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Connecticut Lottery Systems will be Shut Down SundayNews Story
The Connecticut Lottery Corp. is shutting down its system statewide on Sunday to upgrade its software system.Lottery retailers will not be able to generate or cash lottery tickets on Sunday until around 7 p.m., when the conversion is expected to be complete.Lottery spokeswoman Diane Patterson said customers should try to purchase tickets on Saturday for Sunday's games.The installation will not affect Sunday's lottery game drawings for Play 3, Play 4 and Cash 5. The winning numbers for Saturday's
Mar 12, 2004, 7:43 am - Lottery News

Governor Proposes Powerball for MaineNews Story
Saturdays Megabucks jackpot was $1.6 million. Soon jackpots will dwarf that if Maine joins the 24-state Powerball lottery game as proposed by Gov. John Baldacci.Stephanie Brown, assistant manager at Victor News on Park Street, cant wait. The jackpot for Wednesdays Powerball drawing is $79 million.We have many, many, many people who drive all the way to New Hampshire to buy Powerball tickets, Brown said. Youll hear some say, Do you want me to get you tickets? That bothers her. Were losing suppor
Mar 8, 2004, 4:56 am - Lottery News

$85.5 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in New HampshireNews Story
America's Game paid off big Wednesday night for one winning ticket sold in New Hampshire. That ticket is worth $85.5 million.The winner will have to decide if they want 29-year annuity or the cash option worth $46.5 million. The ticket holder will have 60 days after the ticket is validated to make that decision.This is the second jackpot win in the state of New Hampshire in the last 5 months. A $135.6 million dollar jackpot was won in the Granite State on August 30, 2003. Wednesday's jackpot is
Feb 5, 2004, 6:37 am - Lottery News

Vermont woman is first Tri-State Megabucks jackpot winner of 2004News Story
How's this for a great start to the New Year: Madelyne Wight of Vergennes, Vermont claimed $2,084,503 in cash this morning after she correctly picked the winning numbers in the December 31 Tri-State Megabucks drawing.Ms. Wight learned of her good fortune when she logged onto the Vermont Lottery¹s web site. I sat staring at the screen for 20 minutes with tears rolling down my face said the Vergennes resident. I had to call the toll-free number to make sure there was no mistake. I even
Jan 5, 2004, 2:58 pm - Lottery News

International Lottery Game CollapsesNews Story
20 states won't be getting millions of dollars in new revenue from a high-jackpot lottery after plans for the proposed international game collapsed amid a protest of U.S. military action in Iraq.The states were working toward the development of a lotto-style game that would have allowed 350 million residents scattered throughout the United States, Canada, Central America, Europe and Australia to compete for prizes that could have reached a total of $1 billion in a single drawing.But negotiations
Jan 5, 2004, 6:29 am - Lottery News

$3.4 Million Vermont Megabucks Winner for New Year's EveNews Story
Single Winning Ticket Sold at Vergennes VarietyThe holder of the single winning Tri-State Megabucks ticket for the New Year's Eve drawing will be starting 2004 with a lot more than just a few New Year's resolutions.There was one winning Tri-State Megabucks ticket for the drawing held on December 31, 2003. That single ticket is worth an estimated, annuitized $3.4 million dollars.The winning ticket was sold at Vergennes Variety in Vergennes, Vermont at 1:37 PM on December 29, 2003. The winning n
Jan 2, 2004, 9:11 am - Lottery News

Maine legislators back video gambling, PowerballNews Story
Efforts to expand gambling in Maine took a step forward Thursday when a legislative committee endorsed both a bill to let nonprofit groups offer video gambling and a proposal for the state to join the Powerball lottery.The Powerball and video-gambling proposals will now go to the full Legislature in January, prolonging a complex debate over gambling in Maine.The upcoming debate will pit supporters of the two plans against dissenting lawmakers and Gov. John Baldacci, who does not like either one
Nov 21, 2003, 4:52 am - Lottery News

Vermont Man Claims "Power" Bug in Vermont Lottery Powerball PromotionNews Story
Anyone looking to guess the correct number of jelly beans in a jar would do well to ask the opinion of Michael Patterson of Williamstown, Vermont. Mr. Patterson was declared the winner of a red, 2003 Volkswagen Beetle by the Vermont lottery when he guessed that the POWER BUG contained a total of 24,260 ping-pong balls. The correct number, as certified by the Vermont Lottery auditors, was 24,264 -- only four more than Mr. Patterson's solitary entry.The Vermont Lottery awarded the car as the g
Oct 10, 2003, 4:02 pm - Lottery News

Lottery deal may lead to lawsuitsNews Story
Tennessee's lottery board is pushing ahead with preparations for an unprecedented partnership with Georgia despite escalating criticism of the arrangement and no definitive answer as to whether it would be legal. That question is expected to be answered by Attorney General Paul G. Summers in a formal legal opinion before Friday, when the seven-member board of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. has scheduled a vote on acceptance of Georgia's offer.If given the legal green light, there is an ar
Sep 2, 2003, 4:04 am - Lottery News

Lottery partnerships have poor track recordNews Story
As Tennessee officials consider a lottery partnership with Georgia, lottery observers warn that similar joint ventures have had their problems. Tensions simmer within a consortium of western Canadian provinces operating a lottery together. Three New England states are starting to go their separate ways. And South Carolina took only a few days before turning down Georgia's offer to join forces.``Some liaisons are not what they're cracked up to be,'' Edward Stanek of Iowa, the country's longest-se
Sep 2, 2003, 3:58 am - Lottery News