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Lottery winner must pay for court-appointed attorneyNews Story
$1 million lottery winner faces meth charges There was only one problem with Megan Gatlin's using a court-appointed attorney in her upcoming criminal trial: She's a lottery winner. The 28-year-old Vancouver woman won $1 million this spring in the Oregon Lottery's St. Patrick's Day Raffle. So when she appeared Friday in Clark County Superior Court to face charges of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and third-degree theft, her attorney questioned the appointment. Def
Sep 5, 2011, 1:43 pm - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery draws St. Patrick's RaffleNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Oregon Lottery today held the state's sixth raffle drawing the third it has held on St. Patrick's Day. The appropriately-named St. Patrick's Day Raffle resulted in one new millionaire and over one thousand other prize winners. A complete list of winning numbers for the drawing can be found at Lottery Post's Oregon Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/or). The game has a total of 1,011 cash prizes, with a top prize of $1 million cash. Raffle ticket
Mar 17, 2011, 7:58 pm - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery creates 2 Thanksgiving millionairesNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Oregon Lottery today held the state's fifth raffle drawing the second it has held near Thanksgiving. The appropriately-named Thanksgiving Raffle resulted in two new millionaires and over two thousand other prize winners. A complete list of winning numbers for the drawing can be found at Lottery Post's Oregon Lottery Results page. This year's Thanksgiving Raffle has twice as many winners as last year's because the lottery doubled the number of available tickets. E
Nov 23, 2010, 9:47 pm - Lottery News

Tickets on sale for Oregon Lottery's Thanksgiving RaffleNews Story
The Oregon Lottery is doubling the stakes for this year's Thanksgiving Raffle. There will be two $1 million prize winners when the numbers are drawn Nov. 23 at the state lottery office in Salem. There will also be 20 people who win $20,000 prizes and 2,000 winners who claim $100 prizes. Tickets for the raffle cost $10 each, and went on sale Sunday, Sept. 26. It's the second Thanksgiving Raffle in Oregon Lottery's history. The winning numbers for the raffle will be published on Lotter
Sep 29, 2010, 1:39 pm - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery draws 4th of July RaffleNews Story
The Oregon Lottery today held the state's fourth raffle drawing the first it has held around the 4th of July. Despite being named the 4th of July Raffle, the game was drawn today, July 1. One winning number, 195945, was chosen for the game's top prize $1 million. There were also 20 second prize winners of $20,000, and 1,000 winners of $100. A complete list of winning numbers for the drawing can be found at Lottery Post's Oregon Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/or). Raff
Jul 1, 2010, 6:01 pm - Lottery News

Woman claims $1 million in Oregon Lottery RaffleNews Story
The city of Lake Oswego, Oregon, came up big once again, when the winning ticket for the St. Patrick's Day Raffle, announced Wednesday, March 17, was sold by a Lake Oswego Lottery retailer. Sandy Hendricks of Lake Oswego presented her winning $1 million Raffle ticket at the Lottery office in Salem on Thursday, March 18. Within an hour of presenting her winning ticket, Hendricks was presented with her $1 million prize by Lottery Commission Chair Steve Ungar and Interim Director Larry Niswender
Mar 22, 2010, 6:43 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery draws St. Patrick's RaffleNews Story
The Oregon Lottery yesterday held the state's third raffle drawing the second it has held on St. Patrick's Day. The appropriately-named St. Patrick's Day Raffle resulted in one new millionaire and over one thousand other prize winners. A complete list of winning numbers for the drawing can be found at Lottery Post's Oregon Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/or). The game has a total of 1,011 cash prizes, with a top prize of $1 million cash. Raffle tickets went on sale
Mar 18, 2010, 9:07 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery game coming To OregonNews Story
The Mega Millions multi-state lottery game is about to become Oregon's second major lottery jackpot game. Ticket sales for the popular United States lottery game will begin in Oregon March 28. As of that time, 37 states will offer Mega Millions. (Arizona is due to start Mega Millions sales on April 18, becoming the 38th state, and Colorado is due to start in mid-May, becoming the 39th.) Oregon will continue to offer tickets for Powerball, which is the country's other major multi-state lott
Mar 3, 2010, 4:44 pm - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery employee promoted to interim directorNews Story
Larry Niswender was promoted Tuesday to interim director of the Oregon Lottery. Niswender was named by Gov. Ted Kulongoski to succeed Dale Penn. Penn was named by Kulongoski to a Marion County circuit judgeship. Niswender has been at the Oregon Lottery since September 2005, when he became assistant director for support services and deputy director under Penn. His commitment to serving taxpayers and his leadership experiences in both the legislative and executive branches of government
Mar 3, 2010, 7:52 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery working to end slumpNews Story
In recent weeks, Oregon Lottery officials have installed 400 new casino-style slot machines in bars and taverns across the state in hopes of boosting player interest and ending a slump in lottery play. Lottery Director Dale Penn said the plan is to install another 2,100 of the newer machines in retail establishments to replace some of the lottery's older-style video lottery terminals. We're real hopeful that we can bring some players back and encourage others to play more, Penn said. H
Sep 2, 2009, 5:54 pm - Lottery News