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New Jersey giving lotto winners chance to remain anonymous
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lottery winners in New Jersey will have the option to remain anonymous under a new law Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed Tuesday. The law directs the state lottery commission to set regulations permitting lottery players to keep their identities secret. It takes effect immediately,...
Company sues Montana Lottery over rules for sports wagering
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An investment group from Billings has filed a lawsuit against the Montana Lottery over rules that require businesses wishing to offer sports gambling to have specific alcohol licenses. The lawsuit, filed in Lewis and Clark County by the Arete Group, argues legislation that authorized...
Florida mom hits jackpot: 2 sets of twin boys born in 2019
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Doctors told a Florida woman she had a better chance of winning the lottery than of giving birth to two sets of twins in the same year. But Alexzandria Wolliston said she won the jackpot with the births of Mark and Malakhi in March and Kaylen and Kaleb in December. “Oh,...
2 men accused of gluing winning numbers onto lotto ticket
FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say two men attempted to scam the state lottery commission by submitting a losing ticket that had the winning numbers glued onto it. Odis Latham, 47, and Russell Sparks, 48, were arrested Monday and charged with offenses including uttering counterfeit...
Hankering for goulash leads to $1 million lottery ticket
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A man in North Carolina has claimed a $1 million lottery ticket that he bought while shopping for ingredients to make goulash. North Carolina's lottery said in a statement Tuesday that Edward Snyder bought the Cash 5 ticket at a Food Lion grocery store in Mooresville, which is...
$1 million lottery ticket waits unclaimed in North Carolina
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's lottery says it's waiting for someone to claim a $1 million ticket. N.C. Education Lottery said on its website Monday that the ticket is for Sunday's drawing of the game Cash 5. The jackpot for matching all five numbers is $1,063,165. The $1 ticket for...
$2 million Lottery ticket sold in Fenton
FENTON, Mo. (AP) — Someone who purchased a Lottery ticket at an eastern Missouri convenience store is holding a ticket worth $2 million. The Missouri Lottery said a Lotto ticket with a $2 million prize sold at a QuikTrip store in Fenton matched all six numbers drawn Saturday. The winning Lotto numbers were...
He bought Christmas dinner fixings - and a $250K scratch-off
MINT HILL, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has won a $250,000 lottery ticket after stopping by the grocery store to buy some fixings for Christmas dinner. North Carolina lottery officials said in a statement that Michael Rosenbrock claimed his prize on Monday. He lives in the Charlotte suburb of Mint...
Scholarship advocate appointed to New Mexico lottery board
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed five people to the board that oversees the state lottery, including an official with a nonpartisan think tank that has advocated for changes in New Mexico's lottery-funded scholarship program. The appointment of Othiamba Umi, field director...
Missouri Lottery revenue down with lack of big jackpots
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Lottery revenue has been down in the first five months of the budget year as the best-known games have failed to produce the kind of nine-figure jackpots that create broad public interest and draw long lines at ticket counters. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that...
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