Tennessee Lottery raises $350 million over 17 months
NASHVILLE (AP) -- The Tennessee Lottery has raised more than $350 million for education since it began selling tickets just over 17 months ago. | 07/19/2005 |
Ex-lotto official is indicted in retailer fraud
AUSTIN – A former Texas Lottery Commission official is charged with defrauding retailers who sought licenses to sell lottery tickets. | 07/19/2005 |
Indiana Lottery Faces Gambling Machine Dilemma
INDIANA – As reported by the Louisville, Kentucky Courier-Journal: "Indiana's excise police have raided taverns and fraternal clubs in recent months, cracking down on illegal electronic gambling. | 07/19/2005 |
Friendly tie to 8.5m lottery win
A Scottish couple who won £8.5m on the National Lottery have been presented with their cheque by family friends who scooped more than £1m two years ago. | 07/19/2005 |
All the lottery talk still is not enough to get it into the budget
Raleigh |In all the budget talk, there has been mention of cigarette taxes and Medicaid cuts.But what about the lottery?The Senate stuck a lottery provision in its budget proposal. While it wouldn’t have created a lottery, it did amend the lottery bill passed by the House in a historic vote earlier this session. | 07/18/2005 |
Lottery officials assess illegal gambling in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Faced with declining revenue, state lottery officials are assessing the extent of illegal gambling at Indiana's truck stops and convenience stores businesses where illegal devices often compete with lottery tickets sold only a few feet away | 07/18/2005 |
Powerball Jackpot Goes to $38 Million
POWERBALL, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Powerball jackpot continues to get bigger. Even though it was not hit, 359,186 other lucky players across the nation won a total of more than $3.3 million in prizes in America's Game. | 07/17/2005 |
Rell thinks Powerball's a bad bet
Gov. M. Jodi Rell thinks Powerball, the multi-state lottery game that offers huge potential payoffs, is about to become a lousy bet. | 07/17/2005 |
Mega Millions Fever Grows as Jackpot Hits Estimated $145 Million
MEGA MILLIONS, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The hottest ticket in town is Mega Millions. There was no jackpot winner in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so Americans woke up to a jackpot that's bulging at an estimated $145 million for the Tuesday, July 19, 2005 drawing. | 07/16/2005 |
Winning Lottery Ticket Talk of Town
Tim Anderson says it's the talk of the town. He's the manager of a gas station in Michigan, North Dakota, where the ticket for the state's first winning lottery jackpot was sold. State lottery officials say the winning 'Wild Card Two' jackpot ticket is good for about 420-thousand-dollars. | 07/16/2005 |
