Sen. Charles Schumer plans to hold a statewide Internet lottery to handle the deluge of New Yorkers wanting to attend President-elect Barack Obama’s historic inauguration. Schumer, who has received nearly 100,000 ticket requests so far, said…
Daily Archives: November 17, 2008
Gov. Napolitano eyes lottery, speed cameras for budget fixes (ABC 15 Phoenix)
Gov. Janet Napolitano’s ideas for closing the state’s big budget shortfall include selling some future lottery revenue in exchange for an upfront payment, delaying payment of some agency expenses into the next fiscal year and banking on ticket revenue from speed enforcement cameras.
Lottery’s unclaimed £220,000 win (BBC News)
A hunt is on for a Berkshire lottery winner who has until April 2009 to claim £220,629 prize money.
Winning lottery numbers drawn (phillyburbs.com)
TRENTON, N.J. – Here are the winning numbers selected Sunday night in the New Jersey State Lottery:
Winning lottery numbers chosen (Seattle Times)
Here are the winning numbers selected Sunday in the Washington State Lottery:
Lottery Foes Go To Court (Times Record)
LITTLE ROCK — With early voting for the November general election starting next week, opponents of Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s proposed state-run lottery urged the state Supreme Court to remove the measure from the ballot Monday, arguing it does not define lotteries and could open the door for casinos.
Ohio Lottery announces New Year’s Raffle (The Alliance Review)
CLEVELAND ” The Ohio Lottery released the New Year’s Raffle game Friday. This game has the best odds to win $1 million. Each ticket costs $20. Raffle numbers are generated through the Ohio Lottery gaming system. The game features 5,500 instant win coupons worth $100.
Lottery Numbers (New York Times)
Lottery results for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut.
Greenbrier Woman Avoids Lottery Scam (FOX 16 Little Rock)
A Greenbrier woman got a letter in the mail Friday saying she won $39,000 in the lottery. Problem is, before she could collect her prize money, the company wanted her…
SCHUMER TO HOLD INTERNET LOTTERY FOR OBAMA TICKETS (New York Post)
Sen. Charles Schumer plans to hold a statewide Internet lottery to handle the deluge of New Yorkers wanting to attend President-elect Barack Obama’s historic inauguration. Schumer, who has received nearly 100,000 ticket requests so far, said Sunday…