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$66M Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in metro DetroitNews Story
Someone who purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket in metro Detroit is much, much richer. The winning numbers for the drawing on Friday, June 13 were 7, 38, 46, 49, and 56, with Mega Ball number 1. According to Michigan Lottery officials, one ticket matched all six numbers for a jackpot of $66 million an estimated cash value of $37.9 million. The winning ticket was sold at a gas station at the corner of Market Street and Gratiot Avenue in Mount Clemens. Strangely enough, the ticket
Jun 14, 2014, 5:04 pm - Lottery News

Michigan to launch online lottery games late next yearNews Story
Michigan will sell lottery tickets and offer games online in a year's time after two companies were chosen Monday to run an iLottery billed as a way to help fund public schools and keep the lottery relevant. The decision came five months after lottery officials indefinitely halted their plans because lawmakers rejected Gov. Rick Snyder's funding request to launch the online lottery. Legislators, however, did not prohibit the Lottery Bureau from spending existing money in its budget to offer I
Nov 26, 2013, 7:41 am - Lottery News

Some players confused by new Michigan Lottery poker gameNews Story
It debuted Oct. 19, but Poker Lotto, a new daily lottery drawing by the Michigan Lottery, is still trying to gain the attention and understanding among lottery players. It has created a little confusion, too, said lottery officials. It's so new that we're getting so many calls in Lansing, said Gretchen Villareal of the Michigan Lottery. People are not grasping the concept of instant wins and the nightly draw. How to play Poker Lotto is a new nightly game where players use easy pic
Nov 3, 2013, 3:33 pm - Lottery News

Man accused of murder over lost lottery ticketNews Story
Bruce Butler, a General Motors retiree who played the lottery for 40 years, didn't gun down a Southfield liquor store employee because he was angry he'd left a winning ticket on the counter months earlier, his attorney says. If Butler had won a $1 million prize, he would have known better than to try to cash it at a liquor store, attorney Joe Niskar said in his opening statement Friday. But while Niskar contends police got the wrong man, prosecutors say they have evidence to prove Butler,
Sep 24, 2013, 11:45 am - Lottery News

7 state lotteries join forces for multi-state raffleNews Story
Tickets on sale Sept. 8 by Todd Northrop Seven United States lotteries will offer a first-of-its-kind multi-state raffle that goes on sale in about a week. Called the Multi-state Millions Raffle (and possibly other names in the participating states), it's guaranteed to hand out $1 million prizes just how many depends on how many of the $10 tickets are sold in the participating states. All of the lotteries are looking for new ideas and new games and new things to do to generate reven
Aug 30, 2013, 4:34 pm - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery puts Internet ticket sales on holdNews Story
The Michigan Lottery is indefinitely halting plans to sell tickets and offer games on the Internet after skeptical lawmakers blocked funding to launch an online lottery in early 2014. Plans for an iLottery system have been suspended so that the Lottery may further evaluate the program, lottery spokeswoman Andi Brancato told The Associated Press Tuesday, declining further comment. Gov. Rick Snyder asked for nearly $3.4 million in the next state budget to implement the iLottery as a way to
Jun 26, 2013, 6:33 am - Lottery News

Michigan lottery workers paid $300,000 in bonusesNews Story
Performance pay is rare in government jobs. But the Michigan Lottery Bureau has paid 75 employees more than $300,000 in incentive pay in the past year. And, according to the state's Civil Service Commission, the group is alone among about 50,000 state employees in being eligible for performance bonuses. The program was initially set up for about 75 sales representatives who met quarterly goals for instant tickets and certain club games. It was expanded this year to include 16 more lottery
Jun 24, 2013, 8:44 am - Lottery News

Online lottery plans criticized by some West Michigan lawmakersNews Story
Lounging on the couch at home playing Keno and buying lottery tickets on your iPhone or computer doesn't sit well with some West Michigan lawmakers. I know seniors right now whose Social Security doesn't last a month because they're buying lottery tickets at the local store. If they can do it from home, their checks will be gone in less than two weeks, said State Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge. A new game system called iLottery would begin offering online sales of single tickets and insta
Apr 17, 2013, 4:05 pm - Lottery News

Loopholes allow some Michigan lottery winners to stay on welfareNews Story
A Michigan agency has removed more than 500 lottery winners from certain welfare programs because of a new state law that cross-references winners with recipients of some types of aid. But the Department of Human Services says many more welfare cases could be ended if what it calls loopholes were closed, or if laws were altered or expanded. The Department of Human Services on Monday issued a report that covers findings from April through December 2012. It relates to a law signed last Ap
Apr 16, 2013, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery gears up for online sales in springNews Story
The Michigan Lottery plans to begin selling online subscriptions for games such as Mega Millions and Powerball starting this spring. The state says the move will bring in more revenue for schools and improve the lottery experience, but some businesses are concerned it will hurt in-store ticket sales. Daily 3, Daily 4 and Club Keno would not be part of the initial program, which allows customers to sign up for multiple ticket purchases over a period of time. A new system called iLottery
Feb 28, 2013, 8:55 am - Lottery News