Latest Lottery News Saturday 23 May 2009

It takes a big pot to boost lottery sales
Eagle Tribune - North Andover,MA,USA
By Eric Parry With the Powerball jackpot reaching $192 million tonight, New Hampshire lottery officials hope to sell lots of tickets. ...
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NBA Lottery Mock Draft 3.0
Bleacher Report - CA,USA
by Mark Strotman (Scribe) The Clippers were the fortunate winners of the 25th NBA Lottery and are now coasting through the draft process as they wait to ...
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Proposal to raise retailer's video lottery tax defeated by House
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
But that's what happened Friday with House Bill 2749, which proposes to raise the tax that retailers pay for a video lottery game terminal from $10 to $20. ...
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Redskins become 2nd NFL team to make lottery deal
The Associated Press
The Redskins on Friday became the second NFL team to announce a partnership with a state lottery, taking advantage of a new league rule designed to bring in ...
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House OKs construction bill, but tax hike in limbo
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
By a vote of 86-30, the House sent to Quinn a bill that legalizes video poker, boosts liquor taxes, allows lottery wagering on the Internet and increases ...
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Former Texas Lottery employee arrested
Houston Chronicle - United States
The names and Social Security numbers of 27075 mid-level lottery winners — people who have won prizes from $600 up to around $1 million — were on ...
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Former Texas Lottery employee arrested
Houston Chronicle - United States
Mueggenborg was still working for the Lottery Commission in 2007 when he allegedly took the information, which was discovered last year on a state computer ...
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Del. law on betting may hinge on spread
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Except for horse racing, Delaware's constitution allows only lottery-type games of chance. The state is one of only four where sports bets are legal, ...
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Boston Globe

Pats plan lottery tie-in after NFL eases stance
Boston Globe - United States
By Jenn Abelson The New England Patriots are developing the first licensed NFL instant ticket with the Massachusetts State Lottery just days after league ...
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He's Really Ok for Lotto Classic
Jamaica Observer - Kingston,Jamaica
By Hurbun Williams, Observer writer The Supreme Ventures Limited 13th Annual Lotto Classic Raceday will be on at Caymanas Park today featuring the 69th ...
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CTV.ca

'Lucky 13' lotto winners revealed in Edmonton
CTV.ca - Canada
Some of the lucky lotto players already had a few plans for their newfound cash. "I have no immediate plans except to buy a house," Chrapko said. ...
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Last-minute decision leads to life of leisure for 13 lucky lotto ...
The Canadian Press - EDMONTON
... and technical services for ATB Financial were introduced at a swanky hotel on Friday as the winners of this week's $50-million Lotto 6-49 jackpot. ...
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Patriots Team Up With State Lotto; NFL Conveniently Forgets That ...
Deadspin - New York,NY,USA
Remember the NFL's feigned outrage over sports gambling in Delaware? All that sanctimonious stuff about tarnishing the game's image and leading children to ...
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$200000 Powerball Lotto Ticket Goes Unclaimed
WKRC TV Cincinnati - Cincinnati,OH,USA
Someone out there is holding a Powerball ticket worth $200000. And time is running out to cash it in. Kentucky lottery officials were at the Old Town Shell ...
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CTV.ca

'Lucky 13' lotto winners to be revealed in Edmonton
CTV.ca - Canada
Canada's newest millionaires, a group of 13 women who worked on the 13th floor of an Edmonton bank tower, will officially be revealed at a press conference ...
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13's lucky for $49.9M lottery winners
United Press International - USA
The third-largest Lotto 6/49 jackpot was drawn Wednesday and won by the 13 payroll and human resources workers at ATB Financial, the Edmonton Sun said. ...
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ATB Financial workers win lotto: co-workers
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Reporters, photographers and video-camera operators at the downtown Edmonton headquarters of ATB Financial amidst rumours that a group of employees have ...
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Do you feel lucky? Lotto hits a record
Times Colonist - Victoria,British Columbia,Canada
Saturday's jackpot is being advertised as the largest-ever Lotto 6/49 jackpot. Pick up a coin and toss it in the air 24 times. ...
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Calgary CTV

ATB Financial employees win lotto cash
Calgary CTV - Calgary,AB,Canada
13 employees from the ATB Financial cashed in big Thursday after learning they had won the lottery. All the employees work on the 13th floor in the payroll ...
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