In addition to falling tax collections, state Lottery revenues are down nearly 1 percent during the first quarter of the fiscal year.
Daily Archives: October 2, 2009
Frequent lottery wins by retailers investigated (Lottery Post)
In this 2-part video report, MSNBC revealed the findings of their investigation, in which the most frequent lottery winners were almost always retailers.
N.M. Lottery’s Roadrunner Cash game changing this weekend (Lottery Post)
The New Mexico Lottery is changing the in-state Roadrunner Cash game to create a larger starting prize and jackpots that grow larger, faster.
Lottery’s first-day sales exceed $1.2 million (The Lonoke Democrat)
Ticket sales on the first day of Arkansas’ new state-run lottery totaled more than $1.2 million, the lottery’s director said Tuesday.
New lottery game has big price tag (The News & Observer)
The North Carolina lottery has come up with a new scratch-off ticket game offering the chance to win some very big bucks.
Correction: CT Lottery numbers for Thursday (New Haven Register)
Some Connecticut Lottery numbers were incorrect in today’s Register. Here are the correct winning numbers for drawings on Thursday, Oct. 1:
Man Wins Lottery Prize During Embezzlement Case (KMBC-TV Kansas City)
A former radio executive who admitted that he embezzled to support an addiction to scratch-off lottery tickets found out during his preliminary hearing that he had won a $96,000 lottery prize.
Man wins lottery prize during embezzlement case (USA Today)
A former Kansas radio executive who admitted that he embezzled to support an addiction to scratch-off lottery tickets won a $96,000 lottery prize.
Lottery sales stay on a roll (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
The Arkansas lottery sold an estimated $1.41 million in lottery tickets Wednesday, the third consecutive day of estimated sales exceeding $1 million, the Arkansas Lottery Commission’s executive director said Thursday.
Man wins lottery prize during embezzlement case (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
GIRARD, Kan. — A former radio executive who admitted that he embezzled to support an addiction to scratch-off lottery tickets found out during his preliminary hearing that he had won a…