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Mega Millions lottery jackpot rises to $128 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery has grown to $128 million.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $108 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were nine second-prize winners: 2 from California, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio and 1 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. The California second-prize winners will receive
Oct 24, 2005, 9:51 am - Lottery News

Lottery 'syndicate' is a pyramid scamNews Story
Every week, Tony Hetherington of This is Money (UK) replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his enquiries. If you think you are a victim of financial mismanagement, or want advice before investing, write to Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TS. Sorry, but he cannot give personal replies. Please send only copies of documents - if these are relevant to your enquiry. We regret that they cannot be returned.A. W. writes: I attended a present
Oct 24, 2005, 9:12 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery hopefuls waited in the dark for stores to openNews Story
Gas station attendants in Ardmore say Oklahomans were lining up outside convenience stores in their pajamas.It was all an effort to get lottery tickets when they first went on sale at five this morning.KTEN s Jocelyn Lockwood tells us if the lottery is going to a boom or bust for education.Judging from the lines at the gas station I was at today, I d say it s going to be a boom.But, not as many stores are selling the tickets as the lotto commission would like, and it may mean not as much money w
Oct 13, 2005, 11:33 am - Lottery News

Lottery gadfly not betting on getting top postNews Story
Some say she's a watchdog; others say she's a nuisanceDawn Nettles has a job interview Friday, but she figures the odds are against her. They're not going to hire me, the 54-year-old Garland woman said. They hate me with a passion. They refers to the Texas Lottery Commission and Gtech Corp., the company that operates the lottery for the state. The commission is seeking an executive director to replace Reagan Greer, who resigned in July after admitting he had signed off on advertising inflate
Oct 13, 2005, 9:51 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $77 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $77 million Tuesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $65 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were eight second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Maryland, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Texas, and 2 from Virginia. Each ticket matched five numbers, but not the Mega Ball number, to win $250,000.Another 23 p
Oct 12, 2005, 10:39 am - Lottery News

Scientific Games Awarded Two Contracts With German LotteryNews Story
Scientific Games announced Monday that its German subsidiary Scientific Games Honsel GmbH was awarded two contracts with Toto-Lotto Niedersachsen GmbH, the state lottery of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) based in Hanover - one to supply instant lottery tickets, and the other for distribution and consulting services.The two contracts begin March 1, 2006 and will run for five years, with options to extend for additional two-year increments. Scientific Games Honsel will handle the supply and distribu
Oct 11, 2005, 7:27 am - Lottery News

Final Ohio Super Lotto Plus drawing SaturdayNews Story
Super Lotto Plus, the Ohio Lottery Commission s in-state lotto game, will be retired after the Saturday, October 8 drawing.There's a twist: if the last jackpot isn't hit, winning players will share in the cash value of the advertised jackpot.Since its debut in 2000, players have shared almost $631 million in prizes, including 76 jackpot-winning tickets through Sept. 24. We've had a good run with Super Lotto Plus, says Ohio Lottery spokesperson Mardele Cohen. Since its beginning on July 15, 200
Oct 6, 2005, 11:18 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery jackpot game tickets in sales declineNews Story
Citing plummeting revenues that indicate a jackpot fatigue in state lotteries throughout the nation, the chairman of the Texas Lottery Commission challenged the organization's staff to consider boosting Lotto Texas sales by making the game more creative. Why can't we do something creative for a change making it a $4 million jackpot and two Harley-Davidson motorcycles or a Corvette or one of those fancy trucks? said Chairman C. Tom Clowe Jr. Let's create some buzz. Let's give $4 million and
Sep 29, 2005, 6:51 am - Lottery News

Single winner for Illinois State Lottery Lotto jackpotNews Story
A single player has won the $9.25 million jackpot from the Illinois State Lottery's weekend Lotto game.The only ticket to match all six winning numbers from Saturday night's Lotto drawing was sold at a service station in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn.The next Lotto drawing jackpot will be $2 million.In addition to the grand prize winner, 35 players matched five of the six winning numbers from Saturday's drawing, and will receive second prizes of $973 apiece.Another 1,836 players matched four of t
Sep 26, 2005, 8:18 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery may start in six monthsNews Story
Three weeks ago the North Carolina legislature passed the lottery, but since then there's been little work done to move it forward.There's a long list of projects ahead for the state before tickets are sold. The governor still expects it to begin in six months or so.Three weeks ago, Governor Easley proudly signed the lottery bill. He expected to follow South Carolina's timeline for rolling out tickets. I think in South Carolina, my best information is they had the scratch cards in that five to s
Sep 20, 2005, 12:39 pm - Lottery News