The worst economic crisis in decades couldn’t stop the New York State Lottery from posting record sales. The lottery reports New Yorkers spent $6.7 billion on jackpot and scratch games in the fiscal ….

The State Lottery Commission voted Thursday to pay up to $300,000 to defend Treasurer Timothy Cahill and lottery executive director Mark Cavanagh against a claim that they favored contractor Scientific Games over other bidders because of the company’s political connections.

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A new four-digit daily numbers game for the North Carolina Education Lottery will begin next week.

The state lottery has set a record-high in sales, despite the noticeable impact of the recession, the lottery’s director said on Friday.

State ombudsman says lottery faces challenges in preventing retailer fraud. However, the lottery’s CEO says he sees no serious problems.

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BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says that since Sunday is Easter, there won’t be Pick 3 or Pick 4 drawings on April 12. Those drawings are daily except for…

Associated Press – April 10, 2009 2:14 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says that since Sunday is Easter, there won’t be Pick 3 or Pick 4 drawings on April 12.

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