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Nebraska Lottery will join Lotto America in MayNews Story
Multi-state game to be offered in yet another state By Kate Northrop The Nebraska Lottery officially announced today that it will begin offering tickets for the multi-state game Lotto America. The Mississippi Lottery is not the only state lottery to recently announce its decision to join the multi-state game . Just today, the Nebraska Lottery revealed that it will start offering the game, too. In addition to Mega Millions and Powerball, Nebraska lottery players will soon have ano
Apr 21, 2024, 8:14 am - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery to begin offering Lotto AmericaNews Story
Third multi-state game to be offered in the state By Kate Northrop The Mississippi Lottery officially announced today that it will expand its repertoire to begin offering tickets for the multi-state game Lotto America. Mississippi lottery players will soon have another multi-state draw game to play in addition to Mega Millions and Powerball, with Lotto America launching locally next month. Lotto America is currently offered by 13 other U.S. lotteries. Mississippi will bump up tha
Apr 15, 2024, 4:15 pm - Lottery News

$1.7 billion in combined jackpots, as USA multi-state lottery games peak togetherNews Story
Mega Millions holds its lead at $977 million, but Powerball catching up with $750 million By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States are buying multi-state lottery tickets at a furious pace, driving up the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots simultaneously to a massive $1.7 billion in total. According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $977 million with a cash value of $461 million with a drawing Friday nig
Mar 21, 2024, 7:52 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Grief announces retirementNews Story
Lottery industry leader to step back after 32 years of service By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery's Executive Director and longest-serving member Gary Grief announced he will retire at the end of February 2024. After 32 years of loyal service and dedication to the Texas Lottery, Executive Director Gary Grief will retire next month. Since 2010, Grief led the Texas Lottery in its mission to generate revenue for public education and veterans' services. He dedicated himself to a vari
Jan 26, 2024, 12:10 pm - Lottery News

Michigan bill may allow lottery winners of multi-state games to remain anonymousNews Story
Michigan legislator compares revealing identities to throwing meat in a shark-infested ocean By Kate Northrop Michigan legislators are discussing a bill that would allow winners of multi-state games like Powerball and Mega Millions to remain anonymous when claiming their prizes. House bill 4048, sponsored by state Representative Pat Outman, is currently a hot topic, especially considering the looming $1.73 billion Powerball jackpot that has lottery players across the nation in a tic
Oct 11, 2023, 7:04 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina Lottery approves online instant gamesNews Story
Additions to digital lottery games and sports betting sweeping the state By Kate Northrop The North Carolina Lottery has officially approved online instant games, to go into effect later this year. On Tuesday evening, the North Carolina Education Lottery Commission voted to expand its game repertoire by starting to offer digital instant games online. North Carolina lottery players may start to see new online lottery games beginning this fall or as early as Nov. 15, 2023. Inst
Aug 19, 2023, 5:22 pm - Lottery News

Virginia sailor sets new record for largest instant lottery prize won online in U.S.News Story
Lucky winner sails into $1,817,588 jackpot By Kate Northrop A Virginia man set a record for the largest instant online lottery prize won in the United States at $1,817,588 right from the comfort of his car. Byron Bundoc didn't need to buy a lottery ticket at a brick-and-mortar retailer to win big. Instead, he won over $1,800,000 while sitting in his driveway. Earlier this month, the Virginia Beach native had just returned from participating in a volunteer event when he arrived ho
Aug 15, 2023, 6:48 pm - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery Match 5 will move to daily drawingsNews Story
Pick 5 jackpot game will become a daily draw game this fall By Kate Northrop Later this year, the Mississippi Lottery's Match 5 draw game will move to a daily draw schedule, joining other daily draw games in the evenings. Beginning Sept. 10, Mississippi lottery players will be able to enter daily drawings for the Pick 5-style Match 5 game. As of now, drawings for the game take place every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 9:30 pm CT. Now, the draw schedule will align with the Lo
Jul 15, 2023, 8:16 am - Lottery News

$70 million Canada Lotto Max jackpot-winning ticket expiresNews Story
Largest unclaimed prize in Canadian lottery history By Kate Northrop The winning ticket for a $70 million (US$52.85 million) Lotto Max jackpot has officially expired, making it the largest unclaimed prize in Canadian lottery history. Time is up to validate the winning ticket for the highest-possible jackpot for Lotto Max, Canada's multi-province draw game. On Thursday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced that the deadline to claim the $70 million Lotto Max
Jul 2, 2023, 5:38 pm - Lottery News

Nebraska Lottery to make changes to Pick 5 gameNews Story
Lottery makes upgrade to in-state draw game By Kate Northrop The Nebraska Lottery announced that its locally drawn Pick 5 game will receive enhancements later this summer. Today, the Nebraska Lottery revealed some changes to its Pick 5 game that players can expect to see in three months. As of Sun., Aug. 13, 2023, Pick 5 will have two additional numbers to play, bringing the number matrix to 1 to 40 instead of 1 to 38. This will decrease the odds of winning the jackpot from 1
May 19, 2023, 3:33 pm - Lottery News