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Arizona Lottery announces raffle with 'Early Bird' drawingNews Story
Early buyers also get free Powerball tickets With Christmas and New Year's Day approaching, the state lotteries are once again preparing their latest holiday raffle promotions. Thursday the Arizona Lottery announced their Holiday Edition of the Millionaire Raffle game that will award more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize and a special Early Bird drawing on Nov. 19 worth $100,000. Tickets for the Arizona Lottery's latest Millionaire Raffle go on
Oct 30, 2009, 7:28 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery unveils scratch-off ticket that benefits veteransNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission on Nov. 9 just ahead of Veterans Day will start selling the first scratch-off ticket dedicated to a cause other than public education, where game profits now go. The Veterans Cash scratch-off ticket is predicted to pour $9 million a year into veterans' services when fully operational, and $5 million for the start-up year. The red, white and blue, eagle-adorned tickets will cost $2 apiece with a top prize of $20,000. Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, and
Oct 19, 2009, 8:33 pm - Lottery News

Del. bettors can wager up to $3K in sports lotteryNews Story
The Delaware sports betting lottery starting this week will allow gamblers to plunk down a couple of bucks, or a few thousand, on NFL teams, officials said Tuesday. Minimum wagers in the new lottery, which starts Thursday, will be $2. The maximum wager, depending on the type of bet, will be $3,000. For each wager, bettors must pick the correct outcomes of at least three NFL games, called parlay bets, or as many as 12. A federal appeals court ruled that the lottery must be restricted to
Sep 9, 2009, 9:46 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. Lottery debuts Sweet Million game Sept. 15News Story
Tickets for the New York Lottery's newest game go on sale September 15. Sweet Million is a lotto game in which players will choose 6 numbers from a pool of 40 (a 6/40 game). The top prize for matching all 6 numbers is $1 million cash. The New York Lottery says, For only a dollar, Sweet Million provides the best chance to win a million dollars. Drawings will be every Monday and Thursday at 9:30 p.m., starting Sept. 17. The winning numbers will be published at Lottery Post's New York Lot
Sep 2, 2009, 11:42 am - Lottery News

Scholarship student designed N.M Lottery scratch game ticketNews Story
Full circle: student educated with lottery scholarship funds now works for lottery The New Mexico Lottery in August launched Red vs. Green, an instant scratch-off game that was designed by a 22-year-old lottery graphic designer who attended UNM on a Legislative Lottery Scholarship. The new game depicts the state's favorite cuisine as overheated chile track stars competing in a frantic footrace. Red vs. Green tickets cost $1 each. Players can win instant prizes up to $2,000, and non-winn
Sep 1, 2009, 11:11 am - Lottery News

Jets and N.J. Lottery partner for new scratch gameNews Story
Chrebet takes high-profile role supporting lottery venture The New York Jets, the New Jersey Lottery, Gov. Jon S. Corzine and State Treasurer and Sports and Exposition Authority Commissioner R. David Rousseau today announced an extension of their partnership that will now include a new Jets-themed instant lottery ticket and the chance to win several once-in-a-lifetime Jets-themed prizes. Cash prizes for Jets Football Fantasy range from $5 to $100,000 for a single winner. One lucky second-c
Aug 11, 2009, 8:24 pm - Lottery News

Packers Team Up with Wisconsin LotteryNews Story
The Green Bay Packers and the Wisconsin Lottery are teaming up, and it may open the door for other forms of gambling to advertise at Packers games. The partnership features a new, $10 scratch-off game offering a top instant cash prize of $50,000. There's also a second prize. I think the fans will also be very excited about the second-chance prizes, Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy said, which will include the chance to win four club seat tickets for three years. So I think Packer fans
Aug 11, 2009, 7:42 pm - Lottery News

New Colorado Lottery scratch game offers 'best chance of winning ever'News Story
The Colorado Lottery has launched a new $20 Scratch game that provides players with the best odds of winning ever offered by the Lottery. The overall probability of winning any prize in the new $18 Million Money Machine is 1 in 2.7 better than any other Lottery game offered in the state. As its name suggests, $18 Million Money Machine is packed with $18 million in prizes, including 15, $50,000 top prizes. For $20, our players will be getting a pretty good shot at winning, said Colorado
Aug 10, 2009, 5:58 pm - Lottery News

CT Lottery partners with Giants for new scratch gameNews Story
The New York Giants are now in the lottery business. Monday the team announced a partnership with the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to launch a Giants-branded scratch-off ticket game later this month. License agreements between lotteries and NFL teams became possible after a vote by league owners at their May meetings. It's just one of the new ways NFL owners have found to enhance their bottom line in these tough financial times. The new lottery game is also expected to add $1 million
Aug 4, 2009, 11:39 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lottery launches Dallas Cowboys scratch-off game this monthNews Story
Lottery tickets are all about the green, but the blue and silver will be added to the mix this month. The Texas Lottery Commission announced Monday that it will start a Dallas Cowboys scratch-off game Aug. 17. The $5 tickets will have cash prizes of up to $100,000 as well as chances to win packages that include a stadium suite, private tours, and airfare and tickets to an away game. The Cowboys tickets are part of a flood of new lottery games featuring National Football League teams. Leagu
Aug 4, 2009, 10:39 pm - Lottery News