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Massachusetts Lottery announces new Wheel of Luck game
Replaces retiring All or Nothing game
By Kate Northrop
A new roulette-style game is making its way into Massachusetts Lottery retailers in two weeks.
On Thurs., Jan. 19, The Wheel of Luck will make its debut with the intention of complementing Keno at Lottery retail locations.
'Wheel of Luck' will provide our customers with a fun, new alternative to play between Keno games, Massachusetts State Lottery Commission Chair Deborah B. Goldberg said. As the state's gaming market becomes
Jan 5, 2023, 11:13 am - Lottery News
Maryland Lottery to swap out 5 Card Cash for new Pick 5 game
Out with the old and in with the new a popular draw game is coming to Maryland
By Kate Northrop
The Maryland Lottery announced that it will be ending 5 Card Cash and will replace it with a new Pick 5 game, the state's newest draw game in six years since it joined Cash4Life in 2016.
If you want to get your final 5 Card Cash plays in before it's gone, now's the time. 5 Card Cash will be closing out this week, but players might be excited to know that there is a new game ready to take
Feb 1, 2022, 1:58 pm - Lottery News
Minnesota Lottery to discontinue Lucky for Life
Minnesota is the latest state to end participation the multi-state game
By Kate Northrop
The Minnesota Lottery revealed that it will no longer offer the Lucky for Life multi-state draw game after the drawing on Jun. 28, 2021.
The Lottery also announced that advance draw purchases will be limited in Minnesota starting this Thurs., May 13.
Players will gradually be able to purchase fewer advance draws with each consecutive drawing, with 13 advance draws available during the sales perio
May 11, 2021, 4:41 pm - Lottery News
South Carolina Lottery to end participation in Lucky for Life game
Multi-state game will no longer be available in the state after June
By Kate Northrop
Yesterday, the South Carolina Lottery announced that it will be removing the Lucky for Life multi-state game from its lineup.
The final drawing for Lucky for Life in South Carolina will take place at 10:35 pm EST on Mon., Jun. 28, 2021.
The South Carolina Education Lottery is leaving the multi-state Lucky for Life game to explore exciting new game opportunities for players that will launch over the
Apr 21, 2021, 1:23 pm - Lottery News
Wisconsin Lottery launches new All or Nothing game
5 Card Cash retired to make room for new game
By Todd Northrop
A lottery game format that has grown in popularity in recent years is now finding its way to Wisconsin.
Starting today, Wisconsin lottery players are able to buy tickets for the latest Wisconsin Lottery game called All or Nothing.
In the new game, players choose 11 numbers from a total pool of 22 numbers, and they can win the top prize by matching either all or none of the 11 numbers drawn to the numbers on their game tic
Apr 7, 2019, 12:24 pm - Lottery News
Florida lottery to roll out new game
By Todd Northrop
The Florida Lottery is launching a new draw game called Jackpot Triple Play with Combo next week.
The new game, which goes on sale Jan. 30, will replace Lucky Money, which ends Jan. 29.
Jackpot Triple Play is unique in that for $1 players get a triple chance to win the jackpot, as each ticket has three sets of numbers to match with the winning numbers drawn. In other states similar games are typically offered for $2 per play.
The game's jackpot rolls over and down to
Jan 23, 2019, 12:28 pm - Lottery News
NJ Lottery scrapped instant scratch-off game after only 3 days
High Card Poker rules were confusing
By Todd Northrop
The New Jersey Lottery pulled its latest instant scratch-off game from retailers' shelves after players became confused by the game's rules.
High Card Poker (Game #01436) went on sale Aug. 7, and was canceled three days later on Aug. 10. In a statement, the NJ Lottery said the cancellation was due to the potential for players to misunderstand the game's win scenarios as stated on the back of tickets.
Despite the game being voide
Aug 18, 2017, 9:13 am - Lottery News
Hot Lotto multi-state lottery game to end in October
By Todd Northrop
Hot Lotto, a multi-state lottery draw game currently played in 14 states, will end this October. The final Hot Lotto drawing will be conducted on Saturday, Oct. 28.
It is normal practice in the lottery industry to change your gaming mix and keep products fresh in the field. Based on overall performance after 15 years, it was time to make a change, West Virginia Lottery Director Alan Larrick said. The 14 lotteries that offer Hot Lotto are working on new game options that w
Aug 9, 2017, 8:15 am - Lottery News
Turmoil: Connecticut Lottery interim CEO quits
Frank Farricker, the Connecticut Lottery Corp.'s board chairman and interim CEO, resigned from both unpaid but influential positions Monday after drawing heavy criticism during a legislative inquiry into lottery officials' handling of the fraud-plagued 5 Card Cash lottery game.
Saying that he hopes to help the lottery agency by ceasing any further distractions, Farricker wrote to the quasi-public agency's general counsel, Matthew Stone, and said he was quitting immediately.
I am proud to
May 15, 2017, 7:09 pm - Lottery News
CT Lottery ignored warnings that game was vulnerable to fraud, investigation finds
Connecticut Lottery officials knew in January of 2015 that there was a way for retailers to illegally access the numbers of the 5 Card Cash game on their computer screens and manipulate tickets but waited 10 months to notify the Department of Consumer Protection that fraud was occurring.
At a legislative hearing Tuesday morning Connecticut Lottery Corp.'s chairman and acting president, Frank Farricker, acknowledged that lottery officials put revenues over security issues concerning the game,
May 2, 2017, 4:38 pm - Lottery News