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N.H. Lottery gets approval for $30 scratch ticketsNews Story
Is the buzz that comes from buying a $20 scratch ticket starting to wear off? Don't worry; you will soon be able to press a vending machine button and buy a nation-leading $30 ticket if the state lottery commission has its way. The state Senate overruled its presiding officer and advanced a bill intended to give the Lottery Commission the freedom to decide when the top ticket of $20 has run its course. Texas and Connecticut are the only state lotteries in the nation selling a $30 scr
Feb 24, 2006, 9:44 am - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery breaks weekly sales recordNews Story
The Maryland Lottery broke several records last week, bringing in nearly $35 million in sales. Scratch-off sales exceeded $11 million for the first time in the Lottery's history, while Pick 4 had a record-breaking sales week of almost $5 million. Players also benefited from huge payouts in Pick 3 and Pick 4. And, Keno and Keno Bonus brought in a hefty $9.3 million in combined sales. The $35 million week was the Lottery's third best sales week ever. Only two other sales weeks proved bette
Feb 7, 2006, 12:04 pm - Lottery News

Missouri celebrates 20 years of lotteryNews Story
The Missouri Lottery celebrates its 20th birthday this month by giving Missourians a six-digit birthday present.Tickets went on sale Monday for the special Dream Draw raffle game that runs through Feb. 23. Weekly tax prepaid prizes of $20,000 will be awarded, along with a tax-free grand prize of $200,000. The $2 game also offers a number of $20 instant winners.The state lottery has come a long way since January 1986, when the first scratch-off game, Jackpot '86, was introduced.Since then, $
Jan 24, 2006, 9:36 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery sales, starting this morning, going smoothlyNews Story
The wait is over for Oklahomans eager to try their luck playing Powerball or tired of driving to neighboring states to play.Oklahoma joined 27 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands today in what has become one of the most popular lottery games in the world, because of the size of its jackpots the jackpot hit an all-time high of $340 million in early November.Tickets went on sale at 4:01 a.m. today for the next drawing on Saturday. A drawing worth an estimated $65 million
Jan 12, 2006, 11:50 am - Lottery News

Illinois launches $2 lottery tickets to benefit breast cancer researchNews Story
Lottery tickets that devote all profits to breast cancer research and awareness hit stores Monday, with supporters saying the pink ribbon scratch-offs will net $3 million a year for the cause.Four thousand of the $2 tickets will make their way to Illinois retailers by the end of the week, lottery spokesman Courtney Hill said. Players can win up to $20,000 on each ticket. Chances of winning, including breaking even, are 1 in 4.59.Profits go to a Ticket for the Cure fund. The General Assembly ap
Jan 10, 2006, 9:27 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery gearing up for Powerball FridayNews Story
Bea Padilla had a smile on her face as she walked into Taylor Food Mart.She had good reason.Padilla doubled her $5 investment in an Oklahoma Lottery scratch-off ticket and was putting that $10 bill toward gasoline Friday afternoon. Had she done so a week from now, she might've put millions into her pocket instead.Tickets for the multi-state Powerball will go on sale at more than 1,900 Oklahoma merchants at 4 a.m. Friday, and the prize could reach the $100 million mark before the first drawing fo
Jan 9, 2006, 10:03 am - Lottery News

Penn. Lottery declares 1st raffle a successNews Story
State lotteries are beginning to learn from the success of El Gordo, a raffle-style game, which is one of the most popular lottery games in the world.The Pennsylvania Lottery had a Merry Christmas again.But this time, aside from the usual seasonal sales peak in instant tickets, thousands of players also took a $20 chance to get in the Lottery's first-ever raffle game: a one-time drawing for a declared set of prizes, with winning numbers drawn specifically from the field of tickets sold.Some $4
Jan 9, 2006, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery's new game three months without jackpot winnerNews Story
The Ohio Lottery's newest game, which replaced Super Lotto Plus in October, has gone three months without a jackpot winner and some players and sellers think the 100-number, bingo-style Lot 'O Play game is too complicated. The game is mind-boggling, Alonzo Adams, 52, of Cleveland, said Friday outside a busy lottery outlet.That's the reaction Elizabeth Bost gets from lottery players from her vantage point at a gift shop in New Paris northwest of Dayton. There's too many numbers, she said.The L
Jan 9, 2006, 7:01 am - Lottery News

N.D. Lottery sales remain strong after two yearsNews Story
North Dakota will add multi-state 2by2 game starting February 2nd It's too early to determine if lottery sales are leveling off nearly two years after the first tickets were sold, according to Chuck Keller, director of the North Dakota Lottery Division. Our sales have pretty well held steady, Keller said.Since the first tickets were sold on March 25, 2004, the North Dakota Lottery has had sales of $34.9 million.Keller said from July 1 to Dec. 26 of this year, sales were approximately $9.9 millio
Dec 29, 2005, 9:36 am - Lottery News

S.C. Laments N.C.'s Move To PowerballNews Story
North Carolina announced that it will be a part of the Powerball lottery. Lottery stores in South Carolina said they will lose half of their business, not to mention there won't be as much cash for education.It's never been easy for Red Rocket manager Ken Shoultes to keep the floors of his store clean. Usually, lottery foot traffic dulls the polish quickly.But now, the shine might be wearing off the lottery business because Powerball is crossing the border. North Carolina people have no reason t
Dec 21, 2005, 6:27 am - Lottery News