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Restaurant chain Shari's shutters all Oregon locations after owing $900,000 to Oregon LotteryNews Story
Financially struggling lottery retailer shuts down across Oregon By Kate Northrop Shari's Caf Pies, a beloved late-night restaurant chain, has shuttered all its Oregon locations after failing to pay the Oregon Lottery an outstanding debt of $900,000. Lottery retailer Shari's has closed all of its Oregon locations following a history of financial hardship, including a debt of over $900,000 owed to the Oregon Lottery. Founded 46 years ago, Shari's became well-known for its 24-hour
Oct 23, 2024, 3:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery proposes rules regulating courier services and preventing bulk ticket purchasesNews Story
Oregon welcomes anonymous claims and bans ticket reselling Bulk buying is the next target By Kate Northrop During a commission meeting on Friday, the Oregon Lottery Commission discussed rule proposals that would regulate courier services in the state by disallowing international ticket purchases and prevent bulk ticket purchases above a certain threshold. In light of a major bulk purchase event in Texas and rule proposals in other states , the Oregon Lottery proposed rule changes
Jul 29, 2025, 7:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon lottery winners can now remain anonymousNews Story
Governor signs bill into law granting full anonymity to winners of any prize amount By Kate Northrop On Thursday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill into law that grants full anonymity to all Oregon lottery winners, regardless of the prize amount. Oregon lottery winners will now be able to keep their identity private thanks to the passage of House Bill 3115, which stipulates that the only way the Oregon Lottery can publicly release a player's name is if the winner grants permis
May 9, 2025, 4:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery launches modern remix of first-ever ticket to celebrate 40th anniversaryNews Story
The nostalgic pot of gold returns By Kate Northrop To commemorate 40 years in business, the Oregon Lottery has reimagined its very first ticket with a fresh design and modern prize structure. It's all rainbows at the Oregon Lottery this year, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a modern twist on its original Pot of Gold ticket. The Oregon Lottery is celebrating 40 years since it sold its very first ticket on April 25, 1985 with a fittingly named $30 scratch-off game ca
May 8, 2025, 6:38 am - Todd - Lottery News

One Oregon lottery ticket wins first Powerball jackpot of the year worth $328.5 millionNews Story
First Powerball jackpot of 2025 goes to one lucky winner in Oregon By Kate Northrop One Oregon lottery player became the first Powerball jackpot winner of the year, laying sole claim to a multi-million-dollar prize worth a hefty $328.5 million Saturday night. The multi-state Powerball lottery game produced its first winner of 2025 from Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 18, which resulted in a single ticket worth $328.5 million in 30 payments over 29 years or $146.4 million in cash all at once
Jan 20, 2025, 2:22 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon legislators push bill to ban sale of winning lottery tickets and allow anonymous claimsNews Story
Two-in-one bill tackles tax evasion and lottery winner privacy By Kate Northrop A big lottery bill that simultaneously aims to crack down on tax evasion and enforce lottery winner privacy passed with flying colors in the Oregon House of Representatives last week. Lawmakers are looking to make some significant changes to the Oregon Lottery this legislative session that will significantly impact players claiming prizes. On March 17, the Oregon House of Representatives passed House
Mar 24, 2025, 9:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery reveals $328.5 million Powerball jackpot winnerReply
Oregon residents get to enjoy a fat 9.9% state tax rate.
Feb 21, 2025, 2:35 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery billboards taken over by mysterious furry artNews Story
Oregon Lottery and other businesses find themselves in fuzzy situation Includes video report By Kate Northrop Last week, digital LED screens displaying a furry animation mysteriously popped up on several of the Oregon Lottery's billboard advertisements, leading to speculation and confusion from both spectators and the Lottery itself. In what is loosely being called a furry hack, roughly seven Oregon Lottery billboards were taken over last week by LED screens that played a furry c
Aug 19, 2024, 12:49 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Undercover Oregon Lottery investigation found retailer employee stole $25,000 winning ticketNews Story
Retailer employee faces charges following integrity check By Kate Northrop An Oregon Lottery retailer employee is facing charges after an undercover investigation revealed they had stolen and attempted to claim a $25,000 winning lottery ticket. The Oregon Lottery and Oregon State Police (OSP) caught a lottery retailer employee red-handed during a sting operation, exposing the theft of a ticket worth $25,000. On Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, the OSP and Oregon Lottery initiated a Reta
Oct 27, 2024, 8:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon legislators push bill to ban sale of winning lottery tickets and allow anonymous claimsReply
The problematic behavior, legislators argue, is that the practice enables tax evasion. How the Oregon Lottery processes prizes over $600 must be very different than in the states where I collected winnings requiring a W2-G. The individual state tax agencies and the IRS have copies so even if a person doesn't report the winnings, they will eventually hear from tax agencies. According the Oregon Revenue site, Owing money to the government can be frightening, but we're here to help you. Ev
Mar 25, 2025, 12:42 am - Stack47 - Lottery News