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NY Court Of Appeals Rules Video Lottery Terminals Are LegalNews Story
Court Also Rules in Favor of Mega Millions Lottery GameNew York's highest court has given the go-ahead for video lottery terminals.The Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled VLT's are not slot machines, and therefore are legal. The ruling also says a portion of the revenue from the terminals can go to the horse racing industry, since the machines operate at tracks.Opponents had sued, saying lottery proceeds were state-mandated to go to education funding.VLT's were approved by lawmakers to bring more
May 4, 2005, 9:42 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions to change lottery game's game and prize structureNews Story
Updated: April 30, 2005, 8:10 amFirst drawing of new game set for June 24When California becomes the 12th state in which the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game is played, players across the country will see changes that will make it even more exciting.The addition of California as a Mega Millions state adds 35.9 million people to the population of Mega Millions states, which increases the 12-state game total to 155.1 million, an increase of 30%.Californians are expected to be as enthusiastic
Apr 29, 2005, 7:12 pm - Lottery News

Winners of $208 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot step forwardNews Story
Ralph and Mary Stebbins of Port Huron, Michgan have always wanted to travel, so they're using part of their third-largest-ever Mega Millions jackpot to buy a recreational vehicle.And then there's the cow.While mulling their options after winning the $208 million jackpot, Mary Stebbins mentioned her wish. She said, I want to buy a cow.' She just wants to buy a cow -- a show cow, said Bob Kolt, a media specialist from Okemos representing the family.Ralph Stebbins' wish list includes a garage to
Apr 29, 2005, 6:42 pm - Lottery News

One lottery ticket wins $205 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
A Michigan lottery player has won the $205 million grand prize from the latest Mega Millions lotto drawing held on Friday evening.As of Monday at 11 a.m. EDT, no one has stepped forward to claim the jackpot prize.Michigan Lottery officials said the winning ticket was sold shortly before 5:30 p.m. EDT Friday at the River District Supermarket in Port Huron, Michigan. I'm pleased that a Michigan man or woman is going to be our next Mega Millions millionaire, lottery commissioner Gary Peters said i
Apr 25, 2005, 11:11 am - Lottery News

$205 million lottery jackpot payoff lures Mega playersNews Story
Tasha King will play the 11-state Mega Millions lottery for a chance at the $205 million jackpot, but she plans to carefully choose six numbers that could change her life. I play the lottery pretty regularly, the Cleveland woman said Thursday as she bought a regular Ohio lottery ticket at Mike's Beverages on Lorain and West 93rd Street. I have to think about which numbers to play [for Mega Millions]. When I decide, they will be my secret. King is among the millions of hopefuls who will take a
Apr 22, 2005, 12:27 pm - Lottery News

Cincinnati Reds formed Mega Millions lottery poolNews Story
Several members of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team pooled their money and purchased $1,000 worth of Ohio Lottery tickets for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.The estimated jackpot on Tuesday was $168 million. There was some talk about looking into buying a share of the team, Kearns said. We're pretty confident. Ken Griffey Jr., Adam Dunn, Sean Casey and Rich Aurilia also were part of the group.There were no winning tickets in the Tuesday Mega Millio
Apr 21, 2005, 3:09 pm - Lottery News

NY lottery pool members sue over Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
A Manhattan judge has frozen most of the Mega Millions lottery winnings of a Mount Sinai Hospital employee and has told three co-workers who pooled money to buy tickets with him they may proceed with their lawsuit to get a share of the prize.The lawsuit against John Piccolo says he kept $175,000 in lottery winnings that he should have shared with the three co-workers because he used their money to enter the Nov. 2 drawing.The co-workers' court papers say each of the four should have received $43
Apr 21, 2005, 10:51 am - Lottery News

$205 Million:" Mega Millions Lottery JackpotNews Story
Lottery mania is spreading across the United States as the Mega Millions lottery reaches a jackpot of $205 million.According to the New Jersey Lottery, retailers across the state were selling over $2,300 of Mega Millions tickets per minute leading up to last night's drawing.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $168 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were 17 second-prize winners: 2 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 4 from New Je
Apr 20, 2005, 7:35 am - Lottery News

Lottery winners celebrate Mega-divorceNews Story
An estranged New York City couple who agreed in court to split a $149 million lottery jackpot treated bystanders to an impromptu display of music and dance.Juan Rodriguez, a parking-lot attendant was nearly penniless when he bought a winning Mega Millions ticket last year. But last week he whipped out his harmonica, the New York Post reported, and began joyously playing, while his estranged wife began to dance at the other end of the courthouse hallway. I'm super-happy, he told the Post later.
Apr 11, 2005, 10:42 am - Lottery News

Opinion: CA legislators should keep public in the loop about lotteryNews Story
EditorialOakland TribuneSo, what do we do about the California Lottery? For the past four or so years, the lottery has been static, bringing in about $2 billion a year.The state Lottery Commission believes that joining Mega Millions, which generated a record jackpot of $363 million in 2002, will provide an economic boost for the state by luring more people into playing the lottery, generating more revenue, 34 percent of which goes to state schools.But state Sen. Dean Florez, D-Bakersfield, chair
Apr 6, 2005, 11:06 am - Lottery News