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Maryland Lottery Conducts Second Pick 3 Drawing. In a first-ever for the Maryland Lottery, a second Pick 3 drawing was conducted due to an irregularity discovered following the regular drawing.Raymond Silverstein of Toms River, New Jersey recently won a $150,000 prize in the November 28 Big Game drawing.Nebiyu Getachew of Alexandria, Virginia also won $150,000 when he matched the first five numbers in the December 8 Big Game drawing.British Internet Bookies Look to U.S. for Customers. Internet bookmakers have begun looking to the U.S. for new customers in an effort to fend off the increasingly cut-throat competition they face at home.Congressmen seeking probe of Indian casinos. Calling the Indian gaming industry corrupt, two members of Congress yesterday called for a congressional investigation into the rapidly expanding $10 billion industry, including the profits taken by some non-Indian casino managers and the process for approving tribes for lucrative gaming privileges.Economists Predict Gambling Growth. With the building boom in mega-resorts over for now, the Las Vegas economy should pull back from the "astronomical levels" of recent years, UNLV's Business and Economic Research center director predicted Thursday.Yahoo! drops Net gambling ads. Yahoo! is removing advertisements for online sports bookmakers after the National Football League threatened to cancel its business with the world's biggest Internet portal.Odds are Powerball will roll in September . Colorado Lottery officials took the first steps Wednesday toward getting Powerball rolling.Powerball may start Labor Day. Odds are that Colorado residents will be able to buy Powerball lottery tickets starting on Labor Day.
Saturday, December 16, 2000
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but one lucky player from Illinois matched the first five numbers for a $150,000 prize. You can find the summary of winners by prize category on the Winning Combinations page.
Congratulations to Stanley Parker of Waynesboro, Georgia for winning $100 playing The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com!
Wednesday, December 13, 2000
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The Boston Globe has released a comprehensive and informative series of articles about gambling on American Indian reservations entitled Tribal Gamble: The lure and peril of Indian gambling. The series in its entirety is linked below:
Casino boom benefits non-Indians
The $800 million deal for outsiders at Mohegan Sun
Few tribes share in casino windfall
Gaming success helps tribe gain community acceptance
California tribes hit the jackpot with gaming vote
It's a war of genealogies
Lineage questions linger as gaming wealth grows
Tribes scramble to get into the game
Tribes make easy criminal targets
Trump plays both sides in casino bids
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but one lucky New Jersey Big Game player matched the first five numbers for a $150,000 prize. See the Winning Combinations page for the complete rundown of winners by prize category.
To play online for Friday's $14 million Big Game jackpot, click over to PlayBigGame.com.
Monday, December 11, 2000
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Slot Machines Put 'Game' Back in Gaming. Slot machine makers are raising the stakes on classic family games such as Monopoly, Yahtzee, Clue and Battleship -- but not without controversy, as some claim the new titles may attract teenagers and children.Congregation Gives Away $60M Gift. Read this story to see how a church wrestled with what to do with a $60 million windfall.
There's only one day left to get in on the $11 million Big Game jackpot! You can play online at PlayBigGame.com.
Saturday, December 9, 2000
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but four lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in Michigan, and 2 in Virginia. See the Winning Combinations page for the complete rundown of winners by prize category.
Friday, December 8, 2000
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James Baker of Clinton Township, Michigan recently claimed his $150,000 prize for matching the first five numbers in the November 24 Big Game drawing. Click over to the story for details.To play online for today's $9 million Big Game drawing, orders need to be in by 2:00 PM Eastern Time!
Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live Big Game drawing results.
Thursday, December 7, 2000
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Net Gambling Ban Back On Cards Down Under. Australia appears headed for a moratorium on new forms of Internet gambling after the conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard won the support of Greens Senator Bob Brown, and the Australian Democrats prepared to forge their own deal on the issue.
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Two Top Michigan Lottery Prize-Winning Tickets to Expire Very Soon! One $150,000 Big Game prize and one $100,000 Cash 5 prize are due to expire on December 21st and December 14th, respectively. Click over to the story for details about where the tickets were purchased and more.
Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but one lucky Georgia player matched the first five numbers for a $150,000 prize. See the Winning Combinations page for the complete rundown of winners by prize category.
Tuesday, December 5, 2000
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Michigan Big Game players, check your lottery tickets! The $43 million Big Game jackpot from November 28 remains unclaimed.Lottery Winner Presents Clerk with Gift. When 38-year-old Sam Gates Jr. won $50,000 playing the Georgia Lottery's Jumbo Bucks Classic, his first impulse was to share a portion of his winnings with the clerk who sold him the top prize ticket.
Monday, December 4, 2000
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Michael Richards of Allen Park, Michigan won a $150,000 prize in the November 24 Big Game drawing by matching the first five numbers. Click over to the story for the details.
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There's only one day left to participate in Tuesday's $7 million Big Game jackpot. The automatic online purchase cutoff is Tuesday at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Orders placed after that time will be for the Friday drawing.If you'd like to give a Big Game lottery gift for Christmas, you can place your order now for the December 26th drawing! All orders for the December 26th drawing will be e-mailed to the recipient on Christmas Eve, December 24th (as long as the order is received prior to the 24th).
If you'd like to give a Big Game lottery gift for Christmas, you can place your order now for the December 26th drawing! All orders for the December 26th drawing will be e-mailed to the recipient on Christmas Eve, December 24th (as long as the order is received prior to the 24th).