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Lottery Post

Lottery Post offers lottery news from across the nation.

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The man who won the lottery 14 times (part 1)

August 20, 2018 Admin 0

How a rogue Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery and won millions of dollars around the world. Virginia, Insider Buzz, International, Jackpots, Pool, General Interest

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Police break up scratch-off lottery ticket burglary ring

August 17, 2018 Admin 0

Authorities have arrested three San Jose, California, men and are seeking at least one other suspected of breaking into Bay Area businesses to steal lottery […]

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Pennsylvania Lottery is now offering simulated sports games, much to casinos’ dismay

August 17, 2018 Admin 0

The Pennsylvania Lottery on Tuesday rolled out the latest addition to its line-up with the introduction of a simulated sports games that may appeal to […]

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California Lottery cancels sales meeting in aftermath of rowdy party photos

August 15, 2018 Admin 0

The California Lottery is postponing a planned sales conference in the wake of an anonymous employee’s recent complaint to Gov. Jerry Brown about senior leaders behaving […]

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First sports betting licenses issued by West Virginia Lottery

August 14, 2018 Admin 0

Legalization of sports betting in West Virginia has reached another milestone, with the issuing of the first sports betting licenses by the state Lottery Commission. […]

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Lottery sales in Japan down for second straight year

August 14, 2018 Admin 0

In Japan, sales of Takarakuji lottery tickets issued by prefectural governments and ordinance-designated major cities totaled ¥786.6 billion (US$7.1 billion) in fiscal 2017, down 6.9 […]

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Powerball winning ticket sold in Saturday’s $245.6 million drawing

August 12, 2018 Admin 0

A single ticket sold in New York state won Saturday’s Powerball jackpot worth $245.6 million, lottery officials announced early Sunday. Powerball, Jackpots, New York, Winning […]

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California Lottery officials seen in bawdy photos sent to governor

August 10, 2018 Admin 0

A package of bawdy photos allegedly showing senior state Lottery leaders carrying on at a Southern California piano bar, with one image showing an official […]

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How North Carolina scratch-off lottery tickets are distributed

August 8, 2018 Admin 0

An investigative article explores if scratch-off tickets are distributed to the same counties in the same sequence every month in North Carolina. IGT, Scientific Games, […]

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Wells Fargo lottery winners poker-faced as they return to work

August 7, 2018 Admin 0

Customers strolling into a South San Jose Wells Fargo this morning had no idea that millionaires would be cashing their checks. Mega Millions, Winner Stories, […]

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Kentucky Lottery offers new “1-off” wagering options

August 6, 2018 Admin 0

Kentucky Pick 3 and Pick 4 lottery players now have an option to win just by getting close the numbers drawn. Kentucky, Changing Game, Poker, […]

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CT Lottery official disciplined for botched raffle draw claims lottery has vendetta against him

August 5, 2018 Admin 0

The Connecticut Lottery’s longtime security director claims that an attempt to discipline him over the botched Jan. 1 raffle drawing is part of a pattern […]

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California office pool claims $543 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot

August 3, 2018 Admin 0

The California Lottery says last month’s $543 million Mega Millions jackpot was won by 11 members of an office pool that played on a whim. Mega Millions, […]

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EuroMillions ticket mistakenly ripped in half wins Scottish couple $67 million

August 2, 2018 Admin 0

The winners of a £57.9 million (US$67.3 million) EuroMillions jackpot were initially told they did not have a winning ticket and it was ripped in half […]

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What it’s like to tell people they won the lottery for a living

August 2, 2018 Admin 0

An interview with an employee of Australia’s largest lottery operator, The Lott, who makes calls every day to information lottery players that they won. Insider […]

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Memo: Iowa Lottery kept selling games after security warning

August 1, 2018 Admin 0

A newly unsealed memo shows the Iowa Lottery kept marketing four popular games despite an August 2015 warning from its security chief that their integrity […]

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New Illinois Lottery game to help families of fallen officers

August 1, 2018 Admin 0

A new Illinois lottery game will generate money to help the families of police officers killed or severely hurt in the line of duty. Illinois, […]

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Kansas Lottery installs new gaming system

August 1, 2018 Admin 0

An over $70 million lottery upgrade launched this week in Kansas. Kansas, Scientific Games, Vendors, Retailer, Technology, Ticket Machine, Operations, Video

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Bermuda officials staying quiet on sale of Florida lottery tickets

July 31, 2018 Admin 0

The Bermuda Governor’s office has stonewalled questions about whether it knew the sale of American lottery tickets in Bermuda was branded a potential breach of […]

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Michigan lottery prize worth nearly $520K goes unclaimed

July 30, 2018 Admin 0

The deadline has passed for a large lottery jackpot to be claimed and as a result, the state School Aid Fund will benefit from it. […]

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Companies battle for Pa. lottery contract

July 30, 2018 Admin 0

For one firm, it will be something like winning the Powerball: A state government contract worth more than $800 milion that comes along just once […]

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Winning ticket for $522 million Mega Millions jackpot sold in California

July 25, 2018 Admin 0

A winning ticket to the 11th-largest U.S. lottery prize ever was sold at a liquor store in San Jose, California. Mega Millions, California, Jackpots, Winning […]

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$522 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot increased again

July 24, 2018 Admin 0

For the second time in two days, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot has been raised due to surging ticket sales for a chance to […]

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$512 MILLION: Huge Mega Millions lottery sales prompts jackpot increase

July 23, 2018 Admin 0

A rush of ticket sales for the half-billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot has prompted lottery officials to revise their estimate for the Tuesday night drawing to $512 […]

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$493 MILLION: 5th-largest Mega Millions lottery jackpot of all time

July 21, 2018 Admin 0

After 22 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of nearly a half-billion dollars that could […]

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Man busts through store roof, steals lottery tickets

July 20, 2018 Admin 0

A thief looking for some good luck busted through the roof of a grocery store and took hundreds of dollars worth of lottery tickets on […]

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$422 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot is red hot

July 18, 2018 Admin 0

The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game continued its Summer climb Tuesday night, and is now at the point where jackpot rolls are sharply increased. Mega Millions, Jackpots, […]

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S.C. woman wins $250,000 on wrong lottery ticket — and is giving it away

July 17, 2018 Admin 0

A woman from Greenville, South Carolina, won $250,000 on a lottery ticket she didn’t even pick, but what she’ll do with the money will surprise […]

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Aunt threatens to sue nephew over lottery jackpot

July 14, 2018 Admin 0

A woman awarded half of a $1.2 million lottery prize in Nova Scotia says her nephew is “dead” to her after he took half of […]

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Oregon man arrested for threatening lottery

July 13, 2018 Admin 0

A Lebanon, Oregon, man was arrested after he sent a shooting threat in an e-mail to the Oregon Lottery. Legal, Oregon, Law Enforcement, Arrest, Crime

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Massachusetts man buys 9 lottery tickets worth $900,000

July 13, 2018 Admin 0

A Massachusetts man who has been playing the same numbers for 26 years won big when those numbers were drawn on the evening that he […]

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$2.9M jackpot winner received lottery ticket as a gift

July 13, 2018 Admin 0

Season ticket holder Christopher Voelker of Raynham, Massachusetts, is the winner of a $2.97 million jackpot prize in the state lottery’s Megabucks Doubler drawing that […]

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Pennsylvania iLottery hits $21.6 million in sales

July 12, 2018 Admin 0

Pennsylvania’s brand new online lottery, the iLottery, reported sales of $21.6 million in its first 26 days from its launch on June 4, despite the […]

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Iowa lawmakers, casinos, lottery ‘all in’ for sports betting

July 12, 2018 Admin 0

Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May overturning a federal law that had prohibited legalized sports betting in all but Nevada, Iowa lawmakers, retailers […]

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MUSL Board President and Powerball Game Chair elected for FY19

July 12, 2018 Admin 0

The Multi-State Lottery Association’s leadership for fiscal year 2019 has been set with the election of new Board & Game Chair Positions. Insider Buzz, Administration, […]

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Maryland man wins $50,000 after friend checks discarded lotto ticket

July 9, 2018 Admin 0

A Maryland man who unknowingly struck gold with a scratch-off also hit the jackpot with his choice of friends, as the lotto player’s pal alerted him to […]

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Montana woman wins lottery twice in one day

July 7, 2018 Admin 0

Winning the lottery once was exciting for Cheyenne Long of Kalispell, Montana, but winning it twice in one day was unbelievable. Winner Stories, Montana, Scratch […]

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Michigan lottery ticket plant prospering

July 6, 2018 Admin 0

An instant ticket factory in Ypsilanti, Michigan, is the second-largest producer of scratch-off tickets in the world and prints up to 30 different “games,” or […]

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Connecticut Lottery hires director of Illinois Lottery as new CEO

July 6, 2018 Admin 0

The Connecticut Lottery Corp.’s governing board voted Thursday to hire Gregory Smith, acting director of the Illinois Lottery, as its new CEO — in hopes […]

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Father and son win big in Virginia Lottery Cash 5

July 5, 2018 Admin 0

A father and son from Newport News, Virginia, won a combined $400,000 with four Cash 5 lottery tickets. Virginia, Winner Stories, Pick 5, Won multiple […]

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