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Texas lottery players want to get rid of 'bonus ball'News Story
Players are letting the Texas Lottery Commission know in sometimes blunt and colorful language that they want the bonus ball to be bounced out of the Lotto game. The panel that oversees lottery operations is expected to vote next week on a proposal to return the game to a format resembling the one that was thrown out a little more than three years ago because officials were concerned about its profitability. But they ran into a problem when the new game proved to be about 30 percent less pr
Feb 24, 2006, 10:23 am - Todd - Lottery News

Once again, U.S. tries to shut down Internet gamblingNews Story
Legislation focused on cracking down on the thriving business of online gambling was introduced in Congress this week to tighten existing laws that outlaw the practice in the U.S. The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, sponsored by Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Rick Boucher (D-VA), would update the U.S. Wire Act, which prohibits gambling over telephone wires, to cover use of the Internet to operate a gambling business. The bill not only forbids a gambling business from accepting payment
Feb 20, 2006, 7:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Post member turns up the heat on the Hoosier LotteryReply
Great post, Uncle Jim! Being a state agency and having a fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers (Insert NOTE: NOT the players) of Indiana, the Hoosier Lottery does indeed limit the number of players betting on a specific sequence of numbers each draw. Again if you have properly researched individual states' websites as oppossed to reading blogs, you are aware that most states with smaller populations and lower on-line play also limit their liability. I noticed she didn't mention the
Feb 3, 2006, 4:11 am - jim695 - Lottery News

$48 billion over 40 years: Where California Lottery dollars goNews Story
From textbooks to firefighters: how lottery dollars make a difference By Kate Northrop Today, the California Lottery celebrates its official 40th anniversary, and aside from launching a colorful scratch-off ticket to mark the occasion, it's raised over $48 billion for educational programs across its entire lifespan and influenced more than 1,000 school districts. Over the past four decades, the California Lottery has contributed $48 billion toward educational programs, career prepara
Oct 3, 2025, 7:48 am - 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

Lottery couriers plead with Texas Lottery Commission in last-ditch effortNews Story
Some couriers still operating in Texas By Kate Northrop Following a scathing Senate hearing meeting last week, Texas Lottery Commission members gathered to discuss its recent ban on lottery couriers and hear public comment, including pleas from couriers to consider all sides before taking a stance. At this week's Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) meeting, Lottery leadership convened to confirm the policy change that effectively bans couriers in the state, but not before hearing the fina
Mar 6, 2025, 9:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery courier service pioneers online sales model in TexasNews Story
Massive multi-state jackpots fuel surge in online ticket sales By Kate Northrop Lottery courier service theLotter is changing the way people in the state of Texas are buying lottery tickets, and two multi-state mega jackpots combined with pandemic-driven online sales are proving to be the perfect storm. As 2021 kicks off with two multi-state lottery jackpots swelling over $1 billion combined, players are buying up their tickets in a frenzy any which way. Online ticket sales are surging
Jan 14, 2021, 6:59 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Liquor, cannabis, lottery: Are our vices essential services in face of COVID-19?News Story
In a series of executive orders, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has increasingly forced businesses to close their doors to slow the spread of COVID-19. But there are three notable exceptions: Liquor, cannabis, and lottery tickets. Why are our vices exempt? Some other states have deemed liquor stores and cannabis shops essential services, citing both an economic incentive to maintain tax revenues and concern that people with substance abuse disorders would seek urgent medical care while the syst
Mar 30, 2020, 4:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Despite predictions, state lottery ticket sales have not been hurt by casinosNews Story
For years, Rajesh Keshar heard the concerns of his fellow owners of corner stores in Everett, Massachusetts, about what the Encore Boston Harbor casino might do to their lottery sales. They worried that some customers would shift their spending from scratch tickets and numbers games to slot machines and gaming tables. Everybody was talking bad about it, said Keshar, who runs Elm Street Market, about 2.5 miles from the massive casino, which opened in June. I was thinking positive. Because I k
Feb 3, 2020, 9:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery to expand ticket sales at checkout lanesNews Story
Charlie Thomas, a home health care provider who also scrubs floors in the evening, says he buys lottery tickets every time I get a paycheck. Thomas, 55, has been playing the Texas Lottery for two decades. His fortune hunting takes a $30 bite out of his weekly pay, but he's won about $1,000 over the years. His most recent good fortune was a $100 win on a bingo lottery ticket. He was less lucky one day last month: The $2 scratch-off he bought at an East Austin convenience store came up empt
Jan 21, 2020, 9:36 am - Todd - Lottery News