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NJ Lottery rounds off 50th Anniversary celebrationNews Story
Lottery to host Facebook Live event tonight By Kate Northrop Today marks the New Jersey Lottery's 50th year in operation, and to round off the year-long celebration, it will be hosting a Facebook Live event where 50 players will have the chance to receive $500 in scratch-off tickets. The New Jersey Lottery sold its first ticket to former Governor William Cahill on December 16, 1970. Back then, tickets cost only 50 cents. Now, the Lottery has grown to offer more games and player experien
Dec 16, 2020, 12:28 pm - Lottery News

UK raises legal age to play the National Lottery from 16 to 18News Story
Law change goes into effect next year as the government reviews the lottery and gaming industry By Kate Northrop Starting next year, 16- and 17-year-olds will no longer be able to play the National Lottery. In a move to curb the potential development of harmful gambling habits in a rapidly evolving digital age, the UK government announced that they will be raising the legal age to play the lottery to 18. Following a review of gambling laws launched by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, th
Dec 8, 2020, 3:12 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts Lottery to allow prize claims via mobile appNews Story
New method for claiming winnings to become available next spring By Kate Northrop Players who are tired of traveling to claim centers or mailing away their winning lottery tickets to claim their prizes will soon have a new option. Next spring, the Massachusetts Lottery will begin allowing players to claim larger prizes through their phones. The Massachusetts Lottery plans on expanding the functionality of its mobile app to give players the options of having winnings deposited directly i
Nov 30, 2020, 8:50 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts Lottery to move one of its claim centersNews Story
New location will begin operations next week By Kate Northrop The Massachusetts Lottery announced on Monday that they will be moving one of their prize claim centers to a different location. Starting next Monday, Nov. 9, the Western Mass lottery office will begin operations at its new address at 383 Memorial Avenue, Century Plaza in Springfield. The current location at 20 Fort Street in Springfield will have its final day of operation on Friday, Nov. 6. The prize claim office, which
Nov 4, 2020, 1:20 pm - Lottery News

Delaware Lottery celebrates its 45th year in operationNews Story
By Kate Northrop This Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, the Delaware Lottery will celebrate its 45th year in operation with a year full of new featured games, events, and promotions for players to take part in. The state was one of the earliest to adopt a government-regulated lottery when the idea of establishing lotteries as a source of state revenue gained traction in the 1960's and 1970's. As a result of the versatility that has allowed the Delaware Lottery to keep up the pace with game changes an
Oct 27, 2020, 9:33 am - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery could begin funding education by 2021News Story
Lottery posts promising results after less than one year in operation By Kate Northrop The Mississippi Lottery's first year in operation has been an eventful one, from selling its first-ever lottery ticket in November 2019 to battling sales dips caused by COVID-19 just four months later. Yet, it's currently traveling down the road to success, having transferred $70.7 million to the state treasury in less than one year in operation. This could very well mean that the Lottery is set up to
Sep 29, 2020, 2:01 pm - Lottery News

Illinois lottery player wins $1 million Powerball prize and $10K scratch-off prize in a weekNews Story
Double the luck for one lucky man By Kate Northrop A Loves Park, Illinois, resident is over-the-moon after one major lottery prize leads to another, all within the same week. The double-lucky winner, who chose to remain anonymous, won a $1 million Powerball prize right after claiming a $10,000 prize he won from the $5 Million Jackpot scratch-off game. On July 28, he visited an Illinois Lottery claim center to claim the first $10,000 prize. I was excited because it was the largest
Sep 10, 2020, 5:40 pm - Lottery News

NJ Lottery mistakenly printed malicious website address on lottery ticketsNews Story
By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery misspelled the address of their second-chance website on lottery tickets, leading players to visit a malicious website with the potential to install malware on their computer. According to the Lottery, a state vendor programmed store registers to print an incorrect web address on tickets for playing Collect 'N Win, a second-chance promotion that has been running for about three weeks. Bill Bauer, a former software engineer from Edison, said he enc
Aug 28, 2020, 12:26 pm - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery announces its first daily draw gameNews Story
Cash 3 will be available starting Tuesday, September 1 By Kate Northrop Since officially launching on November 25, 2019, the Mississippi Lottery will be releasing its first-ever daily draw game this coming Tuesday, September 1. In Cash 3, players will pick one of eight different play types and choose a three-digit number from 000-999. Players can also elect a Quick Pick option, which allows the lottery terminal to randomly choose their numbers for them. Prior to Cash 3, the Lottery o
Aug 26, 2020, 2:53 pm - Lottery News

Four out of five Illinois Lottery claim centers reopen todayNews Story
Virtual lobby claim procedures and safety precautions in effect By Kate Northrop Illinois lottery players will find it easier to claim winnings in person now that four out of five of the state's claim centers are open. As of today, the Des Plaines, Fairview Heights, Springfield (Lottery Headquarters), and Rockford claim centers are open. The claim center in the James R. Thompson Center (JRTC) in Chicago will remain closed to the public until a later date. Claim center hours of operatio
Jul 1, 2020, 11:22 am - Lottery News