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Arizona Lottery creates millionaire in latest raffleNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Arizona Lottery conducted its sixth raffle drawing Thursday, awarding more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize. A special Early Bird drawing on Nov. 30 awarded $5,000 each to 20 lucky players. The winning numbers for the raffle draw can be found on Lottery Post's Arizona Lottery Results page. Any ticket that won an Early Bird prize was still eligible to win any of the prizes in the main raffle drawing on Jan. 6. Only 300,
Jan 6, 2011, 8:29 pm - Lottery News

Arizona teacher claims $95 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
A substitute teacher from Fort Mohave, Arizona, walked into the Arizona Lottery's headquarters Monday and put two weeks of rumors, speculation and excitement to rest, claiming a $95.3 million Powerball prize. Sheila Verke, 64, held the single prize-winning ticket, but her identity had been a mystery since the Dec. 1 drawing. She accepted a jackpot check in person Monday, accompanied by friends and financial advisers. She took the prize as a lump sum of $49.9 million rather than a 30-yea
Dec 14, 2010, 4:29 pm - Lottery News

Businesses near Nevada border popular for lottery playersNews Story
For those heading toward Nevada on this lonely stretch of U.S. Highway 93, Rosie's at the Boulder Inn Cafe is the last chance to gamble in Arizona. For those in Las Vegas, meanwhile, this 77-year-old former truck stop is the closest place to play the Arizona Lottery. When the Powerball jackpot spikes, people flood to Rosie's over Hoover Dam, 35 miles to the north, said general manager Brad Larsen, whose mother is the cafe's namesake. It doesn't even get busy until $100 million, he said
May 25, 2010, 9:09 am - Lottery News

Arizona lawmakers vote to extend state lotteryNews Story
You can put money on it: Arizona is likely to have a state lottery for the next 25 years. The state House of Representatives on Monday voted to create a new lottery that would begin in mid-2012, when the current game expires. The House support of Senate Bill 1004 follows the approval last week of the state Senate. The bill now goes to Gov. Jan Brewer, whose state budget plan relies on the lottery's continuation. Lawmakers also sent SB1005 to Brewer, a change in how certain out-of-state
Feb 9, 2010, 8:48 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery's Millionaire Raffle drawing resultsNews Story
The Arizona Lottery conducted its fifth raffle drawing Monday, awarding more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize. A special Early Bird drawing on Nov. 19 awarded $5,000 each to 20 lucky players. The winning numbers for the raffle draw can be found on Lottery Post's Arizona Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/az). Tickets for the Arizona Lottery's latest Millionaire Raffle went on sale Sunday, Nov. 1. Any ticket that won an Early Bi
Jan 5, 2010, 8:08 am - Lottery News

Arizona legislators may borrow against future lottery revenueNews Story
Voters must extend lottery beyond 2012 State lawmakers already are eyeing another special session on the budget next month, including a proposal to ask voters to extend the Arizona Lottery. The plan comes even though the Republican-controlled Legislature has yet to give final approval to plans to cut about $300 million in state aid to education and welfare-agency funds. That effort stalled Thursday when two GOP lawmakers refused to go along with a piece of the package to let state agenc
Nov 23, 2009, 10:32 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery announces raffle with 'Early Bird' drawingNews Story
Early buyers also get free Powerball tickets With Christmas and New Year's Day approaching, the state lotteries are once again preparing their latest holiday raffle promotions. Thursday the Arizona Lottery announced their Holiday Edition of the Millionaire Raffle game that will award more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize and a special Early Bird drawing on Nov. 19 worth $100,000. Tickets for the Arizona Lottery's latest Millionaire Raffle go on
Oct 30, 2009, 7:28 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery's Cash 4 game starts todayNews Story
The Arizona Lottery's newest game has its first drawing this evening. Cash 4 is traditional lotto-style game, with four numbers drawn from a pool of 26 numbers. Players win prizes by matching 2, 3, or all 4 of the numbers drawn on their game ticket. Tickets for the new game can be purchased between 4 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. every day. Sales resume for the next drawing from 9:35 p.m. until midnight. Cash 4 drawings are held every Monday through Saturday evening at approximately 10:25 p.m.
Mar 31, 2009, 2:07 pm - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery Sales Surge in OctoberNews Story
The Arizona Lottery Wednesday reported a strong surge in October ticket sales compared to last year a strong sense that the organization's core consumers are maintaining their purchase behavior despite an economic slowdown impacting most Americans. Sales were up 21 percent in September and 5.8 percent in October compared to those months last year. Lottery sales are holding steady with continued year-over-year growth in its core Scratchers games and jackpot-motivated growth for games such a
Nov 14, 2008, 7:18 am - Lottery News

Lottery practices sound, Ariz. officials sayNews Story
Despite a Valley lawyer's filing class-action lawsuits against various state lotteries, including Colorado and Indiana, alleging deceptive practices regarding Scratchers tickets, the Arizona Lottery appears to be in the clear. Although these lawsuits against state lotteries are popping up throughout the country one of the most recent was filed by a business professor in Virginia Arizona Lottery representatives say a suit against them would fail because they believe they have sound policie
Jul 23, 2008, 9:39 am - Lottery News