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One day left in PlayBigGame.com sale. Only one day left to take advantage of the 10% off sale for all subscriptions 4 drawings or more. If you were considering a long-term subscription, now is the time, as this sale may not come around again.
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Lottery ticket OK'd, but payout delayed. Four Ghanaian cabbies, with their lawyer in tow, presented the $49.4 million winning Big Game ticket at Georgia Lottery headquarters.Pools prove to be Lotto trouble. Several dozen Ghanaian cabdrivers living in Atlanta learned that lesson and one more over the past couple of weeks: When it comes to the lottery, you've got to have rules for the pools.Preakness Strike at OTB Averted. A threatened Preakness Day strike at three off-track betting parlors was averted by a tentative agreement to increase the pay of pari-mutuel clerks.All Bets Are On Again With Demise of British Wager Tax. In the UK, now that the betting shops have been freed from a 9% tax on wagers -- as the government moves to lure back gamblers who had fled offshore and online -- the parlors are laying odds that they will have even more customers.Andrew N.S. Glazer: When playing blackjack, winning is about strategy. The last article in a series on the most fiscally responsible way to approach casino games looks at blackjack, an old casino favorite.
Saturday, May 19, 2001
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One-Time Sale at PlayBigGame.com. For the first time ever, PlayBigGame.com is having a sale! If you order any subscription 4 drawings or longer by Tuesday May 22, you'll receive 10% off your order. Don't wait to take advantage of this special offer -- after Tuesday it's gone!
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Jackpot Winner! There was one $12 million jackpot winner from Ocean County, New Jersey in the Friday drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, May 18, 2001
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If you're going to play for the $12 million jackpot online at PlayBigGame.com, your order needs to be placed before 2:00 PM Eastern Time today to beat the automatic purchase cutoff.
And whether you bought your tickets in a store or played online, we're still the online site on the Internet that gives you the results live as they're drawn. Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $12 million Big Game drawing results!
Thursday, May 17, 2001
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Las Vegas Casinos Shift Stand, Backing Internet Wagering. Note: The linked article requires a free registration to the NY Times web site to read. Normally I stay away from linking to NY Times articles for that reason, but I'm making a big exception here. In a move that we at BigGameLottery.com can't be happier about, several big Las Vegas casinos are reversing their stance on online gaming, and are throwing their full support against a ban on Internet wagering. As long-time readers of this web site are fully aware, we are diametrically opposed to any limitation on your right to conduct yourself as you please online, including the ability to wager online. We see this welcome move by the Las Vegas casinos as a huge blow to certain representatives and senators who are attempting to censor your online experiences.Lucky Man Claims $150,000 Lottery Big Game Prize. Curt Foster of Saginaw, Michigan knew that if he kept playing The Big Game he would eventually win big.Michigan Man Shocked to Win
$150,000 Big Game Prize. Jim Landrigan of Pontiac, Michigan was shocked when he discovered he had matched the first five numbers in the May 8 Big Game drawing to win a $150,000 prize.Indian casinos may lift California to No. 1 in gaming. California's Indian casinos are projected to earn more than $5 billion in the coming year, leaving the state second only to Nevada among the nation's gambling empires.
Wednesday, May 16, 2001
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MGM's bank is booming. MGM Mirage owns some of the most lavish casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, but the company is experiencing some of its highest profit margins in downtown Detroit.Gamblers average $68 each visit. For the first 18 months of operation, more than 13.6 million gamblers entered Detroit's three casinos, waging an average of $68 with each visit.Amid Confusion, State Drops Tribes' Slot Machine Deadline. Gambling regulators have canceled today's much-ballyhooed deadline for Native American casinos to install hundreds of lucrative slot machines--a deadline they say never existed but developed out of confusion over California's new casino gambling compact.Wisconsin Governor Bars Indians' Casino. Wisconsin Gov. Scott McCallum (R) said today he will not permit three small Chippewa Indian bands to build an off-reservation casino on the Wisconsin-Minnesota border even though it was approved by the Bush administration.Senate Anti-Gambling Bill Forces Schools to Spy on Students. Legislation to foil betting on amateur sports would require colleges to police students' Net usage – or else get no federal funding.
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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 Georgia, 1 in Illinois, and 1 in Maryland. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, May 15, 2001
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Virginia Man Wins $150,000 Big Game Prize. Ernest Taylor of Pulaski, Virginia came to the Virginia Lottery’s regional office in Roanoke to claim his $150,000 prize from the May 4, 2001 drawing of The Big Game.Record lottery jackpot claimed. The Britain National Lottery's third-highest jackpot has been claimed, but the winner - or winners - wish to remain anonymous.Woman Accused of Lottery Theft. An 85-year-old woman is accused of stealing a winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $100,000 from her granddaughter and the granddaughter's co-workers.
Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $9 million Big Game drawing results!
Monday, May 14, 2001
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Ohio May Become Eighth Big Game State. Ohio State Lottery officials, hoping to keep the option of a multistate game in play, met with representatives of The Big Game last week in Cleveland.Toledo, Ohio Resident Collects $150,000 Prize in April 27 Big Game Drawing. Debra Edwards of Toledo, Ohio was in disbelief when she learned she had matched the first five numbers in the April 27 Big Game drawing to win a $150,000 prize.
Saturday, May 12, 2001
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Congratulations to Michael Birnbaum of Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, who won $150 playing The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com! The lucky player used a Quick Pick in last night's drawing, and matched 4 of the first 5 numbers for the prize.
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The were no jackpot winners and no $150,000 winners in the Friday drawing. For the complete rundown of winners in each of the other prize categories, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, May 11, 2001
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PlayBigGame.com Operational. After about a day of downtime, PlayBigGame.com is back up and operational. It is possible that over the next day or so there may be short periods of downtime, so if you happen to hit a snag just wait a few minutes and try again..
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Update: Unfortunately, the PlayBigGame.com server problem is still being worked on, so the main pages still cannot be accessed. You can, however, access the order system directly by clicking here: PlayBigGame.com Order System.
Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $7 million Big Game drawing results!
Thursday, May 10, 2001
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Update: For those trying to get to PlayBigGame.com tonight, you may experience difficulties in getting onto the site for the next few hours. This is related to a server issue (it's "technical" for the non-computer literate), and should be resolved sometime later this evening/early morning Friday. However, if you're already familiar with PlayBigGame.com, you can go to the online order system by clicking this link: PlayBigGame.com Order System.
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14 Taxi Drivers Seek Lotto Winnings. Fourteen taxi drivers are fighting over a $90 million lottery ticket, contending they were part of a pool that bought the ticket and are entitled to share the prize.House barely OKs lottery bills. In South Carolina, what was supposed to be routine final approval of lottery legislation in the House wasn't routine at all Tuesday.Lottery Snubs Official Over Lost Ticket Couple. British lottery organizers have rebuffed a government minister's advice that they hand over three million pounds to a couple who lost their winning ticket.
