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Show me the lottery money. Ever since word got out that the Charlotte County [Florida] School Board might have to cut some programs due to a reduction in its budget from Tallahassee, angry residents of the Englewood community have been asking one question, "What has happened to all the lottery money?"Trucker reveals identity after £15m lottery win. A lorry driver is celebrating after scooping a £15.5 million Lottery Extra jackpot - the biggest publicised win in National Lottery history.
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $5 million Big Game drawing results!Baltimore City Grocery Clerk Wins $150,000 Big Game Prize. A lucky grocery store clerk who lives and works in Baltimore City, Maryland captured one of three second-tier $150,000 prizes in the November 13 Big Game drawing.U.S. Navy Couple Wins $150,000 in the Big Game. Persistence paid off for David Leaser of Virginia Beach, Virginia, who always selects the same numbers when he plays The Big Game and Lotto South.Camelot Denies That U.K.'s National Lottery is Losing Its Appeal. An independent report published on Wednesday on the seventh anniversary of the lottery's launch, says ticket revenue from the Saturday game has fallen by £20m (US$29 million) since 1997.New Jersey Bill Has Strong Player Protection Measures. A new bill filed last week by two Republicans in the New Jersey Assembly would legalize what it calls "remote live gaming," which means that casinos could use streaming video to let players from all over the world gamble on real, live table games in real time.
Thursday, November 15, 2001
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Lottery's losing streak worse than predicted. The slumping Ohio Lottery Commission is performing even worse than expected, with profits falling $10.8 million, or 5 percent, short of expectations through the first four months of the state's fiscal year. Editor: They should've joined The Big Game when they had the chance months ago.
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S.C. Lottery Set To Announce First Retailers. On Friday, the South Carolina state Lottery Commission will issue licenses to the first group of almost 1,200 businesses have applied to sell South Carolina Lottery tickets when they go on sale in January.Grandmother Embezzeled $1.2 Million for Slots. A 57-year-old grandmother convicted of embezzling a staggering $1.2 million from her employer and blowing most of it on casino slot machines apologized to her children before being sentenced Monday to three years in prison.
Wednesday, November 14, 2001
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Maryland player claims $150,000 Big Game prize. An avid player of Pick 3, Pick 4, Lotto, the Big Game, and other Maryland Lottery games, a Stevensville resident won the Big Game's second tier prize of $150,000.Pentagon: Slot Machines OK Overseas. The Defense Department has concluded that the thousands of slot machines on overseas U.S. military bases pose no significant harm to the morale or finances of American troops.Anti-Gaming Bill Encounters Opposition. FreedomOfChoice.org, the organization which lobbies for the rights of citizens to use personal payment tools for private activities, is opposing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act which makes it illegal for Americans to pay for "illegal" online gambling activity.Internet Gambling In Atlantic City. Proposed legislation in New Jersey could see Atlantic City casinos offering their games to players on the Internet. The legislation, which was introduced in the state Legislature on Thursday would allow "real time" gaming on the Internet from licensed New Jersey casinos.
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Jackpot Winner! There was one $5 million jackpot winner from Illinois in the Tuesday drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in Georgia, 1 in Maryland, and 1 in Michigan. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, November 13, 2001
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NJ Lottery number same as doomed plane. The winning number for the New Jersey state Lottery Pick 3 game was the same as the flight number of the plane that crashed earlier in the day, and the payout was unusually low because of the high number of matches. The payout for an exact match -- 5-8-7 -- was just $16 Monday. On a typical day, the payout is $275, lottery officials said. American Airlines Flight 587 bound for the Dominican Republic crashed around 9:15 AM Monday in the Queens borough of New York City. In addition, the Monday New Jersey midday Pick 3 lottery drawing was a variation on the flight number: 5-7-8 (straight paid a low $81.50 because of the large number of matches).
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $5 million Big Game drawing results!Lottery favored by Tenn. voters. It's a year before voting time, but a recent statewide poll shows that a majority of Tennesseans plan to vote for a state lottery.Gambling on South Carolina Waters Banned. All boats with video gambling machines located in South Carolina rivers will be subject to state laws banning gaming, according to the state attorney general.Couple who missed Lottery win hit scratchcard jackpot. A couple who missed out on a large Lottery win two months ago have won £1 million on a scratchcard.
Monday, November 12, 2001
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S.C. Officials to issue lottery licenses. As the countdown to the Jan. 7 launch date reached 60 days on Thursday, South Carolina lottery officials announced that they'll begin issuing the first of 3,500 retail licenses.Lottery Awaits $55.2 Million Winner. The winning ticket for Wednesday night's $55.2 million Powerball lottery was sold at a Georgetown [Washington, D.C.] gas station, whose owners were celebrating yesterday even as lottery officials waited for the District's biggest lotto winner to claim the prize.
Saturday, November 10, 2001
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Jackpot Winner! There was one $9 million jackpot winner from Illinois in the Friday drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in Illinois, and 2 in Michigan. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, November 9, 2001
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $9 million Big Game drawing results!Virginia man rips up $150,000 Big Game winning ticket. Fortunately, he realized his mistake in time to tape the pieces together and claim the prize.S.C. May Join Multistate Lottery Games. South Carolina commissioners approved regulations for the games that include participation in multistate games like The Big Game and Powerball that have larger jackpots.
Thursday, November 8, 2001
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Michigan Resident Brings Home
$150,000 Big Game Prize. Carol Silverberg of Plymouth, Michigan was shocked and excited to learn she had matched the first five numbers in the October 23 Big Game drawing to win a $150,000 prize.S.C. lottery ad contract awarded. Newman Saylor & Gregory went from third-place finisher to lottery winner Wednesday, as the Columbia advertising firm was awarded the contract to market the South Carolina games.News media suit against S.C. lottery settled. The State newspaper and three other news outlets have settled their lawsuit against the state Materials Management Office and the South Carolina lottery.
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
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P.A. State Lottery could run out of money in 2003. The Pennsylvania Lottery will run out of money in two years unless the state overhauls the senior citizens' programs it supports, a Pittsburgh newspaper reported yesterday based on a state report.Woman gets 14 years for lottery scam. In one of the largest individual fraud cases in Lane County [Oregon] history, 24-year-old Shannon Marie Nissen of Eugene was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison for lying to a circle of close family friends to steal $1.5 million that she spent for an extravagant lifestyle and gambling.Decision on S.C. lottery ad firm expected. The South Carolina lottery should have its long-awaited advertising partner by the end of today, after all appeals were dropped Tuesday in an important settlement for the lottery.Powerball good bet for Colorado, so far. Colorado is expected to collect more money from state-sponsored gambling this fiscal year than ever before, thanks to the start-up of Powerball.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in Illinois, and 1 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, November 6, 2001
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $7 million Big Game drawing results!New Jersey adds midday drawings. The New Jersey State Lottery Monday announced that Pick 3 and Pick 4 midday drawings will debut on Monday, November 12.Lottery good causes fund tops £1bn. The UK National Lottery's good causes fund has broken the £1bn barrier with the purchase of a Scottish island for its residents.Triples drawn in PA again, ninth time this year. The total payout for The Pennsylvania Daily Number 9-9-9 drawn Friday, November 2, 2001, of $9,626,125 represents approximately 6.4 times or $7.7 million above the amount players wagered. There were 38,671 players who chose the winning numbers. Triple 9s have hit a total of seven times since The Daily Number drawing began in March 1977. The last time 9-9-9 was drawn was August 13, 1989. The last time any triples hit was October 22, 2001, that number being 0-0-0. Friday night's drawing of triple 9s also marks the ninth time triples have been drawn in the The Daily Number this calendar year, tying 1995 for the record number of times triples were drawn in a calendar year. The total payout to winners for triples drawn in The Daily Number in 2001 is $66,693,780.On January 7, the politics of the lottery in North Carolina may begin to shift. When South Carolina businesses begin offering lottery tickets for sale in two months, the pressure may intensify on North Carolina legislators to take up and pass lottery legislation if they haven't done so already, analysts say. Opinion: Lottery Squeeze
