Associated Press – July 10, 2009 7:05 PM ET OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – The recession has taken a bite out of sales for Washington Lottery games.

The recession has taken a bite out of sales for Washington Lottery games.

The Pennsylvania Lottery’s latest raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn Saturday, July 4th, and made four instant millionaires.

Brenda Bailey is still on a roll. This week, the 60-year-old South Charleston woman claimed her ninth West Virginia Lottery prize, $7,000 in the Gem 7s instant game. That brings her total winnings since last September to $159,000 from five instant tickets…. Sponsored Topics: West Virginia – West Virginia Lottery – United States – Gambling – Games

Rebecca Hargrove, president and chief executive of the Tennessee Education Lottery, has been named chair of the Powerball Group of the Multi-State Lottery Association.