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Florida lottery raffle tickets being illegally re-soldNews Story
Special Florida Lottery $20 holiday raffle game tickets that sold out over the weekend are now appearing for sale illegally on an online auction site, in some cases for thousands of dollars. Since the Florida Lottery only printed up 1.25 million tickets, the Holiday Millionaire Raffle is the best chance ever for Floridians to win a $1 million. However, some Floridians are trying to cash in early by illegally selling their tickets. We found that these $20 slips of paper are in extrem
Dec 6, 2006, 7:14 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery holiday raffle game sold outNews Story
10 players will win $1 million each on New Year's Day At 10:33 pm Thursday night the last of the 1.25 million Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets was sold. Players who purchased tickets will need to hold on to them for the New Year's Day drawing to see who will become the Florida Lottery's first 10 millionaires in 2007. The winning numbers will be posted to the Florida Lottery Web site by 3:00 pm, January 1, 2007. The numbers will also be posted at Lottery Post. Holiday Millionaire Raf
Dec 3, 2006, 3:59 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery raffle tickets almost sold outNews Story
Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets could be sold out by the end of this week based on the current rate of sales, the Florida Lottery reports. As of 1 p.m. Tuesday approximately 956,000 of the tickets had been purchased statewide - meaning almost 77 percent of the tickets sold in just eight days. Only 293,500 (23 percent) of the 1.25 million tickets remain available. Holiday Millionaire Raffle will provide a total of 130 cash prizes worth $13 million. There will be 10 prizes of $1 mil
Nov 29, 2006, 9:12 am - Lottery News

Maryland budget deficit looms as lottery revenue falls offNews Story
Maryland's lottery has been slowing down as a revenue source for years and will continue to underperform as residents seek other gambling ventures, including betting on slot machines in neighboring states, budget analysts and state officials say. The lottery has been, until very recently, the third-largest general fund revenues source, said David Roose, director of the state's Bureau of Revenue Estimates. But in the last few years the corporate income tax has become the third-largest.
Nov 29, 2006, 8:21 am - Lottery News

S.C. only state with no lottery sales on Election DayNews Story
Reason for the law is unclear South Carolinians can pick politicians and decide a slew of state issues Tuesday, but they can't elect to buy a lottery ticket or a bottle of booze. State law prohibits the sale of both on statewide election days. While a ban on selling liquor isn't unique to South Carolina, it is very likely that shutting down the state lottery is. And the reason lottery tickets are forbidden isn't nearly as clear as a banned bottle of vodka. I think we're the only sta
Nov 7, 2006, 1:24 pm - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery Celebrates One Year AnniversaryNews Story
Wednesday marked the one year anniversary of the beginning of the Oklahoma Lottery. Lottery officials say it's been an excellent year, even though sales are lagging slightly behind projections. This year, Oklahomans won more than $129 million. So far, more than $68 million has been transferred to Oklahoma education. Lottery Commission Executive Director Jim Scroggins says the lottery is expected to generate $123 million this year for education. But before it started, lottery supporters e
Oct 12, 2006, 3:51 pm - Lottery News

New N.C. lottery game exceeds expectationsNews Story
Lottery officials say North Carolina's newest game sold more tickets than expected this weekend. Carolina Pick 3 launched Friday with its first drawing. Those who know the pick 'em games were fired up to see the new game start last week. It gives you more opportunity to win, plus it gives you the opportunity to spend more money, put it back into the state and back into the schools, lottery player Shawn James said. More money was spent than lottery officials expected. Through Sunday, s
Oct 10, 2006, 9:45 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery hits new sales recordNews Story
Scratch-offs are biggest chunk of $3.77 billion, as Lotto Texas' popularity drops Officials with the Texas Lottery Commission took a gamble on scratch-off games a few years ago and, according to the latest figures, the bet's paid off: The agency's overall ticket sales rose to $3.77 billion in fiscal 2006, the highest total in the agency's history, with most of the increase coming from the games that provide immediate gratification. The big growth is in the scratch-offs, said Robert Heith
Sep 27, 2006, 11:37 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery sees summer sales dropNews Story
Oklahoma Lottery sales have been lower than expected this summer, but Powerball play remained strong, the executive director of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission said Tuesday. James Scroggins said about 367 businesses abandoned lottery sales, but more businesses were added than dropped off, increasing the number of retailers to 2,222. He said a slowdown in lottery sales in the summer is typical as people go on vacation and spend money on other recreational activities. He said other states a
Aug 16, 2006, 2:36 pm - Lottery News

Virginia Border Stores Take Hit From N.C. LotteryNews Story
Now that North Carolina has a lottery, residents with hopes of striking it rich don't have to head north to Virginia to buy tickets, and retail stores just across the line are feeling the effects. Virginia lottery director Sheila Hill-Christian said the overall decline of 8 to 10 percent was expected. But she said her state's lottery will make changes in games and install state-of-the-art technology that should enable it to make up the loss within two years. We'll overcome this, she said
Aug 11, 2006, 1:39 pm - Lottery News