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NJ court rules against union's effort to stop state lottery privatizationNews Story
A state appeals court last week ruled against a public workers union in its effort to stop New Jersey from privatizing parts of the state lottery. Despite months of objections from Democratic lawmakers and union leaders, the state announced last June that it signed a 15-year contract for a private company, Northstar New Jersey, to manage the sales and marketing branches of the lottery. Gov. Chris Christie's administration said the move will bring New Jersey a surge in revenue. But the Comm
Jul 8, 2014, 7:27 am - Lottery News

Lottery legend Joan Ginther known as bigtime ticket buyerNews Story
By Peter Micha, Philly.com People confirm what statistics suggest: Lottery legend Joan Ginther bought thousands of high-priced scratch-off tickets on her way to winning millions of dollars four times. A store clerk named Victoria said she sold Ginther countless tickets, entire rolls of $50 scratch-offs at a time, according to a report by Houston TV station KPRC. And that was at just one of eight stores in and around Ginther's home town of Bishop, Texas, where she won 28 prizes ranging f
Jul 2, 2014, 3:59 pm - Lottery News

Lottery's 'luckiest woman' bet flabbergasting sums on scratch-offsNews Story
By Peter Mucha, Philly.com First of three parts For years, people who dream of beating the lottery have puzzled over the amazing case of Joan Ginther, who made headlines around the world by scratching off 10MILL on a $50 instant ticket in June 2010 to win her fourth multimillion-dollar prize. Skeptics wondered if she cheated or had an ingenious system for pinpointing winners. After all, Ginther received a Ph.D. from Stanford and has lived for years in Las Vegas. News reports at the tim
Jul 2, 2014, 8:26 am - Lottery News

$66M Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in metro DetroitNews Story
Someone who purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket in metro Detroit is much, much richer. The winning numbers for the drawing on Friday, June 13 were 7, 38, 46, 49, and 56, with Mega Ball number 1. According to Michigan Lottery officials, one ticket matched all six numbers for a jackpot of $66 million an estimated cash value of $37.9 million. The winning ticket was sold at a gas station at the corner of Market Street and Gratiot Avenue in Mount Clemens. Strangely enough, the ticket
Jun 14, 2014, 5:04 pm - Lottery News

Minnesota Gov. vetoes bill to limit online lottery salesNews Story
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton vetoed a bill Friday that would have done away with online instant-play lottery games and barred sales of tickets via gas pumps or ATMs. His decision ends suspense over a bill that passed with big bipartisan majorities on the final day of the legislative session. The Democratic governor confessed to being torn over the strong message sent by lawmakers and his fear that the legislation was partly motivated by other gambling interests looking to protect their turf
Jun 1, 2014, 8:49 am - Lottery News

Virginia couple are new millionairesNews Story
Kiss your bride! Janet Dalby instructed her husband Richard, as the two posed with an oversized $4 million check from Virginia Lottery on Friday. The couple was celebrating their newfound wealth, made possible by lucky scratch-off winnings at Taylor's Market, where Richard Dalby purchased the winning ticket two days earlier. The Dalby's have been buying lottery tickets at Taylor's Market on U.S. 1 for the past 20 years. Richard Dalby is retired, but Janet still works as an IT director
May 31, 2014, 10:42 am - Lottery News

Players snapping up Mass. Lottery's new $30 ticketsNews Story
The Massachusetts State Lottery, following the lead of a handful of other states, has rolled out new scratch tickets at a significantly higher price $30 a pop saying there is a market for more costly games with the chance of bigger winnings. Since the new game was launched last Tuesday, bettors have snapped up more than $8 million in tickets, hoping to win one of the four $15 million instant jackpots or at least take home one of the 36 $1 million prizes. Dina William, who, along with her husb
Apr 29, 2014, 9:06 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery terminates contracts of three retailersNews Story
Each retailer violated Florida law, banned from ever selling lottery again Three Pompano Beach, Florida, stores that sold lottery tickets violated state law and won't ever be allowed to sell tickets again, Florida Lottery officials announced Monday. Officials said in a news release that the three stores, which were raided this month, also broke lottery rules and the terms of their contract. The news release did not specify which laws were broken or whether any legal action would be take
Apr 22, 2014, 8:43 pm - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery turns 25, shows off new logoNews Story
Includes video report The Minnesota Lottery celebrated its 25th birthday Thursday with a splash of color. In fact, there were many splashes of color, courtesy of celebrity performance artist David Garibaldi. The 32 year old finalist on the America's Got Talent program leapt onto a stage at Target Plaza before the noon Twins game and speed-painted the new Lottery logo on a black canvass in 5 minutes. The new logo features the iconic loon, but this loon has wings spread in flight. It is t
Apr 19, 2014, 1:15 pm - Lottery News

Northstar fights to keep Illinois lottery documents secretNews Story
The company hired to run the Illinois Lottery continued its fight to keep some documents under wraps, arguing their release would violate its contract with the state and expose company secrets to competitors. At a hearing before the Illinois Court of Claims, Northstar Lottery Group argued today that lottery officials have no duty to release a marketing study and a business plan even though the Illinois Attorney General has advised the documents should be made public. The firm asked the cou
Apr 15, 2014, 8:05 am - Lottery News