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Tennessee Lottery launches online Powerball sales to combat competition from sports betting
Declining ticket sales prompt Lottery officials to consider alternative sales channels By Kate Northrop The Tennessee Lottery has quietly launched its online platform to sell tickets directly to players online in a bid to compete with growing competition from sports betting. In a bid to combat declining ticket sales and competitors in the gaming industry, the Tennessee Lottery pushed a soft launch of a mobile app that allows players to purchase tickets on the internet. The app, c
Feb 6, 2025, 8:38 am - Lottery News

Nebraska man who cashed $300,000 lottery prize arrested for fraudulent claim
Store manager defrauds lottery with false impression that he was a real winner By Kate Northrop A Nebraska man was arrested for allegedly stealing lottery tickets from his workplace and fraudulently claiming a $300,000 prize. Following an investigation, Nebraska state police arrested a convenience store employee who allegedly stole Nebraska Lottery tickets from his workplace and successfully cashed in a winning ticket worth $300,000. Jeremiah Ehlers, 49, of Greeley, was charged w
Feb 2, 2025, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Text from colleague prompts California man to discover he won $1.2 million Mega Millions prize
Co-worker's joke turns into million-dollar reality By Kate Northrop A casual text message conversation between co-workers prompted a California man to check the results of a Mega Millions lottery drawing, only to discover he had won $1.2 million. Had it not been for a text message alert from a colleague, one California man might not have thought to check his Mega Millions ticket, let alone discover he had won a $1.2 million lottery prize. On Nov. 5, 2024, Michael Chavez had elect
Jan 31, 2025, 8:28 am - Lottery News

Bill allowing online lottery ticket sales advances in Indiana
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

Michigan man who played the lottery weekly for the last ten years wins $1 million Powerball prize
Persistence finally pays off By Kate Northrop A Michigan man's persistence playing the lottery once a week for the past ten years has finally paid off when he won a $1 million Powerball prize last month. One Michigan man's dedication to the lottery rewarded him with an early Christmas surprise after he landed a $1 million prize in a Powerball drawing. Robert Benaglio of Dryden couldn't believe he was entering the new year with a winning ticket worth a million dollars after a deca
Jan 27, 2025, 9:43 am - Lottery News

Lottery Post $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot investigation published in La Fleur's magazine
Lotto Texas jackpot currently the largest jackpot in the world at $72 million By Kate Northrop Lottery Post's exclusive investigative report on a $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot buyout was published in La Fleur's magazine, a publication dedicated to serving news, analysis, and data about the lottery industry worldwide. Last month, La Fleur's published an abbreviated version of the story in its December 2024 issue, viewable in both print and online. Players can view a digital version
Jan 25, 2025, 8:29 am - Lottery News

South Carolina legislation pushing to allow debit cards as payment method for lottery tickets
Lawmakers looking for more ways to bring in revenue and target younger players By Kate Northrop In an effort to increase state revenue and target younger generations, South Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill that, if passed, would allow residents to purchase lottery tickets with debit cards. The South Carolina Education Lottery is a hot topic in legislature this year, with discussions about whether lottery revenue should fund private education taking place at the same time a bill a
Jan 23, 2025, 8:26 am - Lottery News

$71 million Lotto Texas jackpot is the largest lottery prize in North America
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

Pennsylvania's first Cash4Life top prize winners of $7 million will put historic prize toward loans
Life-changing lottery win for McDonald's manager and nurse practitioner Includes video report By Kate Northrop The Pennsylvania Lottery awarded the state's first-ever $7 million Cash4Life top prize to a hardworking couple a McDonald's manager and nurse practitioner whose lives will tremendously change for the better thanks to the win. A Pennsylvania couple laid out several productive ways to use their historic prize, the first Cash4Life top prize of $7 million won in the state.
Jan 22, 2025, 9:24 am - Lottery News

One Oregon lottery ticket wins first Powerball jackpot of the year worth $328.5 million
First Powerball jackpot of 2025 goes to one lucky winner in Oregon By Kate Northrop One Oregon lottery player became the first Powerball jackpot winner of the year, laying sole claim to a multi-million-dollar prize worth a hefty $328.5 million Saturday night. The multi-state Powerball lottery game produced its first winner of 2025 from Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 18, which resulted in a single ticket worth $328.5 million in 30 payments over 29 years or $146.4 million in cash all at once
Jan 20, 2025, 2:22 pm - Lottery News

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