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$123M EuroMillions lottery winner claims prizeNews Story
Now deciding if they want to go public The 81,381,673.30 payout (US$123.7 million), which saw the lucky ticket-holder shoot to sixth on the UK National Lottery Rich List, had gone unclaimed since Tuesday night. The winner is now deciding whether or not to go public with the win. A Camelot spokesman said, The claim has been validated and the prize is in the process of being paid out. The ticketholder is currently deciding whether to go public or remain anonymous. While the winner
May 30, 2013, 12:39 pm - Lottery News

Maryland lets problem gamblers exclude themselves from lotteryNews Story
Individuals on voluntary list must forfeit winnings Maryland has become the third state to offer a voluntary system to restrict the ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday. The program is an expansion of the casino exclusion program launched in 2011, several months after Maryland's first casino opened. People on that list agree to be cited for trespassing if found in one of the state's casinos. Once signed up for the lottery exclusion list, a person is required to forfe
May 22, 2013, 7:17 am - Lottery News

2 tickets win Mega Millions jackpot worth $190MNews Story
A Mega Millions jackpot advertised at $190 million has been won by two tickets, one sold in New Jersey, the other in Virginia. They matched all the numbers drawn Friday night: 11, 15, 35, 43 and 49, with Mega Ball number 41. The Megaplier was 4. Winners usually take the cash payout, which in this case would be $70 million each. Before taxes, of course. Seventeen tickets missed only the Mega Ball and won second worth $250,000: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Iowa, 1 from Maryland, 3 from Michiga
May 18, 2013, 1:05 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee to add Hot Lotto multi-state lottery gameNews Story
Game will also see changes to number pool and prizes By Todd Northrop Starting Sunday, Tennessee Lottery players will be able to purchase tickets for Hot Lotto, a multi-state game currently played in 14 states and Washington, D.C. Hot Lotto is a multi-state drawing-style game similar to Powerball and Mega Millions. The all-cash jackpots begin at $1 million and average between $5 million and $6 million. Tickets cost $1 each, and a Sizzler option that triples all non-jackpot prizes cos
May 10, 2013, 9:42 am - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery director appeals to state legislature to reject pending billNews Story
Restrictive measure will drastically reduce prizes, cut revenue, director says Statement from Bishop Woosley, Director, Arkansas Lottery Commission Friday afternoon, HB 2263 will be presented to the House Rules committee at the Capitol. HB2263 mandates that 25% of total lottery proceeds be used to fund college scholarships. The Arkansas Lottery Commission (ALC) strongly opposes this bill because of the immediate and detrimental effect it will have on lottery ticket sales, revenues paid
Apr 11, 2013, 7:22 pm - Lottery News

N.C. bill keeps 'education' in lottery for nowNews Story
The North Carolina Education Lottery is keeping the education in its name at least for now. A bill debated Wednesday by a House judiciary committee and aimed at reeling in advertising for the state-run lottery originally directed the lottery to stop using the word education in its advertising. But the bill's chief sponsor said he would pull that prohibition because he didn't want to make the cost of such a rebranding drag down the bill, which he said is designed to bring more truth to what
Mar 7, 2013, 4:35 pm - Lottery News

N.C. lawmakers back lottery name changeNews Story
Act would cut 'education' from name, limit advertising Powerball tickets aren't like parent-teacher bake sales, say state lawmakers who want to take education out of the North Carolina Education Lottery. The state-run games would be known as the North Carolina State Lottery under a bipartisan bill filed in the House last week that also would place limits on lottery advertising and commission research on the lotto's social and economic impact. We certainly don't want to encourage partic
Mar 5, 2013, 8:37 am - Lottery News

Va. Lottery's Lady Luck hangs up her wandNews Story
The personification of the Virginia Lottery for more than two decades, Lady Luck, is retiring. Addressing a group of retailers Friday, lottery Executive Director Paula I. Otto said the Lady Luck character, played by Melanie MacQueen, is hanging up her wand. The new face of the lottery is Game Guy, actor Jason Kypros, the central character in the lottery's We're Game ad campaign. The Lady Luck image of a disheveled, wry fairy princess has been associated with the lottery since 1990, when
Mar 2, 2013, 8:10 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Gov. says lottery ads are 'annoying'News Story
State legislators are proposing to revamp the way money from the North Carolina Education Lottery is spent after statewide scrutiny of its advertising practices. Gov. Pat McCrory suggested in his State of the State address last week that lottery money should be allocated to fund more technology in schools. I'm recommending that we pursue legislation to reallocate a portion of money away from the bloated and frankly annoying advertising and the large administration cost of the lottery comm
Feb 27, 2013, 10:49 am - Lottery News

Proposal to ban welfare recipients from playing lotteryNews Story
Another proposal would remove the word Education from N.C. Education Lottery North Carolina lawmakers are drafting legislation that would ban people on welfare or those who are in bankruptcy from buying lottery tickets. Rep. Paul Skip Stam, R-Wake is helping draft the legislation. Stam told ABC11 the vendor selling the lottery ticket would be penalized if they knew the person was on welfare or in bankruptcy. That stipulation is not sitting well with some convenience store clerks that do
Jan 26, 2013, 10:29 am - Lottery News