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Massachusetts Lottery processes first mobile ticket prizeNews Story
By Kate Northrop The Massachusetts Lottery announced yesterday that it processed a remote prize claim through its mobile app for the very first time. In what it called a significant step in the introduction of digital technology, the Lottery celebrated the successful use of its mobile cashing service that it believes will provide multiple benefits to customers as well as the environment. Making remote ticket cashing transactions available is a terrific advancement for the Lottery in ac
May 6, 2021, 11:59 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery drawings now streamed live on FacebookNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Virginia Lottery now is streaming its drawings live on its Facebook page, in addition to its Web site. In order to view the live video stream on the Virginia Lottery Facebook page, visitors must first click the Like option on the page, according to a lottery news release. The live streams began on Sept. 14, and can be viewed daily at 1:59 and 11:00 p.m. Viewers can watch the Pick 3, Pick 4, and Cash 5 drawings, and also can watch the Mega Millions drawings on Tue
Sep 23, 2011, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Mobile gambling to surpass $48 billion by 2015, report saysNews Story
A new report published today by Juniper Research has found that a combination of mobile casino, lottery and betting service launches in major emerging markets led by China allied to liberalization of remote gambling legislation across the US and Europe will see the scale of annual wagers on mobile gambling exceed $48 billion by 2015. The report studies gambling services on a country-by-country basis. It finds that, in recent years, the Japan Racing Association's iPAT service had been responsi
Sep 3, 2010, 9:30 pm - Lottery News

Hilton may bid to operate UK lotteryNews Story
Hilton Group is considering bidding for the next United Kingdom National Lottery license which will commence in January 2009 when Camelot s current contract expires through its Ladbrokes division.Other companies interested in operating the lottery are gaming operator Gala, Richard Branson s People s Lottery and Sportech, which owns Littlewoods Gaming.The National Lottery Commission yesterday published responses from all the above companies and many others to its proposals for the structure o
Oct 5, 2005, 11:03 am - Lottery News

N.D. lottery's first year deemed 'exceptional'News Story
Nearly a year after North Dakota unveiled its state lottery, former Gov. Arthur Link still gets annoyed waiting in line for someone else to splurge on the dream of a big payday.It happened just the other day, Link said, when he watched a man ahead of him in a convenience store hand over $2 for a couple of slips of paper. Link is among the lottery's foremost critics.Those with a sunnier view of the lottery point to a ledger that shows North Dakota's treasury raking in nearly $6 million since Marc
Mar 24, 2005, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Third N.C. lottery bill proposedNews Story
Another state lottery bill is in the North Carolina General Assembly. The bill is the third lottery proposal made this year and would not require a vote of the people.The idea of a state lottery has already surfaced during this legislative session. One bill filed in the House would create a local-option lottery, where counties could vote individually to support or reject it.Another bill would set up a lottery referendum to allow voters across the state to share their views.The new bill calls on
Mar 7, 2005, 7:18 am - Lottery News

Bahamas debates starting national lotteryNews Story
Chairman of the Gaming Board, Kenyatta Gibson, MP, announced to parliament last week that the Gaming Board is currently reviewing the feasibility of The Bahamas introducing a national lottery. To assist in the decision-making process, the Gaming Board has undertaken a comprehensive study on various authorised lotteries throughout the world and the current status of illegal gambling in The Bahamas.While some persons feel that it can be harmful, others believe that if properly controlled, a nation
Jun 29, 2004, 2:47 pm - Lottery News

Washington Lottery to Discontinue Televised DrawingsNews Story
The Washington Lottery said yesterday that it will not renew its contract to broadcast lottery drawings.The Lotto, Mega Million, Quinto, Lucky for Life, Daily Keno and Daily Game drawings have been broadcast on Television Washington, a statewide public affairs network, as part of a three-year contract.All televised drawings will end July 1.Lottery officials said the decision was based on research that found that less than 1 percent of players routinely viewed the televised drawings in order to f
Jun 9, 2004, 7:53 am - Lottery News

Ohio Gambling Proposal Would Allow Cities to Vote on CasinosNews Story
Cities could vote on casinos and thousands of electronic slot machines would be installed at Ohio racetracks, under a new legislative proposal that backers hope to put on the November ballot.House Speaker Larry Householder said Wednesday he believes cities would view the casino idea as a positive trade-off given that rural areas benefit from racetracks through the sale of grain for horses. So this is a way to allow the urban areas to also have a benefit, Householder said.Democrats and Republi
Apr 22, 2004, 1:52 pm - Lottery News

Port Richey ticket wins $3 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One lucky shopper at Gulf View Square Mall matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a $3 million jackpot, lottery officials said Sunday.The shopper was the lone winner in Saturday's drawing.The ticket was purchased at Mall News, a newspaper stand at the Pasco County mall, which is off U.S. 19.The winning numbers selected were 16-23-30-36-41-49.
Apr 5, 2004, 4:05 am - Lottery News