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Patriots plan lottery tie-in after NFL eases stanceNews Story
Promo will be a first for a league still sensitive about betting scandals The New England Patriots are developing the first licensed NFL instant ticket with the Massachusetts State Lottery just days after league owners voted to allow teams to partner with lotteries across the country. This is going to be a hugely successful collaboration, Robert Kraft, chief executive of Kraft Group, which owns the Patriots, said yesterday. We are looking forward to helping the lottery generate much needed re
May 26, 2009, 1:27 pm - Lottery News

Delaware legalizes sports bettingNews Story
Table games are next; Maryland lawmakers worried Standing in front a screen displaying lines for the NFL, NBA and MLB, Gov. Jack Markell Thursday signed a sports betting bill into law at a ceremony inside the VIP room at Delaware Park racetrack and casino. After signing the legislation Markell said his administration looks forward to working with the state's three racinos to make the Delaware sports lottery as successful as possible. There is tremendous interest in the sports lottery t
May 15, 2009, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Delaware House passes sports betting billNews Story
The Delaware House has passed a sports betting bill that failed to win approval earlier this week. After hours of closed-door negotiations, lawmakers convened early Friday morning to rescind Tuesday's roll call and vote on a revised bill, which won overwhelming approval. The vote came after several hours of talks between Gov. Jack Markell and his staff and Republican and Democratic leaders in the House. The proposed sports lottery and the money it would bring are key components in Marke
May 8, 2009, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Powerball, Mega Millions explore agreementNews Story
Lottery behemoths Powerball and Mega Millions are discussing a possible arrangement to sell tickets for both games in the 42 states where they now operate alone. The talks, however, do not appear aimed at combining the two lotteries into one super game. Powerball is played in 30 states, including Pennsylvania and Delaware; Mega Millions is offered in New Jersey and 11 other states. We are aware of the discussions between Powerball and Mega Millions, but at this point those discussions
Mar 14, 2009, 9:11 am - Lottery News

Two tickets will share $174M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Tickets sold in Delaware, Pennsylvania Two tickets for the Powerball game Saturday night one sold in Delaware and the other in Pennsylvania matched all five numbers plus the Powerball drawn to win a share of the top prize. The winning tickets will share a jackpot prize of $174.4 million, or $87.2 million each. The winning numbers 3-16-20-42-58, Powerball: 7 were drawn in Orlando, Florida last night at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Power Play number was 5. The jackpot has been build
Mar 1, 2009, 7:51 am - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery considers casino optionsNews Story
Plan aims to increase jobs, scholarship money Underground Atlanta's developers have put their cards on the table to bring casino-style gaming to Georgia. Dan O'Leary and John Aderhold, the leaseholders of Underground, have approached the Georgia Lottery board with plans for a half billion-dollar casino and hotel complex that would inject cash into the HOPE Scholarship and generate millions of tax dollars for the region. The leaseholders of city-supported Underground and Delaware horse t
Jan 14, 2009, 3:27 pm - Lottery News

24 year-old Calif. man claims lottery richesNews Story
New Jersey native recently moved to San Diego Updated: Jan. 8, 2008 at 7:47 p.m. The $47 million winner of the Mega Millions lottery game was all smiles Wednesday afternoon when he claimed his winnings and was introduced at a news conference as Todd Moitz, California Lottery officials said. Moitz, a 24-year-old former Farmer's Insurance agent, said he's overwhelmed by the news and hasn't yet decided what to do with the windfall. He has elected the cash option, which is worth $32 mill
Jan 8, 2009, 6:36 pm - Lottery News

Winning numbers chosen in Delaware Lottery's RaffleNews Story
The winning numbers for the Delaware Lottery's third annual Raffle game were selected in a special drawing today. The winning number for the $250,000 grand prize is 00012370. The five winning numbers for the $25,000 prizes are 00006502, 00018933, 00043080, 00071835, and 00075141. There were 250 winning numbers that paid $500 apiece as well. The full list of winning numbers can be seen on Lottery Post's Delaware Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/de). The 100,000 tickets s
Dec 31, 2008, 6:22 pm - Lottery News

$58.6M Powerball lottery ticket sold in PennsylvaniaNews Story
Second jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania this month Pennsylvania Lottery officials today announced that a York business sold the only winning ticket in the $58.6 million, Oct. 29, Powerball jackpot. We are pleased to announce that Bookland sold the winning ticket from Wednesday night's drawing, said Ed Trees, executive director of the Pennsylvania Lottery. This is the second jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania this month. Bookland, 2114 S. Queen S
Oct 31, 2008, 12:18 pm - Lottery News

22 postal workers win $10.2M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
The 22 postal workers had been playing the lottery together for years, sharing the disappointment of regular failures with the grim resolve of the always hopeful. But now, the 22, who work at the Philadelphia Bulk Mail Center, on Byberry Road near Woodhaven, are sharing the joy of winning the $10.2 million Powerball lottery jackpot on Saturday. The Powerball winners did not want to go on camera and talk about their good fortunes just yet but they call themselves the Lucky 22 . Joseph Ma
Oct 8, 2008, 8:00 pm - Lottery News