Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Duo facing felony charges in lottery theft scheme

Two Indiana women are facing multiple felony theft charges for their alleged roles in a lottery theft scheme at a convenience store.


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Crime, Indiana, Law Enforcement, Legal, lottery news, Scratch Games, Theft
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Maryland man wins lottery twice at same convenience store

A Silver Spring, Maryland, man won a state lottery game twice at the same convenience store — a rare occurrence, lottery officials said.


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lottery news, Maryland, Scratch Games, Winner Stories, Won multiple times
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Are lawmakers selling the Texas Lottery short?

Texas Lottery officials are worried they will have to cut back on the variety of scratch-offs offered — and on the advertising that promotes the games — now that Texas budget writers are considering cutting as much as $18 million from the agency’s budget.


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Advertising, Budget, Education, Financials, Government, lottery news, Marketing, Scratch Games, Texas
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Idaho Lottery announces St. Patrick's Day Raffle winners

Idaho Lottery officials on Wednesday announced the winning ticket numbers for the St. Patrick’s Day Raffle, including the $100,000 top prize.


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Idaho, lottery news, Raffle, Winning Ticket Announcement
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Unclaimed $3.5M Missouri Lottery jackpot about to expire

Missouri Lottery players: check your pockets, your car, your drawers, and track down all your old lottery tickets. You could be a millionaire and not even know it!


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Jackpots, lottery news, Missouri, Unclaimed Prize
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Bill allowing Oklahoma Lottery to increase prizes heads to the Senate floor

A bill moving through the Oklahoma statehouse would allow the state’s lottery to increase prizes in hopes of generating more dollars for schools and boost the payout to education by about $100 million over the next five years.


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Education, Financials, Government, Legislation, lottery news, Oklahoma
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Arkansas lottery players now can buy tickets with debit cards

Starting this summer, retailers selling tickets for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery will be authorized to accept payment by debit cards, thanks to a new law that zipped through the Legislature in 23 days with little fanfare.


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Arkansas, Government, Legislation, lottery news, Lottery Tickets, Retailer
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