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Indiana legislator attacks computerized lottery drawingsNews Story
In a move hailed by opponents of computerized lottery drawings, Indiana State Representative Robert Alderman (R) introduced a bill last month that would force the Hoosier Lottery to revert back to traditional lottery ball machines.The bill, which would take effect on July 1, 2005, requires the Indiana State Lottery Commission to use numbered balls and machines to conduct lottery drawings. If passed, the bill would also voids a conflicting administrative rule which allows the Hoosier Lottery to
Feb 4, 2005, 11:27 am - Lottery News

California Lottery to consider multi-state gameNews Story
In the California Lottery commission meeting next week, lottery staffers will present a report to the commission about the potential for California to join a multi-state lottery game.The will be the first presentation of this kind to the commission. The group giving the presentation has not publicly revealed the content of their presentation.The presentation will be made by employees of the California Lottery, and will not include presentations from the multi-state gaming groups, such as MUSL (
Feb 2, 2005, 12:23 pm - Lottery News

Lottery benefits Kentucky students but not its schoolsNews Story
This is the third story in a four-part series on the Kentucky lottery and its local and state impactAmid last year's protest by Kentucky teachers over what they considered to be an insufficiently-funded health insurance plan offered by Gov. Fletcher, the Kentucky Lottery Corp. received a letter from one of the angry educators. The letter underscored another, much older controversy surrounding education funding. The letter writer said, 'When you look at the amount of money generated for the Kentu
Jan 26, 2005, 11:09 am - Lottery News

New Delaware Lotto Game to be Launched Amid Concerns Over DrawingsNews Story
While the Delaware Lottery is launching its new Multi-Win Lotto game on Thursday, lawmakers will be continuing work on a measure stipulating that the lottery must convert back to mechanical drawing machines and live television broadcasts.But lottery officials say their high-tech system provides top security and ensures the offerings remain games of chance.Inside lottery headquarters in Dover, an auditor from an outside firm and state lottery office personnel gather in a secure room to draw the n
Jan 22, 2005, 1:05 am - Lottery News

Ohio man claims $20 million Super Lotto jackpotNews Story
The winner of a $20 million Super Lotto jackpot from Nov. 24 has come forward to claim the prize, said Mardele Cohen, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Lottery Commission.Cohen said attorney Thomas W. Watkins claimed the prize at lottery headquarters Thursday on behalf of the ZSA Family Trust. The winners chose the cash option and the trust will receive $10 million before federal and state tax withholdings, Cohen said.The ticket holder picked the winning numbers of 8-13-21-26-31-41. The bonus ball was
Jan 14, 2005, 1:57 pm - Lottery News

Woman and two children claim $171 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Florence Ayers, a Jackson, Pennsylvania bookkeeper who claimed the $93.4 million lump-sum cash prize from a $171.4 million Powerball jackpot, knows how to keep a secret.Ayers, 69, was so tight-lipped for five weeks about the winning ticket that neighbors and her employer, Jack Basilon, were stunned Wednesday when the state Lottery announced she had won the second largest jackpot in Pennsylvania history. The drawing was Dec. 8.Ayers abruptly quit work two weeks ago after 20 years on the job, whic
Jan 13, 2005, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Wisconsin has double lottery jackpots for the first time everNews Story
Two big lottery jackpots were won in Wisconsin Saturday, the first time that winning tickets for the top prizes in Powerball and Megabucks were sold in the state on the same day, lottery officials said. That's never happened in 13 years since the games began, Andrew Bohage, a spokesman for the Wisconsin State Lottery, said Sunday. We haven't even figured out the odds of that happening. A customer at the Thiensville Mobil Mart in Ozaukee County beat odds of 1 in 120 million to win Saturday's $3
Jan 10, 2005, 10:43 am - Lottery News

Home just got sweeter for lottery winnersNews Story
In the town of Sweet Home, Orgeon, four residents have claimed a $1.8 million jackpot after picking the correct numbers in Oregon Lottery's Megabucks game on Saturday.Carol Leest, Ralph Martin, Helen Wick-Martin and Chuck Smith picked up their prize Monday at the Lottery headquarters in Salem.Gerald Leest, Carol's husband, said Wednesday that the four who went in on the ticket are longtime friends and neighbors who have been buying a ticket together for about six months.He said that he and Chuck
Jan 6, 2005, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts Judge Denies Demand for Lump-Sum Lottery Prize PaymentNews Story
Statement from Massachusetts Lottery Executive Director Joseph P. SullivanThe Massachusetts State Lottery is one of the most successful lotteries in the country for many reasons, including that we pay out more prize money and have more winners than any other Lottery in the U.S.In September, we celebrated with Louise Outing when she and her family claimed her $5.6 million prize at Lottery headquarters. At that time, Lottery officials reviewed the rules and regulations of the game, which are also
Dec 30, 2004, 8:11 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky Cash Ball player wins 5 jackpots totaling $1 millionNews Story
Santa Claus arrived two days late for a lucky someone who stopped by the Thorntons store at 5318 Preston Highway on Monday and paid $5 for five plays on the Kentucky Lottery's Cash Ball.In what lottery officials described as a relatively unusual maneuver, the person picked the same numbers on all five plays: 11, 14, 21, 24 and, for the Cash Ball, 22.Those five numbers were drawn Monday night, earning the lucky player a whopping $1 million from the five $200,000 top Cash Ball prizes.The odds of m
Dec 29, 2004, 8:14 am - Lottery News