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Some people think $20 is too much for lottery ticketNews Story
Raffle-style lottery games are the hot ticket this holiday season The New Jersey Lottery is giving four players a chance to celebrate New Year's Eve with a million dollar prize, although it is coming with a larger than usual price tag. Recently, the lottery introduced a new game Million Dollar New Year that offers players the best-ever odds at winning a million dollars, along with several other smaller prizes. But it comes with a small catch the tickets cost $20 each. The game h
Dec 4, 2006, 10:41 am - Lottery News

NJ Lottery tickets call Corzine 'Acting Gov.'News Story
Gov. Corzine got an early Christmas present from the New Jersey Lottery a demotion to acting governor. A $2 scratch-off game, Holiday Lucky Times 10, that hit the stores Nov. 13 lists Jon S. Corzine as Acting Governor on a list of state and lottery officials, even though Corzine was elected to a four-year term in November 2005. I just bought a ticket, I looked at the back of it just to see what the prizes were and I happened to notice it said, Jon Corzine, acting governor,' said Ja
Nov 21, 2006, 9:38 pm - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery to offer limited raffle-style New Year's drawingNews Story
The New Jersey Lottery is offering a special New Year's drawing in which a limited amount of tickets will be sold for four $1 million prizes. Tickets for the drawing, called Million Dollar New Year, go on sale Monday, lottery officials said in a statement. Officials will sell 500,000 tickets costing $20 each, giving contestants a 1-in-125,000 chance of winning one of the four top prizes. Each ticket will have a unique nine digit number on it, and players cannot pick their own number.
Nov 19, 2006, 6:37 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery to offer limited-run raffle-style gameNews Story
The Maryland Lottery will add a new and completely different type of game to its product mix on November 20th with the launch of Countdown to Millions, a $20 raffle-style game. Unlike other lottery and jackpot games, Countdown to Millions offers a limited number of tickets designed to be sold in their entirety prior to awarding prizes. The game differs from other lottery and jackpot games where the total number of possible combinations seldom, if ever, sells out. As we move into the hol
Nov 18, 2006, 7:53 pm - Lottery News

New Florida Lottery raffle will make 10 millionairesNews Story
The Florida Lottery's newest game could be just the ticket to brighten up someone's holiday season, but the game won't be for everyone. That's because if you wait too long to buy a ticket, you could be shut out of the game. This week, the Florida Lottery unveiled its new Holiday Millionaire Raffle game, but it's only selling 1.25 million tickets so when they're gone, they're gone. The $20 tickets go on sale Monday, and will be sold through Dec. 30. But if they sell out before then w
Nov 18, 2006, 11:39 am - Lottery News

New Penn. Lottery raffle game on sale next weekNews Story
Return of popular Millionaire Raffle to award more than $6 million; computerized drawing to be used Millionaire Raffle, the successful groundbreaking game developed last year by the Pennsylvania Lottery, will create even more millionaires when the game returns for a third drawing on Saturday, Dec. 30. Millionaire Raffle tickets go on sale Tuesday, Nov. 21, at more than 8,400 Lottery retailers throughout the commonwealth. Only 625,000 tickets will be sold. Each of the game's $20 tickets wil
Nov 15, 2006, 12:35 pm - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery starts Millionaire Raffle gameNews Story
Popular tickets will likely sell out in just 10 days If you play by the odds, check these out: The Michigan Lottery is offering a 1 in 100,000 chance to become a millionaire. That's better than your shot at winning Classic Lotto (1 in 10.7 million) and way better than your chance of taking home the Mega Millions jackpot (1 in 175 million). Heck, it's better than the odds of being struck by lightning next year (1 in 400,000). These are the best odds we've ever offered on any lottery
Nov 15, 2006, 11:47 am - Lottery News

Hot Lotto coming to New MexicoNews Story
Lottery players in New Mexico will soon have a hot new way to win a cool million when tickets for Hot Lotto go on sale Sunday, November 12. The first drawing to include New Mexico will be held on November 15. Hot Lotto will be a nice complement to our current games, filling the niche between Roadrunner Cash and Powerball, said Lottery CEO Tom Romero. New Mexico now has the option of playing for a huge jackpot (Powerball) with higher odds of winning, or a smaller jackpot (Hot Lotto) that
Nov 7, 2006, 3:03 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery to launch Christmas-themed gamesNews Story
The North Carolina Lottery is putting another game into play Tuesday. The first $10 instant ticket game in North Carolina is reaching stores. The new game is part of a trend in the lottery industry in that it's a holiday-themed scratch-off game that officials hope will boost sales. Lottery director Tom Shaheen says more games at $10 or above are expected, including the possibility of a $20 instant ticket game, which Shaheen says may be attractive to people who don't always play the lottery
Nov 3, 2006, 7:27 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery begins pick 5 game todayNews Story
Sales of the North Carolina lottery's new pick 5 lotto game will begin today. By matching all five numbers in the Carolina Cash 5 game, players can win a top prize of at least $50,000. WRAL-TV in Raleigh will show the daily drawings at about 11:22 p.m. and it will be aired on partner stations around the state. The North Carolina Education Lottery must give at least 35 percent of its net revenues to education programs around the state. The lottery made a $95 million transfer to a speci
Oct 27, 2006, 7:15 am - Lottery News