Lottery News

Illinois lottery bidder outlines some of plan - BusinessWeek

2010-09-03
Washington PostIllinois lottery bidder outlines some of planBusinessWeekA private company bidding to manage Illinois' lottery says it would lessen the games' reliance on low-income residents and award 20 percent of contracts to ...Critics: Ill. lottery contract cloaked in secrecyThe Associated PressIllinois Closer to Naming Private Company to Run LotteryChicago Public RadioCamelot Illinois Bids to Manage the Illinois LotteryPR Newswire (press release)WIFR -Bloomington Pantagraph -Peoria Journal Starall 236 news articles »

HMS Cavalier wins lottery prize - BBC News

2010-09-05
HMS Cavalier wins lottery prizeBBC NewsA restored World War II destroyer on display in dry dock in Chatham has been named the best education project in the 2010 National Lottery Awards. ...and more »

Bees charity lands Lottery Award - The Press Association

2010-09-05
stv.tvBees charity lands Lottery AwardThe Press AssociationA Scots charity has scooped a top honour at the National Lottery Awards. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust, which is based at Stirling University, ...Top award for humble bee projectBBC NewsLittle Havens scoops national award on live TVEssex EchoTop award for bumblebee conservation schemestv.tvall 9 news articles »

Group: Stores should ban lottery vending machines - BusinessWeek

2010-09-03
Group: Stores should ban lottery vending machinesBusinessWeekThe letter claims that some people may not be pleased to find lottery vending machines in the stores and could lead to loitering gamblers or illegal ...Group warns stores of backlash from lottery machinesArkansas Online (subscription)Family Council to stores: Say no to lottery vending machinesArkansas NewsHow You Know That The Family Council Is ToothlessBlue Arkansas (blog)KATV -KAITall 21 news articles »

New lottery game to mark Kansas' 150th birthday - Kansas City Star

2010-09-03
Town HallNew lottery game to mark Kansas' 150th birthdayKansas City StarTOPEKA | The state's founders probably wouldn't have approved, but Kansas will use a new lottery game to celebrate the state's 150th birthday. ...New Lottery Game Marks Kansas' 150th BirthdayABC NewsNew lottery game marks Kansas' 150th birthdaySeattle Post Intelligencerall 92 news articles »

Texas Lottery: A different game than state was sold two decades ago - Austin American-Statesman

2010-09-04
Austin American-StatesmanTexas Lottery: A different game than state was sold two decades agoAustin American-StatesmanAt the Anyday Grocery in East Austin, the second-busiest lottery retailer in the city, QB Center pays Puneet Chopra some of the $80 to $100 he spends weekly ...One man's itch puts Gonzales on lottery map with $50 scratch-offsAustin American-Statesmanall 2 news articles »

2 Fantasy 5 players share $265500 top prize - MiamiHerald.com

2010-09-05
2 Fantasy 5 players share $265500 top prizeMiamiHerald.comTwo winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $132766.18 each, the Florida Lottery said Sunday. The winning tickets were bought in Panama City and West ...and more »

Lottery Results - CharlotteObserver.com

2010-09-04
Lottery Results. Posted: Sunday, Sep. 05, 2010. Here are the winning numbers selected Saturday. N.C. Lottery. Carolina Pick 3. Midday: 9-4-6. Evening: 7-2-3 Carolina Pick 4. 7-5-4-4 Carolina Cash 5. 35-6-24-20-21. S.C. Lottery. Pick 3 ...

Foe of lottery faults funding of scholarships

2010-09-05
Its leading foe faults the Arkansas lottery for paying “one of the worst percentages in the nation” for public benefits — about 22 percent of total receipts. Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story. ...

Size of Lottery Doesn't Matter, Winners Declare Bankruptcy

2010-09-03
While people don't generally think of winning the lottery as having a negative effect, many winners would have been better off without the extra cash. While lottery commercials express the idea that a jackpot would be the solution to ...

Illinois Lottery hopeful would give up to $35M to state education ...

2010-09-03
(Crain's) — British lottery firm Camelot Group pledged to donate up to $35 million of its profits to Illinois education if it wins a contract to manage the Illinois Lottery as final bids were filed Friday afternoon. ...

Green Card Lottery USAFIS United States Immigration Part Two ...

2010-09-04
There are many clauses in the United States immigration Real ID Act of two thousand and five that the Maine Legislature are opposed to.

Lottery.net Top Sale of Week - Domain Name News, The Domain ...

2010-09-05
Lottery. net was the big seller in Domain Name Journal's list of top reported sales for the week to 15 August, selling for $220, 000 through Sedo. Second on the list was the only other six-figure.

Measuring the lottery's profits | Arkansas Blog | Arkansas news ...

2010-09-05
Religionist bully Jerry Cox shouldered his way on to the front page of the Democrat-Gazette today with the claim that, essentially, the Arkansas lottery doesn't take enough from gamblers.

Texas Lottery: A different game than state was sold two decades ago

2010-09-04
Texas Lottery: A different game than state was sold two decades ago

Lottery win brightens Hagerstown woman's bad day

2010-09-05
HAGERSTOWN — There's nothing like winning the lottery to brighten up a bad Monday. A Hagerstown woman knows this firsthand after winning a chunk of cash from the Hoosier Lottery on Monday.

Lottery bidding process draws scrutiny

2010-09-04
Gov. Quinn is defending his administration over criticism that its selection of a private company to manage the state's $2 billion lottery has been too secretive.Quinn said Friday that the state followed the law "to the T" and believes in vigorous competition.But some watchdog groups complain the state has not been open during the bidding process. Lottery officials refuse to name all the ...

Lottery: Powerball, Florida Lotto jackpots roll over

2010-09-05
College football may have begun in earnest but no one tackled the top lottery prizes: Powerball and Florida Lotto both rolled over Saturday night.

Moose lottery in dire need of makeover

2010-09-05
Maine's still-popular moose lottery has some problems. For years, a major source of revenue for operating the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIF&W), the moose lottery has seen its application numbers free falling.

Lottery bidder promises to create educational scholarship program

2010-09-04
SPRINGFIELD - One of the companies bidding to manage the Illinois lottery is promising to create an educational scholarship program worth an estimated $35 million if it wins the potentially lucrative competition.

New Lottery Game Marks Kansas' 150th Birthday

2010-09-03
Kan. Lottery unveils new game to celebrate 150th anniversary of admission to union Gambling - Lotteries - Games - United States - Canada