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One ticket wins $15M Lotto Texas jackpotNews Story
Someone who purchased a lottery ticket in Wichita Falls, Texas, won a $15.25 million jackpot Wednesday. The winner purchased the ticket at Fill N Chill in the 3100 block of Northwest Freeway. The Quick Pick ticket matched all six of the numbers drawn (3, 8, 13, 25, 33, and 44). The cash value option was selected at the time of purchase and the claimant will receive $10,004,308.25. The prize has not yet been claimed. The winner has 180 days from the draw date to claim the prize. If y
Nov 2, 2018, 3:57 pm - Lottery News

New Mexico Lottery creating game tied to sportsNews Story
The board that oversees the New Mexico Lottery voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with creation of a game tied to the outcome of sporting events. David Barden, the lottery CEO, said he expects the game to go on sale in four to six months. Details of the game are being worked out, but it will involve a parlay-like wager. A player will pick possible outcomes of at least three sporting events and will have to choose all correctly to win. It's not your grandmother's lottery game, Ba
Oct 31, 2018, 10:57 am - Lottery News

China probes yet another lottery official suspected of corruptionNews Story
Try as it might, China's sole form of legal gambling simply can't escape allegations of corruption committed by the officials in charge. This week, China's Ministry of Civil Affairs announced that Wang Suying, the former director of the China Welfare Lottery Issuance Management Center, was under investigation by the ministry's disciplinary inspection and supervisory departments for what was described as serious violations of the [Communist] Party discipline. The 57-year-old Wang began wor
Sep 15, 2018, 8:24 pm - Lottery News

Four NJ companies roll out sports betting as NFL season kicks offNews Story
On the day the National Football League season kicked off, four gambling companies either began offering sports betting in New Jersey or announced plans to do it soon. The Tropicana casino said Thursday that it had reached a deal with William Hill Race Sports Book to offer sports betting in the near future. No timetable was given for the launch. Hours later, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement said Caesars casino began online and mobile sports betting, but the casino said later i
Sep 7, 2018, 11:09 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery is now offering simulated sports games, much to casinos' dismayNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery on Tuesday rolled out the latest addition to its line-up with the introduction of a simulated sports games that may appeal to football and auto racing fans. Called Xpress Football and Xpress Car Racing, these realistic animation of sporting events allow players to bet on an outcome of a random computerized drawings that occur every five minutes. Tickets to play the games can be purchased and checked at any lottery retailer. Those who want to watch the drawing resul
Aug 17, 2018, 11:48 am - Lottery News

First sports betting licenses issued by West Virginia LotteryNews Story
Legalization of sports betting in West Virginia has reached another milestone, with the issuing of the first sports betting licenses by the state Lottery Commission. That includes the first casino operator's license, issued to Hollywood Casino, in Charles Town. They are the first casino licensed to offer sports betting, Danielle Boyd, legal counsel for the Lottery Commission, said Monday. They are committed to going live at Charles Town and accepting bets on Sept. 1. She said Hollywoo
Aug 14, 2018, 10:10 pm - Lottery News

Bermuda officials staying quiet on sale of Florida lottery ticketsNews Story
The Bermuda Governor's office has stonewalled questions about whether it knew the sale of American lottery tickets in Bermuda was branded a potential breach of numerous laws in the United States by a top American gambling lawyer. Lottery Post reported last month that a legal opinion on the sale of the Florida Lottery Powerball and Mega Millions tickets at Paradise Games on Court Street was obtained by the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission as it probed the island's gambling industry in 2016.
Jul 31, 2018, 8:44 pm - Lottery News

Iowa lawmakers, casinos, lottery 'all in' for sports bettingNews Story
It's estimated that Americans spend somewhere between $100 billion and $150 billion annually on illegal sports betting. Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May overturning a federal law that had prohibited legalized sports betting in all but Nevada, Iowa lawmakers, retailers and casinos are looking at how best to bring black market bettors into the light. They're all in, Rep. Jake Highfill, R-Johnston, said about Democratic and Republican colleagues who have been calling him since th
Jul 12, 2018, 9:59 am - Lottery News

Are Florida lottery tickets being sold illegally in Bermuda?News Story
The Bermuda Government was advised more than two years ago that the sale of American lottery tickets on the island appeared to breach numerous laws in the United States, including some designed to stop money-laundering. A legal opinion was sought by the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission on the issue from a leading gaming lawyer in Las Vegas, who identified a series of potential violations of federal and state laws. His evaluation is understood to have been shared by the commission with at l
Jun 20, 2018, 9:10 am - Lottery News

WV Lottery revenue continues climb, with sports betting on horizonNews Story
West Virginia Lottery revenue continued to climb in April, as more money spent on video lottery and traditional online and scratch-off games offset declining revenue numbers at the state's racetrack casinos. Fortunately, our pluses are ahead of our minuses, so we are about 1 percent ahead on sales, Lottery Director Alan Larrick said after Tuesday's Lottery Commission meeting. Traditional lottery sales are up 7 percent so far this budget year, while limited video lottery at bars, clubs and
May 23, 2018, 10:32 am - Lottery News