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Frequent lottery wins by retailers investigatedNews Story
In this 2-part video report, MSNBC revealed the findings of their investigation, in which the most frequent lottery winners were almost always retailers. To view the report, please click on Part 1 of the report below. When Part 1 has finished playing, continue by clicking Part 2 of the report. Part 1 Part 2
Oct 2, 2009, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Sharon Sharp, 1939-2009: Former lottery director of Illinois, CaliforniaNews Story
She was the GOP candidate for Illinois secretary of state in 1978 Sharon Sharp, whose accidental entry into politics started with a $10 loan from Donald Rumsfeld, ran for Illinois secretary of state in the late 1970s and was the state's lottery director under Gov. Jim Thompson. Mrs. Sharp, 69, died of lung cancer Sunday, July 5, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said her son, Christopher Kip Sharp. She lived on the city's Gold Coast. Mrs. Sharp had held posts in the Elk Grove Township
Jul 7, 2009, 1:44 am - Lottery News

IL Senator again pushes for online lottery ticket salesNews Story
When Illinois lottery jackpots swell into the hundreds of millions, so do the lines for tickets. What if you could simply purchase lottery tickets online, at home or work? That's been the vision of Illinois State Senator John Cullerton since February of this year, when Lottery Post reported that the Senator was pushing for lottery ticket sales over the Internet (www.lotterypost.com/news/189242). When a jackpot gets up over eighty million, that's when people want to buy at least one ticket
Jun 8, 2009, 8:55 am - Lottery News

Man claims he's owed Mega Millions in suit against Illinois LotteryNews Story
An East St. Louis man says the Illinois Lottery Control Board refused to pay him for a winning lottery ticket. Johnnie Cooper filed suit April 14 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Illinois Lottery Control Board. Cooper says he purchased a lottery ticket on Aug. 28, 2007. The ticket contained the winning numbers, but the Illinois Lottery Control Board refused to pay Cooper for it, he says. Cooper does not state how much money he should have received. Cooper, who is represen
Apr 22, 2009, 12:00 pm - Lottery News

Hitting the jackpot: Rebecca Hargrove's winning strategyNews Story
Tenn. Lottery CEO says tickets seem recession-proof, help fund college educations You may not have heard of Rebecca Paul Hargrove, but in the lottery world, she's a celebrity. The brash, hard-charging CEO of the Tennessee lottery has accomplished what nobody else has in the state-run gaming business. She ran the lottery in Illinois where sales topped $1.3 billion. Next, Hargrove moved to Florida, where she set a new record: $95 million in sales the first week. In Florida, Hargrove's mar
Mar 29, 2009, 11:37 am - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery creates four lucky millionairesNews Story
The Illinois Lottery held its fourth-ever Millionaire Raffle drawing yesterday the second on St. Patrick's Day which instantly created four millionaires. The complete list of winning numbers for the raffle can be found at Lottery Post's Illinois Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/il). The raffle drawing was held on March 17th St. Patrick's Day a day traditionally thought of as lucky . The four new millionaires will certainly think so. In addition to four $1 million top pr
Mar 18, 2009, 11:46 am - Lottery News

Illinois lottery has 1 winner in $4 million jackpotNews Story
The Illinois State Lottery says one player matched all six numbers in Monday night's Lotto drawing, earning a prize of $4 million. The lottery says the winning ticket was purchased at a mini mart in Mapleton, a village near Peoria. The Lotto grand prize for Wednesday night's drawing resets to $2 million. Also on Monday, 26 players matched five of the six winning numbers and will receive second prizes of $606.50 apiece. Another 1,117 players matched four of the six winning numbers - good
Feb 24, 2009, 8:06 am - Lottery News

Illinois Senate president hopes to expand lotteryNews Story
Internet sales being contemplated Hoping to squeeze more money out of the state lottery, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton wants to sell tickets online and hire a private company to manage and market the games. Cullerton thinks new technology and fresh ideas could help Illinois facing what could be a $9 billion hole in next year's budget dramatically boost lottery revenues. I would venture to say you could potentially even double it, the Chicago Democrat said in a recent intervi
Feb 16, 2009, 9:38 pm - Lottery News

Lottery win bad news for gas station employeesNews Story
Store owner allegedly sold winning lottery ticket, fired staff to avoid sharing commission Selling the winning lottery ticket turned out to be unlucky for four employees at the gas station that sold the $25.5 million ticket Jan. 3. The employees, a former manager and three cashiers, allege that they were fired because the Wadsworth Mobil owner did not want to share the one percent commission he received for the winning ticket. I'm kind of sorry we sold the winning ticket only because i
Jan 29, 2009, 11:00 am - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery awards $105M ad contractNews Story
Energy BBDO awarded multi-year contract worth $105 million The Illinois Lottery announced Thursday that it has awarded Energy BBDO its $105 million general market advertising contract. Energy BBDO, along with Omnicom partners OMD and The Integer Group, will assist Lottery with strategic planning, media planning and buying, creative development and production, promotion, Web development and other marketing communication endeavors. The Illinois Department of Revenue put out a request for
Jan 23, 2009, 1:12 pm - Lottery News