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No online lottery ticket sales for Indiana, lawmakers say it's too "complex"News Story
Too many moving parts to consider By Kate Northrop A bill legalizing an online lottery in Indiana will not be considered further, preventing the state from joining several other jurisdictions that already conduct digital ticket sales. Indiana legislators ended a bill that would have allowed Hoosiers to buy lottery tickets online, the reason being that the implications of the bill on the state's gambling industry as a whole were too complex. House Speaker Todd Huston announced th
Feb 17, 2025, 1:47 pm - Lottery News

$100,000 winning Powerball ticket purchased in Indiana expires todayNews Story
Last call to claim a Power Play-boosted prize By Kate Northrop A Powerball ticket purchased in Indiana won $100,000 last year, but whoever owns it has until the end of the day to validate it before it expires. Someone in Indiana purchased a Powerball ticket with the Power Play option in August 2024, but time is just about up for them to claim it. In one final attempt to locate the winner, the Hoosier Lottery made a final plea on Sunday in a press release, broadcasting the locatio
Feb 10, 2025, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Bill allowing online lottery ticket sales advances in IndianaNews Story
Opponents stoke fears over problem gambling behaviors By Kate Northrop A bill allowing the digital sale of lottery tickets by the Hoosier Lottery has passed an Indiana House committee vote 9-2 and will advance in the current legislative session. House Bill 1432 , authored by Representative Ethan Manning, would legalize the sale of lottery tickets for draw games and eInstant games online by the Hoosier Lottery. The bill outlines core changes to current legislation that would allow
Jan 30, 2025, 9:08 am - Lottery News

$71 million Lotto Texas jackpot is the largest lottery prize in North AmericaNews Story
Indiana Hoosier Lotto the second-largest in the nation at $38.2 million By Kate Northrop While multi-state games Powerball and Mega Millions traditionally top the charts for the largest prizes in the United States at any given time, two in-state jackpots currently hold the top two spots: the Lotto Texas jackpot at $71 million and the Hoosier Lotto jackpot at $38.2 million. It's not every day you see two local, in-state draw games simultaneously earning the bragging rights for the lar
Jan 22, 2025, 4:02 pm - Lottery News

$1 million Powerball lottery prize claimed by Indiana winner five hours before expiration deadlineNews Story
Couple discover winning ticket at the last minute in Christmas miracle By Kate Northrop After a month's worth of attempts from the Hoosier Lottery to locate the missing winner of a $1 million winning Powerball lottery prize, one Indiana couple stepped forward just five hours before it was set to expire to claim it. Everyone is breathing a sigh of relief after an anonymous couple came forward to claim a $1 million winning Powerball lottery ticket in what can only be described as a Chr
Dec 31, 2024, 10:13 am - Lottery News

$944 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot set to make holiday wishes come trueNews Story
Biggest jackpot in 9 months closes in on a billion dollars By Todd Northrop Nine months after Mega Millions delivered a $1.13 billion jackpot to one ticket sold in New Jersey, the multi-state lottery game is back with a jackpot to be drawn Tuesday that is also nearing the $1 billion mark. When nobody won Friday night's $862 million grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $944 million the largest since a March 26, 2024 $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot was won b
Dec 21, 2024, 7:41 am - Lottery News

Virginia father gives $1 million Cash4Life lottery ticket as wedding gift to get him out of basementNews Story
Everyone wins By Kate Northrop A Virginia father gave his son a $1 million winning Cash4Life lottery ticket as a wedding gift to help two newlyweds move out of his basement. A Virginia father who won $1 million on a Cash4Life lottery ticket gave the winning ticket to his son so he and his wife could finally move out of the basement find a place of their own. Aaron Andrews has been living in his father's basement with his wife since their wedding in April. After receiving an incre
Sep 7, 2024, 6:40 am - Lottery News

Last minute routine change leads to $1,000 a week for life Cash4Life prize for Tennessee manNews Story
Being in the right place at the right time By Kate Northrop One small change in a Tennessee man's daily routine led to a Cash4Life prize with a lifelong payout of $1,000 a week for life. It pays to be in the right place at the right time, and one adjustment to a daily routine led to one lucky Tennessee man landing a $1,000 a week for life prize in the Cash4Life multi-state game. William W.'s morning coffee routine is a simple staple in his daily regimen, but now he may be reconsi
Jul 26, 2024, 6:48 am - Lottery News

One New Jersey ticket is sole winner of $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot ever won in the Garden State Updated with retailer that sold the winning ticket By Todd Northrop After a run of 30 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 31st drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.13 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in New Jersey matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It was the 10th time a lottery jackpot had grown to more than $1 billion, and the ninth time a single ticket won $1
Mar 27, 2024, 7:18 am - Lottery News