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Focus group member is first winner of new Kentucky Lottery gameNews Story
Big win comes less than one week after game's launch When Louisville resident Steven McIntyre received a coupon in the mail last week from the Kentucky Lottery, he admits he never could have anticipated being at lottery headquarters days later holding a four-foot-long check for $100,000. But that was the scene Monday morning as McIntyre became the first top prize winner in the new 5 Card Cash game. He matched all five card symbols from Saturday night's drawing to win the $100,000 top prize
Feb 21, 2012, 9:03 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery ends game that was exploited by high-rollersNews Story
State will add New England multi-state game in March By Todd Northrop Massachusetts lottery players looking to buy Cash WinFall tickets this week had their last chance on Monday, the game's final drawing. The canceled game was the talk of the lottery industry last year, when it was revealed that a small group of high-rollers had identified a weakness in the game's prize structure that would occasionally make the payouts astronomical for players who could afford to wager huge amounts of
Jan 27, 2012, 7:57 am - Lottery News

Louisiana Lottery adds Mega MillionsNews Story
Mega Millions on sale in Louisiana starting Nov. 16 Jackpot lovers will have more reasons to smile on Nov. 16 when the Louisiana Lottery begins sales for the multi-state game Mega Millions, with drawings on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Louisiana Lottery currently offers the multi-state jackpot game Powerball with drawings on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Featuring a starting jackpot of $12 million, unique draw nights and only $1 per play, Mega Millions brings our players more jackpot game cho
Oct 21, 2011, 2:33 pm - Lottery News

NH Lottery to debut new scratch gameNews Story
Players can win $100,000 a year for life Gamblers are getting a sneak peak at a new game from the New Hampshire Lottery that could net them $100,000 a year for life. Lottery Commission Executive Director Charlie McIntyre will unveil the commission's $20 instant ticket Set for Life game on Wednesday in Center Conway. The commission will hold two grand prize drawings, one after about half the 700,000 tickets for the game are sold and another at the end of the game, marketing director Maur
Jul 24, 2011, 10:47 am - Lottery News

New Hampshire repeals taxes on lottery prizesNews Story
Lottery commission celebrates with Tax Repeal Tea Party Starting Monday, New Hampshire residents no longer have to pay taxes on their lottery winnings. The state imposed a 10 percent tax on gambling winnings over $600 in 2009, but the tax was repealed by the current Legislature under a bill going effect Monday. Gov. John Lynch last week signed into law the bill repealing the tax, which officials said hurt the racetrack and battered lottery sales after the state enacted it two years ago
May 22, 2011, 10:52 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery launches 50/50 raffle FridayNews Story
State's first raffle in 4 years Lottery Post Exclusive by Todd Northrop On Friday, the Kentucky Lottery kicks off sales for its newest game, 50/50 Split the Pot Raffle. Tickets for the new raffle game will only be available for a period of less than four weeks, and on June 10, one lucky winner is going to win half the proceeds. Unlike a traditional raffle, the 50/50 game does not impose a limit on the number of tickets sold; rather, the more tickets that are sold, the better, beca
May 12, 2011, 5:35 pm - Lottery News

Multi-state lottery game comes to ArkansasNews Story
After a false start, Decades of Dollars finally lands in fourth state By Todd Northrop In January, a new multi-state lottery game called Decades for Dollars was introduced, and was intended to be offered in the state of Arkansas, but legislative obstacles stopped the plan dead in its tracks at the time. Now those issues have been cleared, and Decades of Dollars has landed in the state three months after the game's first drawing. Starting Tuesday, May 3, tickets for Decades of Dollars
May 2, 2011, 8:10 pm - Lottery News

Puerto Rico turns store receipts into lottery ticketsNews Story
Don't throw out that lunch receipt: It could be worth $1,000. That's the idea behind a campaign to force Puerto Rico's many tiny markets, food stalls and other mom-and-pop businesses to collect sales tax. Puerto Rico's Treasury Department is transforming receipts into lottery tickets, printing contest numbers on each receipt and holding weekly drawings for cash prizes ranging from $100 to $1,000. It also plans to have a monthly drawing for a car. A pilot program started in December in t
Feb 8, 2011, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Gambling opponents see trouble with new Florida Lottery instant rewards gameNews Story
A new Florida Lottery game offers payouts of up to $3 million and instant rewards a combination that has gambling opponents worried. Lucky Lines, which debuts Monday, lets players know right away if they're won big money. That's different from the Lottery's other computer-based games, such as Cash 3, Lotto and Powerball, and likey will appeal to compulsive gamblers, experts say. For somebody who is compulsive about gambling, they need instant results, said Pat Fowler, executive director o
Oct 11, 2010, 8:58 am - Lottery News

New Tennessee lottery game debuts tonightNews Story
The latest game from the Tennessee Lottery begins tonight, with the first drawing of Tennessee Cash. In the game, players select any five numbers from a field of 1 to 35, and one Cash Ball number from a field of 1 to 5. Players can also choose a Quick Pick, which has the computer assign random numbers to the ticket. Players win if they match any of 8 winning combinations. Tennessee Cash replaces the retired Pick 5 game, which saw its last drawing on Oct. 1. Tickets cost $1 per play.
Oct 4, 2010, 9:31 am - Lottery News