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Powerball jackpot jumps to $135 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 686,572 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.5 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $135 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, March 29th drawing will be an estimated $63.8 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 20, 34, 37, 39, 45, and the Powerball was 32. The Power Pl
Mar 27, 2006, 6:25 pm - Lottery News

Iowa Gov. Approves Ban On TouchPlay Lottery MachinesNews Story
The fight to keep video lottery in Iowa is heating up. Governor Tom Vilsack approved a ban on the state's lottery TouchPlay machines, giving businesses 45 days to shut them down. It's a move that's not sitting well with owners, but it also could cost the state millions of dollars in revenue. They look a lot......and sound a lot......like a slot machine you'd find in Vegas. You don't have to drive to a casino anymore, you can just play these, said Dan Viereck, manager of the Trophy Cas
Mar 22, 2006, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Forklift operator wins N.D.'s biggest lottery prizeNews Story
Kevin Green was driving a forklift at work last week when he heard a North Dakota Powerball outlet had sold a $1 million ticket. He didn't think twice about the news, until he heard where the prize winner was sold at the Williston convenience store where Green normally buys his tickets. Green, who had bought 25 Powerball tickets before the March 15 drawing, began scanning the rows of numbers on the slips of paper he pulled from his pocket. I was looking down the line and nothin', nothin
Mar 22, 2006, 6:59 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $101 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to gain power. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 601,845 players across the nation won a total of more than $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 an estimated $101 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, March 22nd drawing will be an estimated $47.9 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 1, 25, 34, 36, 42, and the Powerball was 19. The Power Play mul
Mar 20, 2006, 10:39 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $75 MillionNews Story
Nobody wins top prize in massive Power Play promotion, as #10 is selected The Powerball jackpot continues to climb. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 533,708 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.5 million in prizes in America's Game. In addition, the number 10 was selected on the Power Play wheel. Players participating in the Power Play 10X promotion had any winnings multiplied 10 times. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing th
Mar 13, 2006, 10:21 am - Lottery News

Iowa Legislators start spinning TouchPlay debate todayNews Story
There are a lot of jackpots on the line today when legislators begin debating the future of the Iowa Lottery's slot machine-like games located in Main Street businesses across the state. More than 6,000 machines in 2,800 taverns, grocery, convenience stores and other locations across Iowa have brought in more than $212 million in sales since July. Another 4,500 machines are expected to be installed. Large companies such as Royal Financial, which operates 25 percent of the machines, and
Mar 13, 2006, 8:38 am - Lottery News

Iowa lottery records show sales trendsNews Story
Mason City TouchPlay outlets took in more than $3.2 million in their machines over the past eight months, with gamblers in Clear Lake throwing in another $663,000, according to an analysis by Lee Enterprises newspapers. Mason City ranked fourth in the state in TouchPlay receipts. The Iowa Lottery released financial information on the machines Friday in response to Freedom of Information requests by Lee, The Associated Press and other news organizations. The information is incomplete. A
Mar 8, 2006, 8:09 am - Lottery News

Burglars Take Cash From Lottery MachineNews Story
25 Burglaries Of TouchPlay Devices Happen In Six Months On Wednesday morning, burglars stole cash from a TouchPlay machine. The clerk at an east side Kum And Go at 2919 E. 14th St. said the theft happened around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. The lottery machines are in a separate room called the Gaming Center at the store. The clerk told police that two men a one woman walked into the gas station together. The guys went into the room were the TouchPlay machines are located. He believes
Mar 2, 2006, 8:36 am - Lottery News

N.D. Lottery director discusses new game possibilitiesNews Story
Possible joint venture between Mega Millions and Powerball could produce massive new game North Dakota's four lottery games have been more profitable than expected, and the state's gambling market could handle another two games before it is saturated, lottery director Chuck Keller believes. Some North Dakotans, who believed Powerball would be the only game introduced by voters' approval of a November 2002 lottery initiative, are wondering when the steady introduction of new gambling variet
Feb 28, 2006, 8:13 am - Lottery News

Iowa lawmakers predict video lottery restrictionsNews Story
The Iowa Legislature won't ban TouchPlay machines, but likely will restrict the spread of the machines, Senate Democratic Leader Michael Gronstal said Thursday. I do not expect that these machines will be completely outlawed and I do not expect the continued expansion will be allowed, Gronstal said. The debate over the video lottery machines has gripped the legislature during the opening month of the session. In 2002, the Legislature approved a measure authorizing the video lottery ma
Feb 24, 2006, 7:20 am - Lottery News