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Wildfires cause shutdown of some Oregon Lottery gamesNews Story
2020 continues to challenge the lottery and gaming industry By Kate Northrop 2020 just doesn't seem to let up, with wildfires in Oregon causing 115 of the state's lottery retailers to lose connection to the fiber-optic cables that support the selling of most lottery games. Over the weekend, 95 retailers in the Portland area and 25 on the coast were rendered unable to sell any video lottery games, Keno, and traditional draw games like Mega Millions and Powerball. Only instant scratch-off
Sep 23, 2020, 5:28 pm - Lottery News

State of Oregon forcing retailers to pay taxes on video lottery machines that are shut downNews Story
Hundreds of bars and restaurants already struggling to survive are now facing another financial setback. The Oregon Lottery is collecting taxes on each video lottery machine, even though the machines are shut down. I was absolutely floored. I could not believe it, said Gloria Huguley, owner of Newport Steak and Seafood. Huguley said she owes $2,082 in taxes for the six video lottery machines in her restaurant, which remains closed due to stay-at-home restrictions. The family-run restauran
Apr 30, 2020, 8:20 am - Lottery News

Oregon man wins $6.3 million from free lottery ticketNews Story
An Oregon man's $6.3 million lottery jackpot was made all the more lucky by the fact that his ticket was free and he almost left it at the store. Robert McCauley of Mount Vernon told Oregon Lottery officials he took his Megabucks ticket to the Blue Mountain Mini Mart, where manager Jolene Moulton told him he had won a free ticket. I checked Bob's ticket and actually gave him the voucher slip that came with his free ticket, Moulton said. As he was walking away, I saw the free play ticket s
Mar 31, 2020, 6:00 pm - Lottery News

Liquor, cannabis, lottery: Are our vices essential services in face of COVID-19?News Story
In a series of executive orders, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has increasingly forced businesses to close their doors to slow the spread of COVID-19. But there are three notable exceptions: Liquor, cannabis, and lottery tickets. Why are our vices exempt? Some other states have deemed liquor stores and cannabis shops essential services, citing both an economic incentive to maintain tax revenues and concern that people with substance abuse disorders would seek urgent medical care while the syst
Mar 30, 2020, 4:17 pm - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery draws winning 2020 St. Patrick's Day Raffle numbersNews Story
The Oregon Lottery has announced the winning numbers for the St. Patrick's Day Raffle. The winning number for the top prize of $1 million is 080948. A total of 1,801 winning numbers were drawn for the raffle, including 300 prizes of $500 and 1,500 prizes of $100. All winning numbers can be viewed by visiting Lottery Post's Oregon Lottery Results page, in the Raffle Results and Special Draws section. Those with winning tickets for $500 and $100 can claim their prizes at any Oregon Lot
Mar 18, 2020, 10:16 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery will lose money on sports betting this yearNews Story
Agency cites higher start-up costs, lower margins and less betting activity than it expected Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack will present some unwelcome news at the Lottery Commission's monthly meeting on Feb. 28. Scoreboard, the agency's new mobile sports betting app, will lose money for the fiscal year that ends June 30. Lottery will have a loss of $5.3 [million] from the program for the first nine months of FY '20, Pack said in a memo prepared for that meeting. Prior to launching
Feb 25, 2020, 7:17 am - Lottery News

Oregon man claims $8M lottery jackpot after accidentally putting winning ticket through the washNews Story
Laundry day got very exciting for an Oregon man who accidentally washed his wallet, with a Megabucks ticket worth $8.4 million inside. Fortunately, it survived, even though two less-valuable tickets didn't. I washed my wallet and then realized I had lottery tickets in there, said Scott Moe of Portland, who won the prize. A couple of the tickets were destroyed, but not the jackpot ticket. Moe was piecing together his laundered lottery tickets right before bed, and after utilizing the lott
Jan 17, 2020, 8:23 pm - Lottery News

Double cancer survivor wins $4.6 million lottery jackpotNews Story
An Oregon cancer survivor's lucky streak continued this month with a $4.6 million lottery win, according to state officials. I am a very lucky guy, winner Stu MacDonald of Bend said in a statement released by the Oregon Lottery on Friday. I have survived cancer twice and here I am. This is amazing. MacDonald bought the winning Oregon's Game Megabucks ticket Sept. 7, according to the Oregon Lottery. The Megabucks winning numbers for Sept. 7, 2019 were 12, 13, 16, 35, 36, and 45. McDond
Sep 14, 2019, 7:53 am - Lottery News

Some Oregon lottery tickets printed with wrong dateNews Story
By Todd Northrop Oregon residents who purchased Powerball lottery tickets over the weekend will want to double check the draw dates after a computer glitch caused some tickets to misstate which date the winning numbers will be drawn, lottery officials said Tuesday. Advance 24-draw quick-pick Powerball tickets printed between Friday, Aug. 10 and Monday, Aug. 12 listed incorrect dates for the Oct. 26, 29 and Nov. 2 draws, the lottery said in a statement. While the dates on the tickets are o
Aug 15, 2019, 8:30 am - Lottery News

Air Force vet wins $6.5 million after nearly throwing away winning lottery ticketNews Story
Air Force veteran William Bowker, 94, almost let a fortune slip right out of his hands. Bowker often plays the lottery. But when his granddaughter checked his latest lottery ticket for him, she mistakenly thought it was a Mega Millions ticket instead of an Oregon Megabucks ticket. Luckily, Bowker double-checked and it paid off. She thought it was a Mega Million ticket, and started circling matching numbers on the ticket, Bowker said. But they were for the wrong game. I had an Oregon's
Aug 3, 2019, 1:27 pm - Lottery News