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N.C. Lottery to join PowerballNews Story
North Carolina residents will get a shot at the nation's largest lottery jackpots.The state lottery commission voted Monday to join the multistate Powerball game, known for offering jackpots of $100 million and more, including one last month for $340 million, the second-largest in U.S. lottery history.AdvertisementTwenty-eight other states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands sell Powerball tickets. They could be available as soon as July.North Carolina will pay nothing to join
Dec 20, 2005, 6:42 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery commissioner says games are 'on track'News Story
Bob Farris said North Carolina is on track to begin a state game in April.Bob Farris, a member of the North Carolina Lottery Commission, said he suspects the lottery will first offer the scratch-and-win style games by spring, and then be able to join in the bigger lotto-style games by the summer.New state lottery director Tom Shaheen has begun working toward making the games a reality. Farris called Shaheen, who has directed lotteries in other states, a top flight man. He's done this before. H
Dec 9, 2005, 8:48 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery director expects multi-state game by JulyNews Story
The director of the North Carolina lottery says that state will likely offer its first lottery games by April 5th and may play in the one of the multistate jackpot lottery games by July.Director Tom Shaheen said yesterday that he doesn't know if North Carolina will join Powerball or Mega Millions, the two national lottery games.Mega Millions is played in Virginia and eleven other states.Shaheen says his top priority is hiring a staff that eventually will number 200 to 300 employees. Another prio
Dec 7, 2005, 10:09 am - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery to end Lotto gameNews Story
The Maryland State Lottery Agency recently announced that the current Lotto game will soon come to an end. The final drawing will take place on February 1, 2006.Since it began in 1983, Lotto has generated over $1 billion in cash prizes and has produced a total of 622 millionaires over a 23-year span.To replace the current Lotto game, the Lottery will launch Multi-Match.Since the introduction of the Big Game in 1996, Lotto sales have declined. Based on extensive player research, the Lottery has
Nov 21, 2005, 8:28 pm - Lottery News

Oklahama Lottery's Pick 3 game takes offNews Story
After four weeks of scratch-offs, the Oklahoma Lottery has diversified on schedule.In a Tuesday meeting, the lottery's commission approved the sale of online tickets. The system started up on Thursday around 5 a.m.The state's first online game, Pick 3, offers a crack at $500 each day including Sunday.Odds are players statewide will recoup 50 percent of what they spend on Pick 3 tickets. Prizes are set and there is no swelling jackpot, as Oklahoma will see with Powerball's expected January arri
Nov 11, 2005, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery Pick 3 begins ThursdayNews Story
The Oklahoma Lottery Commission on Tuesday gave formal approval to start an online lottery game on Thursday.The game, Pick 3, involves three winning numbers that will be drawn nightly. The drawing will be televised on WB station Channel 19 in Tulsa. With Pick 3, there will be days when we will pay out more than we sell and some days when we have more sales than prizes, Jim Scroggins, executive director of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission, said.Players who match the three numbers could win up t
Nov 9, 2005, 6:43 am - Lottery News

New Yorkers going ape for $50M 'King Kong' lotteryNews Story
It's the gorilla of all lotteries.The state lottery's new King Kong Millions game is guaranteeing a jackpot of at least $50 million, spurring New Yorkers yesterday to line up for their first crack at tickets. If I win, I want to run up to the top of the Empire State Building and yell, 'Yeah!' said Carol Roy, 58, of the Bronx, who forked over $2 for a King Kong Millions ticket.On Dec. 5, state lottery officials will head to the top of the Empire State for the one-time drawing - part of a tie-i
Nov 8, 2005, 7:27 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery unveils scratch ticket designsNews Story
Oklahoma Pick 3 lottery game to start by NovemberOklahoma Governor Brad Henry and state lottery officials unveiled the designs for the first four types of scratch-off lottery tickets that will go on sale in on October 12.The four instant tickets Lucky 7's, Rush to Cash, Oklahoma Gusher and 25,000 Jackpot range in price from $1 to $5 and will be available at about 1,200 locations across the state, said Jim Scroggins, director of the Oklahoma Education Lottery. When Oklahomans overwhel
Oct 4, 2005, 9:11 am - Lottery News

Kansas Lottery plans to unveil pocket-sized slot machinesNews Story
If the Kansas Lottery has its way, thousands of people soon will be carrying small electronic slot machines in their coat or shirt pockets.The lottery plans to begin selling the battery-powered devices in early November for $20 each. They're about the size of a credit card, though a little thicker.The Lottery Commission unanimously approved the yet-unnamed game Monday, and Kansas would be the second state in the nation to try it. Iowa was the first, having started sales in May.Lottery Director
Sep 14, 2005, 6:39 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery votes to join PowerballNews Story
The Oklahoma Lottery Commission voted Monday to join the Powerball multi-state lottery game, making Oklahomans eligible for mega lottery prizes beginning next year.Oklahoma will be the Multi-State Lottery Association's 30th jurisdiction to offer the game.Powerball is currently played in 27 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.It is one of two groups that operate games that offer huge, multi-million dollar prizes to participating states. The other is Mega Millions.Oklahom
Aug 30, 2005, 9:17 am - Lottery News