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California's lottery retailer of the month is small family-owned storeNews Story
A relatively small Vallejo, California family business in a diminutive strip mall beat out more than 18,000 stores of all sizes to be named California's State Lottery Retailer of the Month for March.A ceremony was held at Vallejo's Market Town Liquor Deli on Tuesday.The accomplishment is remarkable considering Market Town's size, said Lance De Anda, a lottery official. The store has generated $4 million in lottery sales and contributed $1.5 million to public education since going into business
Feb 23, 2005, 2:39 pm - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery commission members selectedNews Story
Former Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick was among those appointed by Gov. Brad Henry on Monday to serve on the new Oklahoma Education Lottery Commission.Other members included a former teacher of the year and former president of the American Bar Association. I've assembled a great, bipartisan group of Oklahomans with impeccable credentials, unquestioned integrity and a strong commitment to building a better state, Henry said. I appreciate their willingness to serve Oklahoma in pursuit of better-f
Feb 22, 2005, 8:21 am - Lottery News

Penn. officials study slots' effect on lottery revenuesNews Story
Pennsylvania state senators pressed state Revenue Secretary Greg Fajt last week on just one of the many multimillion dollar questions pertaining to the imminent arrival of slot machines.Will the new gaming harm the Pennsylvania Lottery, now flourishing due to the many small-time gamblers who focus their wagering dollars on the numbers and instant games?Fajt's answer on behalf of the pro-slots Rendell administration: We don't think so.But no one knows for certain. The question has not been studie
Feb 21, 2005, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery rate cut has fierce opposition and supportNews Story
Oregon Lottery Director Dale Penn, seeking to capture millions of additional dollars for schools and other state programs, on Tuesday proposed a nearly 50 percent rate cut for retailers offering the lottery's new electronic slot machines.The rate cut, the biggest proposed by a lottery director since the state first ventured into electronic gambling 13 years ago, was cheered by school advocates who complain that bars, taverns and restaurants have been making excess profits off the lottery.But the
Feb 17, 2005, 10:03 am - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery Scratch Games' Empty PromisesNews Story
Most players know the odds of getting rich from the Georgia Lottery are slim, but a recent investigation found you have no chance of winning the top cash prize when you play some scratch-off games.One of those games is 5 Karat Gold, a $1 instant game. Records from the Georgia Lottery show the game has no top prizes left because they were all claimed by mid-November.If I already knew that, then there's no way I'd buy this ticket, said player Brian Wright. That would be a false investment. Additio
Feb 15, 2005, 11:31 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery Scratch Games InvestigatedNews Story
Lottery tickets -- even the instant kind -- don't last forever.Not knowing about that expiration date could ruin your lucky day.If you've ever played a scratch-off lottery game, you have plenty of company in western Pennsylvania.Instant lottery ticket sales last year were $12 million in Beaver County, $14 million in Butler County, $36 million in Westmoreland County, $15 million in Washington County and $97 million -- the highest in Pennsylvania -- in Allegheny County.Ed Mahlman, Pennsylvania Lot
Feb 15, 2005, 10:06 am - Lottery News

Mom, daughter share $1 million NY lottery prizeNews Story
Elephants are known for their luck in Laos, where Viengkham Kounnavong was born.So when the Henrietta assembly-line worker was selecting five lottery tickets to play last month, she immediately chose one with a pachyderm theme. And it paid off, in an elephantine way.Kounnavong, a mother of three and grandmother of one, beat odds of more than 1 in 5 million to win the $5 ticket's top prize of $1 million.But trying to convince others of her win wasn't so easy.Kounnavong, 46, who bought her lottery
Feb 10, 2005, 3:18 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery to introduce changes when California joins gameNews Story
Buddy Roogow, president of Mega Millions and Maryland Lottery director, offers no detail of changesThe California Lottery Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to join the multistate lottery Mega Millions in a drive to pump up annual ticket sales by $500 million.Joining Mega Millions gives Californians the first significant new choice in lottery games since the California Lottery began 20 years ago - and more chances per year of winning jackpots of $100 million or more.The state will continue to
Feb 10, 2005, 10:36 am - Lottery News

California to decide multi-state lottery question todayNews Story
Cash-hungry California may soon team up with either Powerball or Mega Millions, the popular multistate lotteries that entice players with head-reeling jackpots.State lottery commissioners are poised today to decide whether to join one of the long-odds, big-payday games for the first time in the 20-year history of California's lottery.Barring legislative or court challenges, Californians could be competing with gamblers from across the country for supersized jackpots by June.At the same time, how
Feb 8, 2005, 11:19 am - Lottery News

Mystery winner claims $7 million Ohio lottery jackpotNews Story
Someone finally claimed the Ohio Super Lotto Plus $7 million winning ticket sold Dec. 8 at Al's Convenience Store in Tiffin, but the person's identity is still a mystery.Attorney Catherine L. Evans of Hamilton, Ohio claimed the prize for her client Friday at the Toledo regional Ohio Lottery Commission office. The winner, who chose the cash option, hired Evans to claim the prize for a trust fund called The Gottrich Presentation Trust.Sandra Neal, public information officer for the Ohio Lottery Co
Jan 27, 2005, 1:48 pm - Lottery News