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New Illinois Lottery game to help families of fallen officersNews Story
A new Illinois lottery game will generate money to help the families of police officers killed or severely hurt in the line of duty. Lawmakers overwhelming approved legislation to create the new scratch-off lottery game earlier this year. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed it into law on Monday. Money from the game will go to three designated police memorial funds. It will be used to build memorials and parks, hold annual memorial commemorations, provide scholarships to the children of fallen or inj
Aug 1, 2018, 2:10 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery director not embarrassed about computerized drawing fiascoReply
Seems pointless to focus on the credentials of the AZ Lottery director. Party affiliation and all that is even more silly. Of course he's PR driven. Most executive directors are; mouthpiece of the agency. Much of the decision making is coming from elsewhere, in particular, lottery consultants and vendors that perform much of the day to day operations of the lottery. Players aren't going to effect much, if any change, barring some organized actions (protests, boycotts, etc) that potentially en
Oct 19, 2017, 2:30 pm - Ron5995 - Lottery News

Critic calls a Mississippi lottery 'new tax' and 'false hope'Reply
This article struck a nerve . Let's give proper credit for some valid facts. 1: the state is profiting at 27% of your money. 2: the guise of which..It's for public programs. Which yet again is a ruse for them to come off as the good guy. 3: The legal legislation is rarely for the people . It is for the money- revenue. Gambling addiction is alive and well.
May 21, 2017, 10:18 pm - TheGameGrl - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
Heritage did put forward the idea of an individual mandate, though it predated HillaryCare by several years. We know this because we were there: In 1988-90, we were employed at Heritage as a public relations associate (a junior writer and editor), and we wrote at least one press release for a publication touting Heritage s plan for comprehensive legislation to provide universal quality, affordable health care. As a junior publicist, we weren t being paid for our personal opinions. But we are no
Oct 26, 2016, 1:24 am - Kingofearth - Lottery News

Committee hears pros and cons of Alabama lotteryNews Story
Update: Committee approves both bills, sends to full Senate Bills to call for a constitutional amendment to establish a state lottery were debated this morning in an Alabama Senate committee. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee held a public hearing on the second day of the special legislative session. The committee plans to meet again this afternoon and take votes on the bills. At the public hearing, several people spoke in opposition to a lottery and other forms of gambling,
Aug 16, 2016, 5:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

One New Jersey lottery player wins $429.6 million Powerball jackpotReply
Frequently Asked Questions - Disclosures/Public Record I won a prize; can I claim it anonymously or use a trust or LLC? The New Jersey Lottery operates in compliance with the disclosure requirements of both State law and the Lottery's enabling legislation and rules and regulations. A winner's name, town, and county can be made available either through press release or through formal request for public records by any citizen or member of the media. In the past, players have asked q
May 8, 2016, 10:19 am - myturn - Lottery News

Alabama lottery won't happen in 2016News Story
Alabama state lawmakers return to Montgomery on Tuesday for the final two days of the 2016 legislative session, but for supporters of a state lottery, the session has already ended. Though Gov. Robert Bentley in March said he thought Alabama voters would overwhelmingly approve a state lottery if given the chance, a variety of lottery and gambling legislation failed to gain traction during the 2016 session. A bill to allow Alabama to join multi-state lottery games like Powerball failed to m
May 3, 2016, 9:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mississippi lawmakers take first steps to create state lotteryReply
He said he sees Mississippians going across the state line to purchase lottery tickets. The people are voting with their dollars and with their feet. Mississippi could be a leader by passing legislation to have a ninety day period of anonymity for winners. A MM and PB winner would be anonymous for ninety days after cashing in their ticket. Have a year to cash in like California has. Listen to the voters.
Mar 30, 2016, 9:07 am - music* - Lottery News

Powerball renews interest in Mississippi state lotteryNews Story
By all accounts, Mississippians by droves participated in the $1.6 billion Powerball lottery that was awarded this past week, but the state of Mississippi did not participate. Mississippi is one of six states that does not conduct a lottery. The others are Alabama, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii and Alaska. But, according to many people, the fact the state does not have a lottery does not mean Mississippians were not vying for the record jackpot. Supporters of the lottery say the state of Mississ
Jan 18, 2016, 9:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mass-Cash Like Game Coming to Pa ...Reply
I've often wondered what it is that influences decisions the most on what games (both online and scratch off) lottery officials decide to offer. IMHO, Mass Cash would work in PA. If it's the population of the state they use, then PA could definitely support a game such as Mass Cash. PA is 6th in population with 12.7 million. Mass is 14th with 6.5 million. I know that changing a product that's been successful can backfire badly, so that may be why states are reluctant to retire one game in
Aug 30, 2015, 9:02 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum