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N.D. lottery ticket sales, profits continue slideNews Story
Despite hefty increases in promotional spending, lottery ticket sales and profits have declined in North Dakota during the past two years and led to a large reduction in the lottery's financial reserves. Ticket sales of the North Dakota Lottery's four games Powerball, Hot Lotto, Wild Card 2 and 2by2 have dropped by 4 percent, to $21.7 million, from 2007 to 2009, according to lottery financial statements. Profits in the 2009 budget year alone dropped 15 percent, to $5.78 million, primarily bec
Sep 14, 2009, 10:32 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.D. convenience store sells state's largest lottery prize everNews Story
The largest prize ever won in the history of the North Dakota Lottery was sold at a Kum Go store in Williston. According to the North Dakota Lottery, the Mega Millions ticket, drawn Tuesday, is worth $3 million. The winning numbers were 17, 24, 27, 48, and 75, with Mega Ball number 6. The Megaplier drawn was 3. The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize. The ticket matched all white balls making it worth $1 million. Because the lottery player purchased the Me
May 18, 2016, 6:43 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Dozens of lottery players across the USA hit it big in PowerballReply
I'm waiting for JJ to post and let us all know that the 2nd place winners are ALWAYS from; Arizona, California, Florida , Georgia , Illinois , Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire , New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
Feb 2, 2021, 6:53 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery News

Lottery winner buys spectacular wilderness areaReply
If I offended you by saying that your country is cold,I apologize.However,I'm sure that most Americans would agree with me.It stands to reason that the farther you are from the equator and the closer you are to either pole,the colder it will be.I live in Iowa and it is a heck of lot colder here in the winter than it is in Mississippi or Louisiana or Florida.It's a heck of a lot colder in Maine and Montana and North Dakota than it is here in Iowa.The farther north you go the colder it is.Do you s
Oct 31, 2007, 7:55 pm - Guest - Lottery News

N.D. Lottery mistake leads callers to sex lineNews Story
Lady luck , the symbol of North Dakota's new Powerball lottery, may be blushing a bit.It turns out a toll free number posted on lottery ticket terminals at nearly 400 sites statewide is incorrect.The 800 number is meant for retailers who have questions about the lottery. But it refers callers to another number. The second number is a sex talk line.State lottery spokeswoman Eileen Walsh says it was a misprint. The wrong prefix was used. Instead of an 800 prefix -- the number should have carried
Mar 19, 2004, 4:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Key player in Jamaican lottery scam sentenced to 4 yearsNews Story
A federal judge in North Dakota on Wednesday sentenced a Rhode Island woman to four years in prison for funneling lottery scam money between the U.S. and Jamaica, prompting a prosecutor to question the ruling. Melinda Bulgin, 29, of Providence, received a sentence that was 10 years less than prosecutors had sought. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland said Bulgin's role in the scam was not on the level of others who received lesser sentences than the 14 years requested by prosecutors, The Bi
Jul 12, 2019, 8:46 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Scientific Games Reports First Quarter 2004 ResultsNews Story
Revenues Increased 51%; Net Income Increased 80% to $20 million; Earnings per Diluted Share were $0.22Scientific Games Corporation today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. Revenues for the first quarter of 2004 increased 51% to $185.5 million compared to $123.2 million for the first quarter of 2003. Income before the preferred stock dividend was $20.4 million, an increase of 80% over 2003 first quarter income of $11.3 million, and diluted earnings per share increased 6
Apr 22, 2004, 5:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $25 MillionNews Story
Powerball is offering more of everything this week. More winners, more prizes being won; and starting Thursday, more people will be able to play America's favorite lottery game.On Thursday morning, lottery players in North Dakota will be able to play Powerball for the first time. Including North Dakota, Powerball is now played in 25 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tennessee will begin selling Powerball tickets this summer.There were no Powerball jackpot winners W
Mar 25, 2004, 5:23 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball ready to roll today in N.D.News Story
The North Dakota Lottery begins today when Powerball tickets go on sale at 11:15 a.m. CST at almost 400 locations statewide.The first lottery ticket will be sold at 8:30 a.m. in a Fargo grocery store to lottery leader Andy Maragos, a Republican representative from Minot. Lottery launch ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m. CST in Grand Forks, Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. All remaining retailers will begin selling tickets 15 minutes later.Bismarck's lottery launch ceremony will be held
Mar 25, 2004, 5:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Scam Reaches N.D. Sen. ConradNews Story
The letter looked official, but Sen. Kent Conrad thought the offer was fishy: wire $700 to Germany, then $715,810 in Spanish lottery winnings was his.The North Dakota Democrat even had an agent willing to talk him through -- or into -- the deal. I'm going to go right home and tell my wife, Conrad told the man who claimed to be an international lottery official. This is going to make a very merry Christmas in the Conrad household. Conrad was one of the latest targets of a mail scam that has r
Dec 18, 2003, 3:55 am - Todd - Lottery News