

New York lottery fans have Mega ManiaNews Story
Mega Millions has become megapopular since its launch in New York two years ago.Sales of the high-payout lottery game in New York jumped 27 percent during its second year of operation, according to the New York Post.Mega Millions registered more than $474 million in sales in New York during the 2003-04 state fiscal year, which ended March 31, up from the $373 million it took in the previous fiscal year, according to New York State Lottery.Eleven states participate in the game, which has a minimu
Apr 19, 2004, 6:14 am - Lottery News

New Year Brings New Start for $2.1 Million Wash. Lotto WinnerNews Story
Bellevue man dreams of new home, new business, new life for his familyIt's business as anything but usual for Phuc Nguyen of Bellevue as the New Year begins. Nguyen, 30, just completed a two-year apprenticeship as a painter and dreams of starting his own house-painting business. Who knows, it may be his own home that gets painted first. Nguyen plans to use some of the prize money from his $2.1 million Lotto Jackpot-winning ticket to open his own business and open the door to a new home and a
Jan 3, 2004, 8:14 am - Lottery News

Lawsuit has a pull-tab lottery plan on holdNews Story
A new Michigan instant lottery game planned for bars this fall is mired in a court fight over whether it is legal and is unfair competition to charities that sell similar pull-tab games.The dispute threatens to unravel half of a lottery plan that Gov. Jennifer Granholm said would add $50 million a year to the cash-hungry state budget.A lawsuit has temporarily blocked the new pull-tab lottery game, charging that it would violate state lottery laws. The new state game was supposed to be available
Aug 13, 2003, 3:42 am - Lottery News