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Minnesota Lottery adds age verification to vending machines
Government-issued ID required for all self-service machine purchases
By Kate Northrop
Minnesota Lottery players are now required to scan government-issued ID at all self-service vending machines when making a purchase.
In an effort to curb underage gambling, the Minnesota Lottery added age verification at all ticket vending machines.
Under Minnesota state law, players must be 18 years of age to purchase lottery tickets or redeem prizes at retailers. To further enforce the rule in
Jun 12, 2025, 8:58 am - Lottery News
Minnesota woman battling Stage 4 brain cancer wins $100,000 in the lottery
Wholesome winner is a fighter filled with love and a lot of great luck
By Kate Northrop
A Minnesota woman battling an aggressive Stage 4 brain cancer won $100,000 on a Vikings sports-themed scratch-off lottery ticket, a prize that was meant to be for the fighting spirit she embodies.
During the most arduous time of her life, a Minnesota woman diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer won $100,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket in a touching way.
Debbie Bury of Eden Prairie sat down wi
Nov 22, 2024, 6:39 pm - Lottery News
Lottery Post's guide to 2024 holiday raffles across the USA
Annual holiday raffles making a comeback this year
Update: Montana Lottery Montana Millionaire raffle tickets sell out in just three hours
By Kate Northrop
With the holidays ahead, this marks the time of year when state lotteries across the U.S. start amping up excitement for their own annual raffles, many of which offer the best odds at winning a million dollars compared to any other game offered in-state. For that reason alone, it's no wonder many raffles sell out so quickly.
Nov 1, 2024, 7:13 am - Lottery News
$180 million Powerball winners embroiled in court battle after losing $20M to financial advisor
Mismanagement cost Powerball jackpot winners money and time
By Kate Northrop
A Minnesota couple who won a $180.1 million Powerball jackpot in 2008 have come forward to talk about how they lost millions to their financial advisor's poor management and spent five years embroiled in court battles.
Two Powerball winners of a $180.1 million jackpot lost a significant portion of their lottery prize after a financial business they entrusted their winnings to sunk their portfolio.
Paul a
Jul 18, 2024, 2:39 pm - Lottery News
Lottery Post's guide to 2023 holiday raffles across the USA
U.S. states to host annual holiday raffles this year
Montana Millionaire raffle tickets sell out in five hours
By Kate Northrop
Within a mere five hours of sales for Montana's Millionaire raffle going live, all 380,000 tickets were sold out.
This year marked an unheard-of demand for the Montana Millionaire raffle, even more so than the unprecedented response that Montana Lottery officials saw to their statewide raffle last year. For reference, tickets sold out in 29 hours after g
Nov 2, 2023, 7:16 pm - Lottery News
Minnesota woman made $117,000 from illegal lottery she claimed benefitted charity
Lottery organizer tried to disguise raffles after law enforcement told her to stop all operations
By Kate Northrop
A Minnesota woman has allegedly raked in at least $117,000 by operating an illegal lottery on Facebook and tried to disguise further attempts to run it after authorities gave her a hard warning.
Kathryn Jean Deblack, 39, of Hibbing, has been issued multiple charges after she ran an illegal lottery that brought in more than $117,000 over the course of ten months.
She
Sep 18, 2023, 2:24 pm - Lottery News
Minnesota Lottery confirms technical communications error delayed $2 billion Powerball drawing
Lottery staff and vendors overloaded by sales data
By Kate Northrop
The Minnesota Lottery confirmed yesterday that the cause for the delayed $2 billion Powerball drawing was a technical communications error brought on by an overwhelming amount of sales data.
If you recall the Powerball fever that took over the nation this past week, you'll also remember the ten-hour delay before the drawing took place.
When the drawing did finally occur Tuesday morning, it turns out that just one
Nov 11, 2022, 4:03 pm - Lottery News
Lottery courier service allows Minnesota players to buy tickets online
Minnesota Lottery players can now order tickets remotely
By Kate Northrop
Minnesota Lottery players now have the option of playing the state's top draw games online after a lottery courier service expanded its operations to the North Star State.
Lottery courier service theLotter recently launched its Minnesota website to allow state residents to play their favorite local games online.
In the past, the company established itself as a mode for international players to play USA lo
Mar 23, 2022, 6:15 am - Lottery News
$50 scratch-off lottery trend takes off in multiple states
Is your state the latest to add a $50 scratch-off?
By Kate Northrop
Lottery players are seeing the dawn of a new era in the lottery industry where $50 scratch-off tickets are now becoming the most expensive games one can reach for at a lottery retailer.
More of the most expensive scratch-off tickets yet are making their way to retailer shelves across multiple states, and players will have to shell out some serious cash for these.
Among the jurisdictions who recently announced t
Feb 16, 2022, 8:20 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