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Wed. Powerball lottery jackpot jumps to $700 millionNews Story
2nd-largest lottery jackpot the world has ever seen! Cash value nearly half-billion dollars By Todd Northrop Spurred on by a surge of lottery ticket sales, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official estimate for Wednesday's Powerball drawing to $700 million. With a new lump-sum cash estimate of $443.3 million, a single-ticket winner of the drawing would receive nearly a half-billion dollars in cash. And it may not stop there. Players should watch for fur
Aug 22, 2017, 12:51 pm - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery launches new Quick Draw gameNews Story
Kick-off party to be held Tuesday in Hoboken By Todd Northrop The New Jersey Lottery today launched the fast-paced Quick Draw game in 400 locations across the state. Quick Draw, a keno-style game, offers a type of lottery play new to the state, in which winning numbers are electronically drawn and then displayed on a television screen that is installed in retail locations where tickets are sold. Drawings are held every five minutes. Quick Draw is a strong addition to the Lottery's p
Jul 17, 2017, 12:11 pm - Lottery News

Illinois lost $4 million by halting Powerball, Mega Millions salesNews Story
llinois lost nearly $4 million by shutting down Powerball and Mega Millions ticket sales because of the state budget impasse, a lottery official said Friday. Lottery chief of staff Jayme Odom said the state lost about $2.4 million in revenue from Powerball and $1.5 million from Mega Millions during the ticket-sales hiatus. She said it's unclear whether sales have recovered since they were reintroduced Thursday night. Late last month, the lottery announced it would halt sales of Powerball a
Jul 10, 2017, 8:40 am - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery resumes selling Mega Millions, Powerball ticketsNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Illinois Lottery has resumed sales of Mega Millions and Powerball tickets now that the state's budget stalemate has concluded, lottery officials said. The state stopped sales late last month of the popular Powerball and Mega Millions games due to its inability to contribute to the prize pool without a budget in place. Illinois Lottery Acting Director Greg Smith announced Thursday night that sales have resumed. The Illinois Lottery is pleased to announce that sal
Jul 7, 2017, 10:42 am - Lottery News

$24 million NY Lottery jackpot claimed 2 days before it expiredNews Story
The mysterious purchaser of a $24.1 million Lotto jackpot came forward to claim the winning ticket just two days before it was set to expire. The person, who has not yet been identified, saw news coverage about how the multi-million dollar windfall was set to lapse May 25, prompting him or her to search for the ticket at home, the New York Lottery said Wednesday. The winning ticket with the numbers 5, 12, 13, 22, 25, and 35 was found among old tickets nearly a year after it was purchased f
May 24, 2017, 4:42 pm - Lottery News

$24 million winning NY lottery ticket about to expireNews Story
By Todd Northrop There could be a millionaire walking around Manhattan who doesn't even know it, but they're going to lose it all very soon if they don't figure it out within the next week. A $24 million lottery ticket from the May 25, 2016, drawing remains unclaimed and will be worthless after next Thursday unless it is turned in. The winning ticket was purchased at Renu Corp Grocery Tobacco located at 158 Church Street in Tribeca. A lucky New Yorker has a $24 million Lotto payday
May 17, 2017, 7:18 pm - Lottery News

$403 MILLION: Red hot Powerball jackpot rolls againNews Story
12th-largest cash value in US history By Todd Northrop This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a lump-sum cash payout of nearly a quarter billion dollars. The new high-water mark of $403 million for the current Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $361 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $243.9 million the 12th-largest ever recorded in United States lottery
Feb 19, 2017, 9:47 am - Lottery News

New Jersey makes case to Supreme Court on sports bettingNews Story
New Jersey's chances of getting the U.S. Supreme Court to consider its attempt to allow legal sports gambling hinge on how a bedrock constitutional principle is applied. The state argued in briefs this week that Congress is barred from forcing states to repeal or reinstate their own laws. That's a reference to an issue at the heart of a lawsuit by the NCAA and the four major pro sports leagues, who argue a 1992 federal law barring all but four states from authorizing sports gambling derails N
Dec 28, 2016, 8:45 pm - Lottery News

Report: Ohio Lottery should make changes to organizationNews Story
Changes could be coming for the Ohio Lottery, including adding electronic table poker, online gaming, and a greater variety of instant tickets. Those are among the recommendations from Spectrum Gaming Group, a New Jersey research and professional services firm, hired by the Kasich administration to produce a business assessment of the Ohio Lottery, now 42 years old. The study cost $601,600, according to documents from the Department of Administrative Services. The lottery should become a q
Sep 26, 2016, 8:51 pm - Lottery News

New survey destroys myth that poor Americans buy most lottery ticketsNews Story
Half of all Americans play the lottery New Gallup survey results have again debunked the popular myth created by anti-lottery crusaders that low-income Americans buy a disproportionate number of lottery tickets. Roughly half of Americans say they have bought a state lottery ticket within the last year, similar to the figures recorded in 2003 and 2007, but down considerably from the 57% who said they played the state lottery in 1996 and 1999. This trend has occurred even as the number of st
Jul 25, 2016, 2:07 pm - Lottery News