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Massachusetts man becomes first Ca$hola winnerNews Story
A Massachusetts man is $450,000 richer after he became the first person to win a new multi-state slot game. Richard Keels of Boston's Mattapan neighborhood won $709,000 Sunday at Lincoln Park. He chose a one-time cash payout of $454,000, according to the Rhode Island Lottery. Keels won Ca$hola, the nation's first multistate progressive slot jackpot. It links slots at Lincoln Park and Newport Grand in Rhode Island with those in Delaware and West Virginia. Part of the money gambled at each m
Aug 1, 2006, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Scratch-off tickets are lottery's big winner in N.J.News Story
Wanna bet which game has fueled the New Jersey Lottery's growing revenue over the past decade? It's not the multi-state Mega Millions, introduced in 1999, but the simple scratch-off ticket. Yes, the tempt of instant gratification has nearly tripled scratch-off sales since fiscal year 1997. Last year, scratcher sales reached more than $1 billion for the first time and accounted for nearly half of the state's lottery sales. One reason has to do with sort of instant gratification - they c
Jul 25, 2006, 11:09 am - Lottery News

Keno sales surge across MassacusettsNews Story
The regular clientele who stop the Eddie Coyle's Roadhouse Tavern in Dracut for a bite to eat after work are looking for some laughs and a family-friendly atmosphere. There are also several pairs of eyes watching a Keno television monitor as a series of 20 numbers pops up on the screen, hoping they will be the ones to go home a few dollars richer. It's a recreational thing people are just playing because it's something to do while they converse or have their meal, said Leslie Cox, th
Jul 10, 2006, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Big scratch games reinvigorate lottery salesNews Story
High-priced scratch-off tickets have revived lottery sales, restoring growth to a state-run business that had sagged in the face of casino and Internet gambling. The introduction of instant-win tickets that cost $10, $20 and $30 - and offer top prizes of $1 million or more - has set lottery sales on fire in many states. Scratch-off ticket sales soared 59% from 2001 to 2005. That's six times as much as the 10% increase during that time for Powerball, Mega Millions and other traditional lottery
Jun 26, 2006, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery licenses regainedNews Story
The Massachusetts Lottery Commission has reinstated operating licenses for seven of the 11 bars or clubs that were suspended last month after poker slot machines were confiscated May 3 in state police raids. In all, 38 poker video slot machines were seized by state police, along with $10,000 in cash, in the coordinated raids on 15 bars or clubs here, in Springfield and Chicopee. Although no criminal charges have been filed, the Lottery Commission quickly issued the suspensions. Lottery sp
Jun 15, 2006, 1:06 pm - Lottery News

Family sues lottery ticket finderNews Story
Winner picked ticket out of the trash, family rejected offer of one-third of jackpot The heirs of a Blackstone man who tossed away a $1 million scratch ticket are suing the man who picked it out of the garbage, alleging he stole it. Daniel Donovan, the executor of his father Kevin Donovan's estate, filed suit May 26 against Edward St. John, who found the ticket, and Joseph Sullivan, the executive director of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. The lawsuit, filed in Worcester Sup
Jun 14, 2006, 8:09 am - Lottery News

Record Mass. Lottery sales, despite high fuel pricesNews Story
Bob Hurtubise mused Thursday about what he would do if he hit it big on a Lottery game. The Ashburnham, Massachusetts, resident would buy a nice house and secure savings for his kids, he said. I'll play a quick pick on big number games, Hurtubise said. But I'll just play one. If you're doing any more than that, you're just making donations. Now that gas prices have reached nearly $3 per gallon, he guessed more people will hold onto their cash for other expenses. That money's
Jun 12, 2006, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Mass. lottery player hits biggest Cash WindFall jackpotNews Story
What a difference a day and six numbers makes. On June 5, Revere resident Hector Diaz bought a Cash Windfall lottery ticket and less than 24 hours later he went in to claim his $1.46 million (minus taxes) winnings. Diaz, who told lottery officials he did not want to speak with the media, purchased his ticket at Quick Mart, which is located at 22 Broadway in Revere. Afonso Fonseca, who owns Quick Mart, said Diaz showed up at the store with the winning ticket. He told me he won an
Jun 12, 2006, 6:58 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $80 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $80 million for Friday's drawing. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday night's $66 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. There were six second-prize winners: 3 from California, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Massachusetts, and 1 from New Jersey. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. The California second-prize winners will receive $136,838 each becau
May 10, 2006, 8:03 am - Lottery News

4 Massachusetts lottery licenses suspendedNews Story
A top official with the Massachusetts Lottery Commission said yesterday that it has indefinitely suspended lottery licenses for four establishments where video slot machines were seized last week by state police investigating possible illegal gambling. The suspensions were issued yesterday, said Beth A. Bresnahan, director of communications for the state Lottery Commission. We take this seriously, said Bresnahan. Massachusetts State Police reported on Thursday that 38 machines were seiz
May 10, 2006, 7:30 am - Lottery News