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Arkansas woman almost gifts winning lottery ticket to ex-father-in-lawNews Story
Gift giver decides to keep lottery ticket at the last minute not knowing it was a winner By Kate Northrop An Arkansas woman nearly gave away a scratch-off lottery ticket that would have won the gift recipient $75,000, but she decided to keep the ticket in the end. A lottery player who resides in Texarkana, Arkansas almost gifted a winning lottery ticket to her ex-father-in-law for his birthday, but the decision to leave it out of the envelope meant she won a huge prize instead. P
Sep 11, 2023, 1:32 pm - Lottery News

Lottery ticket birthday gift from mother-in-law won N.H. woman $1 millionNews Story
A New Hampshire woman celebrated her birthday by winning a $1 million lottery prize. On Aug. 19, Shannon Mee of Derry, New Hampshire, claimed a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery's $10,000,000 Bonus Wins instant ticket game. Mee's mother-in-law had given her the lottery ticket as a birthday gift. It was purchased at Richdale Food Shops in Canton, which is located at 2160 Washington St. She chose to receive her prize in the form of a one-time payment of $650,000 b
Sep 7, 2022, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Missouri will allow lottery winners to remain anonymousNews Story
New law takes effect in August By Kate Northrop Lottery winners in Missouri will soon be able to claim their prizes under full anonymity once a new law takes effect in August. On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Mike Parson signed four bills into law, one of which allows Missouri Lottery winners the ability to keep their names a secret. According to a press release from the Governor's website, HB 402 prohibits the Lottery Commission from publishing a winner's name unless they have w
Jun 30, 2021, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

Minnesota will allow anonymous lottery prize claimsNews Story
New law comes into effect September 1 By Kate Northrop Minnesota will join the growing list of states that allow players to claim lottery prizes anonymously when a new law goes into effect granting winners of certain big prizes the option to withhold their names from the public record. On Friday, Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law that will allow lottery winners of prizes over $10,000 to keep their names private. The bill passed through the Minnesota Legislature unanimously and
May 10, 2021, 1:38 pm - Lottery News

Florida considers partial lottery winner anonymityNews Story
Bill passes in the House, moves to the Senate By Kate Northrop Florida lawmakers introduced a new bill that could grant lottery winners of $250,000 or more a three-month period of anonymity before their identity is revealed to the public. A bill granting temporary anonymity to lottery winners of big prizes passed Wednesday in the House by a vote of 117 to 1. Now the measure heads to the Senate, but with little time left in the current legislative session, it is unlikely that it will bec
Apr 22, 2021, 9:44 am - Lottery News

Legislation allows Montana lottery winners to remain anonymousNews Story
The Montana Lottery sent out its first news release Friday listing major lottery prizes won this week without including the names of the winners, following a new law allowing prize winners to remain anonymous. The Legislature passed the bill last month and Gov. Greg Gianforte signed it into law on March 31. While the legislation did not have an effective date, lottery spokesperson Jennifer McKee said they followed the spirit of the legislation in only releasing the towns were the major pri
Apr 15, 2021, 11:42 am - Lottery News

UK raises legal age to play the National Lottery from 16 to 18News Story
Law change goes into effect next year as the government reviews the lottery and gaming industry By Kate Northrop Starting next year, 16- and 17-year-olds will no longer be able to play the National Lottery. In a move to curb the potential development of harmful gambling habits in a rapidly evolving digital age, the UK government announced that they will be raising the legal age to play the lottery to 18. Following a review of gambling laws launched by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, th
Dec 8, 2020, 3:12 pm - Lottery News

New law allows online sale of Virginia lottery ticketsNews Story
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed a bill into law that permits the online sale of state lottery tickets, which the fiscal estimate suggests could generate $12 million in annual state revenue. A person will be permitted to purchase the tickets through a computer, a smartphone or other electronic devices when the Virginia Lottery gets the new method of sales up and running. The $12 million estimate, however, assumes the new sales will not affect sales in traditional lottery locations. T
Mar 6, 2020, 2:21 pm - Lottery News

WVa board admonishes former lottery director for moonlightingNews Story
A state board that oversees lawyers in West Virginia admonished one of the governor's former cabinet secretaries for moonlighting at his old law firm while serving as the Lottery Director, defying state law. The Lawyer Disciplinary Board found no evidence that former Lottery Director Alan Larrick used state resources in his private practice or leveraged his state job to benefit his legal clients. However, the board found Larrick knowingly continued to engage in the practice of law while se
Dec 16, 2019, 8:19 am - Lottery News

Questions surround D.C. lottery and gambling contract, but high-level D.C. staffer says it's fineNews Story
Several D.C. Council members are asking whether the $215 million lottery and sports gambling contract the council approved this summer fulfills local business subcontracting requirements. This week, they got an answer from a high-level District staffer: Everything's fine. Yes, the contract is compliant with D.C. law requiring companies with large public contracts to subcontract some of the work to local businesses, Kristi Whitfield, director of the department responsible for monitoring compl
Sep 18, 2019, 9:54 am - Lottery News