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TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey has reached a new budget that will end a historic shutdown that forced Atlantic City's 12 casinos to close and furloughed 45,000 state workers, a statehouse source said on Thursday. The lawmakers accepted Gov. Jon Corzine's plan to hike the sales tax to 7 percent from 6 percent and spend half of the $1.1 billion this will raise to lower property taxes, another statehouse source said. Both sources requested anonymity. In November, New Jersey's resi
Jul 6, 2006, 6:15 pm - Raven62 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery draw witnesses
Browsing through the PA Lottery site I came across this. Seems they invite folks unconnected to the lottery to witness the drawings, tests, compliance with procedures, both before and after the draws. I've looked at a lot of official lottery sites, but I've never seen reference to such practices by other states. Most don't even make it easy to discover when and where drawings are conducted. Seems to me this is a great means of maintaining public involvement and trust. Are any of you a
May 27, 2006, 10:04 am - Rip Snorter - Lottery Discussion Forum

New lotto motto'sReply
Developers Turning Lunatic Asylums Into Luxury Condos DANVERS, Mass. (April 11) - In real estate, not even spooky trumps location. Construction work is ongoing at the former Danvers State Hospital, in Danvers, Mass. Once described as "the scariest building in the world," the site will soon feature luxury apartments and condominiums. Across the nation, former state hospitals for the mentally ill - with dated names l
Apr 13, 2006, 12:58 am - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery Discussion Forum

AttitudesReply
Quote: Originally posted by bell815 on April 4, 2006 I have been a member of this web site since December, 2005 and I am getting to the point that I hate to check in due to other members' negative attitude. I have bad days also but I don't lash out at others. My attitudes can be as bad as the next person but I chose to control it. So on that note if you are going to communicate with me please do it on a positive level are keep your thoughts to yourself. If posting this cause me to lose my privil
Apr 10, 2006, 2:47 pm - Rip Snorter - Mystical Forum

Dash for Cash - System Challenge
How about a contest? Anyone game? Rules of Play- Restricted to Pick 3 and Pick 4 only This contest will run for one week from March 12th thru the 18th. (Sun.-Sat.) Each person will start out with $70 to start with. That's averages $10 to play each day of the contest. You must post your picks right here in this thread for the wins to count and the picks must be posted by 8pm EST, 7pm CST, and 5pm PST. (in other words, just post your picks BEFORE the drawing you are betting on) L
Mar 11, 2006, 10:24 pm - sfilippo - Lottery Systems Forum

Record Powerball lottery winner gets endorsement offerNews Story
Long John Silver's asks unknown lottery winner to become national spokesperson for new meal Although yet to be identified, the newest millionaire in the U.S. has already received a first commercial endorsement offer. In an unprecedented move, Long John Silver's wants the winner of the largest-ever lottery to be the company's official spokesperson for its new Buttered Lobster Bites. We think this is a first in the history of business, said Steve Davis, President of Long John Silver's.
Feb 21, 2006, 11:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. House Speaker under investigation in lottery probeNews Story
House Speaker and Top Aide Under Investigation for Possible Corruption in Measure's PassageWhen North Carolina's legislature relented from its decades-long opposition to a state lottery this summer, preachers and conservative lawmakers warned that wherever gambling goes, scandal follows.Even they never predicted it would arrive so fast.North Carolina, which until now was one of the few states without a lottery, will not begin its games until spring, but already state and federal criminal investi
Dec 30, 2005, 11:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Anti-lottery group sues to end Mega Millions in CaliforniaNews Story
The California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking an injunction to shut down the state's two-week-old Mega Millions multistate lotto.The coalition will formally notified the California State Lottery of the action Wednesday, and then publicly announced it in a press release [see below], the group's attorneys from the Sacramento and Woodland Hills areas told Lottery Post.The coalition, represented by Sacramento-area attorney Fred Jones and Woodland Hills busines
Jul 8, 2005, 10:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Will Mega Millions be the ticket for Texas?News Story
Multistate game debuts this week with long odds, mixed predictionsTexas' plunge into the multistate lottery market this week with its promise of mega-jackpots and new revenues for the state is a bit of a gamble, supporters and critics agree.Tickets for the Mega Millions game go on sale Wednesday (December 3, 2003), followed by one of the twice-weekly drawings two days later (Friday, December 5, 2003). Texas is the 11th state to join the game.Yet-to-be answered questions: Will players be turned
Nov 29, 2003, 9:29 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$1 million Nebraska lottery winner in Powerball "Night of Millionaires" selected her own numbersNews Story
While dozens of winners win with play slip pattern, one winner strayed from the rest By Kate Northrop Powerball lottery results that aligned with patterns on several state play slips produced two jackpot winners and 89 second-tier prize winners of at least $1 million, but one Nebraska woman's win was a bit different. In what the Multi-State Lottery Association is dubbing a Night of Millionaires, nearly a hundred players across the US won a million dollars or more after the draw produ
May 5, 2026, 7:56 am - Todd - Lottery News