Lottery sales suspended amid NJ budget shutdown TRENTON, N.J. - New Jerseyans couldn't buy lottery tickets on Sunday, but they could bet $2 on No. 6 to win in the fourth race at Monmouth Park or double-down on a blackjack bet in Atlantic City. | Monday, July 03, 2006 11:52 AM EDT |
Canadian lottery scam surfaces in North Dakota FARGO, N.D. - A bogus lottery scam originating in Canada has surfaced in North Dakota, authorities say. | Monday, July 03, 2006 11:50 AM EDT |
Mega Millions jackpot increases to $12 million ATLANTA - The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $14 million Saturday. | Saturday, July 01, 2006 05:23 AM EDT |
CA State lottery sales increase 7 percent People continue to hope and scratch -- with lottery tickets. The California State Lottery reported record sales of $3.56 billion for the just-completed fiscal year, a 7 percent increase from last year. Public schools will receive $1.26 billion, the sixth-consecutive year of $1 billion or more. | Saturday, July 01, 2006 05:22 AM EDT |
Powerball Grows to $40 Million! POWERBALL, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 369,087 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.1 million in prizes in America's favorite Game. | Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:20 PM EDT |
Camarillo Man Fortunate He Didn't Lose Lottery Fortune to Fraud Clerk tells a Camarillo resident his lottery ticket is worth $4, then allegedly tries to cash it. Robert J. Sehested figures he's one of the luckiest guys around. It's not just that he won big in the multi-state Mega Millions game. It's that he even found out about his more than $530,000 in winnings.It's not just that he won big in the multi-state Mega Millions game. It's that he even found out about his more than $530,000 in winnings. | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 11:48 PM EDT |
Mega Millions winner in Northwest Ohio For the third time this year, a winning ticket has been sold in the area. A single player from Ohio has won the grand prize from the latest Mega Millions lotto drawing. | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 11:46 PM EDT |