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WV Lottery officials keeping eye on PA internet gambling billNews Story
West Virginia Lottery officials are closely monitoring legislation making its way through the Pennsylvania General Assembly that would significantly expand legalized gambling in that state. Those guys are aggressive, I'll just say that, acting lottery director John Myers said Tuesday of the legislation, which would make Pennsylvania the fourth state to legalize internet gambling, would allow state casinos to operate satellite locations with up to 250 slot machines each and would allow slot m
Jul 12, 2016, 11:06 pm - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery testing payment with credit, debit cardsNews Story
People can now use debit and credit cards to purchase Pennsylvania lottery tickets at nine Smoker's Express stores in the Harrisburg area as part of a new payment trial. The Pennsylvania Lottery is testing out the financial viability of allowing people to use credit and debit cards to purchase draw and instant lottery tickets. The test, which started this week, is the result of an ever-growing population of Pennsylvanians that don't carry cash and can't play the Lottery. We've been hearin
Feb 11, 2016, 3:50 pm - Lottery News

WATCH: Buddhist monk fights back after getting robbed buying lottery ticketsNews Story
Includes video report Police are searching for a man who was caught on video robbing a Buddhist monk as he bought lottery tickets in a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convenience store. Police said the 61-year-old monk was at a Sunoco gas station store on South Broad Street buying lottery tickets from a machine on Jan. 3 when an unidentified black male snatched $350 in cash from the monk's hands and ran out of the door. The monk is then seen on video chasing the man into the gas station pa
Jan 12, 2016, 11:05 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery seeking volunteer witnesses on evening drawing showNews Story
Includes video report The Pennsylvania Lottery is looking for volunteers who are Pennsylvania residents over the age of 55 to appear as witnesses on the evening drawing show in Harrisburg. Witnesses perform different functions on two consecutive evenings, and will appear on-camera one of those days. The process lasts approximately 2.5 hours and starts at 5 p.m. each night. All witness are directly involved in the selection of the drawing machines and ball sets used for drawings. They a
Oct 3, 2015, 9:49 pm - Lottery News

Virginia truck driver claims Mega Millions jackpot in Pa.News Story
A professional truck driver for nearly 30 years will be retiring early thanks to a lottery ticket he purchased at a Pennsylvania travel plaza. On Wednesday, Steven Peloquin claimed a $91.8 million Mega Millions jackpot from the July 21 drawing. It is the second jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket sold by the Pennsylvania Lottery and the fourth-largest prize awarded in the Lottery's history. Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko presented a ceremonial check for $91,781,644.00 to Peloqu
Jul 29, 2015, 9:58 pm - Lottery News

Pennsylvania lottery winners to be taxed for the first timeNews Story
New Penn. Gov. Tom Wolf proposes historic tax increases By Todd Northrop Tucked into the depths of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's first budget plan is a proposal to tax lottery winnings over $600. The newly-elected Democrat Governor's spokesman says that California and Pennsylvania are the only states with income taxes that exempt lottery proceeds. Some states have no income taxes, and those states also do not tax lottery winners. We have a massive budget deficit that we need to c
May 12, 2015, 10:55 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery adds multi-state Cash4Life gameNews Story
Third state to offer game; Virginia starting in May By Todd Northrop Ticket sales are underway for the new Pennsylvania Lottery Cash4Life game, a multi-state game offering a top prize of $1,000 a day for life and a second prize of $1,000 a week for life. In Pennsylvania, the first ticket was sold over the counter at 5:23 a.m. at Fast Fill, 24 Blakeslee Blvd., Lehighton, Carbon County. A few seconds later, the first ticket generated by a self-service terminal was sold at Wawa, 8220 W. Ba
Apr 9, 2015, 7:47 am - Lottery News

Pa. Lottery drawings go on Thursday despite machine malfunctionsNews Story
Includes video report Technical difficulties wreaked havoc with Thursday evening's Pennsylvania Lottery drawings, forcing the Pick 4 and Pick 5 drawings to occur after the telecast ended. No one knows exactly what went wrong. We don't have the information right now. The folks who design the machines are coming down to make sure everything runs smoothly tonight, said lottery spokeswoman Lauren Bottaro. What viewers saw signifying a problem, which Bottaro said is in accordance with lotte
Jan 31, 2015, 3:52 pm - Lottery News

Pennsylvania House passes bill giving Lottery odds and prize flexibilityNews Story
The Pennsylvania House has voted 195-1 to send to Gov. Tom Corbett a bill that Pennsylvania Lottery officials say will give them more flexibility in setting player odds and prizes, increasing sales in the long run. But that flexibility is paired in the bill with a new requirement that the General Assembly have final approval over any Lottery plans to add new game categories like Keno or Internet-based games. The latter clause, added by the state Senate earlier this fall, was a response to
Oct 22, 2014, 8:09 am - Lottery News

Casinos no death knell for lotteriesNews Story
Casino opponents are forecasting a doomsday for the Massachusetts State Lottery if casinos are allowed to open in the state, but their predictions are not supported by the results in other large states that have introduced casinos into mature lottery markets, according to specialists and local media analysis. Citing a study written by a Massachusetts lawmaker in 2008, casino opponents issued a news release Oct. 8 predicting that lottery revenue would plummet by more than 20 percent, leading t
Oct 22, 2014, 7:36 am - Lottery News