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N.D. Powerball lottery sales reach $2 millionNews Story
In the first month since North Dakota joined the Powerball lottery, more than $2 million worth of Powerball tickets have been sold at the state's 400-plus participating retailers, the state lottery director says.The total is nearly one-fifth of the $11 million that organizers had projected North Dakota would sell in the game's first 15 months.Director Chuck Keller said sales broke the $2 million mark on Monday, thanks in part to strong weekend sales. An expected $103 million prize may have helpe
Apr 28, 2004, 7:38 am - Todd - Lottery News

North Dakota lottery sales plummet $8M in last fiscal yearNews Story
But administrative costs going up Smaller Powerball jackpots during the last fiscal year are being blamed for a 22 percent decrease in North Dakota lottery ticket sales, according to the state's lottery directory, although independent analysis shows worst-in-the-nation performance, even compared to neighboring states. North Dakota gamblers wagered $27.6 million on lottery games for the fiscal year that ended June 30, down from a record $35.7 million in fiscal 2016, lottery director Randy M
Jan 5, 2018, 9:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.D. lottery ticket sales, profits continue slideReply
I keep saying the same thing. The North Dakota Lottery needs to offer games outside the MUSL. Even if they did what Iowa does and use the numbers that another state draws. Whatever can keep the money in North Dakota.
Sep 16, 2009, 12:43 am - DoctorEw220 - Lottery News

Connecticut Gov. considers dumping PowerballReply
Look for a news story that I will be posting today.It shows that North Dakota is another state with a law that allows jackpot winners to stay anonymous.Powerball is available for sale in North Dakota.
Jul 20, 2005, 8:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

Streak of jackpot winners is bad luck for Powerball lottery salesNews Story
Sales of Powerball lottery tickets across the nation are down drastically in recent months. The reason: People are too frequently beating the odds, which happen to be 1 in 120.5 million.In the past 12 weeks, players have won a record five Powerball jackpots, none larger than a mere $41 million.The streak of luck has meant the jackpots don't roll over enough times to build the huge prizes of $100 million or more. It's those giant amounts that bring out the lines of people who don't normally pla
Mar 16, 2005, 10:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Connecticut firefighter wins $2.6MReply
Wow, I'm impressed. The North Dakota Lottery. The wilderness with more deer than people. They don't get any bigger than this. The News ' thread North Dakota Lottery a model of efficiency posted March 29th list a total staff of six employees, including the director. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has road crews bigger than that! One forman, two flagman, and six guys leaning on shovels.I love to rib Cash Only,Chas
May 5, 2004, 12:06 pm - keystonechas - Lottery News

Mega Millions coming to North DakotaNews Story
The North Dakota Lottery Division is launching a new game in January. The Mega Millions multi-state lottery game will be added to the selection of games already being played in North Dakota. North Dakota Lottery Division Director Randy Miller says it's in the state's best interest to add the game to its current product mix. He's expects the state lottery division will see a $2 million increase in total sales by adding the Mega Millions to the lineup. It will be an exciting time for the
Dec 28, 2009, 10:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

$493 MILLION: 5th-largest Mega Millions lottery jackpot of all timeReply
I'm hoping for someplace like Bottineau, North Dakota, just to see jj complain that 'it's always North Dakota . If you watch game shows, have you ever seen a contestant from North Dakota? Or Delaware? Something to think about.
Jul 23, 2018, 2:00 am - Coin Toss - Lottery News

N.D. rules out credit cards for lotteryNews Story
North Dakota should forbid credit-card sales of lottery tickets, and merchants should have the discretion to decide whether to take gamblers' checks or debit cards, a lottery advisory board concluded Wednesday.The committee, which is made up of three state legislators and two former lawmakers, is helping to write rules to implement North Dakota's entry into the Powerball lottery. State regulators hope to begin Powerball sales by April.Its members voted Wednesday to bar ticket sellers from allowi
Sep 25, 2003, 2:16 am - Todd - Lottery News

Federal officials work to extradite Jamaican lottery scammersNews Story
Jamaican lottery scammer Sanjay Williams got off a plane in Charlotte, North Carolina, in June 2013, on his way to meet with the people who moved money for him. He was promptly arrested by U.S. law enforcement authorities, convicted in May and sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. prison. While the arrest on American soil spared authorities from extraditing Williams, rounding up his associate in the wide-ranging operation and 13 other suspects still believed to be in Jamaica is proving to be more o
Dec 26, 2015, 1:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News