Lottery to make $50 million transfer to NC education RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina's newly adopted lottery will make a $50 million contribution to the state's Education Lottery Fund on Wednesday - the first transfer since the inception of scratch-off games three months ago. | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 01:16 AM EDT |
Lottery Payout Questions Oklahoma retailers have sold winning lottery tickets totaling nearly $110-million, but ten winners have yet to claim more than $102-million in prizes. | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 01:12 AM EDT |
SoCal man arrested after trying to cash $530,858 lotto ticket VENTURA, Calif. - Authorities arrested a man they say tried to claim a $530,858 lottery prize with a stolen ticket. | Tuesday, June 27, 2006 02:38 PM EDT |
A lot of scratch: Big games reinvigorate lottery sales High-priced scratch-off tickets have revived lottery sales, restoring growth to a state-run business that had sagged in the face of casino and Internet gambling. | Monday, June 26, 2006 01:19 AM EDT |
Powerball Jackpot Moves to $28 Million POWERBALL, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Powerball jackpot continues to move upward. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 432,497 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.2 million in prizes in America's favorite Game. | Sunday, June 25, 2006 10:56 AM EDT |
Store clerk busted in Lotto scam A man who bought a Lotto ticket worth $1 million at a Huntington Station store was almost swindled out of his winnings by the clerk, State Police said. | Sunday, June 25, 2006 10:54 AM EDT |
Mega Millions jackpot increases to $23 million The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $23 million Saturday. | Sunday, June 25, 2006 10:51 AM EDT |