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Illinois lottery player wins $985,000 online, the largest Illinois Super Jackpot prize

An Illinois iLottery player hit the largest jackpot on Fast Play Illinois Super Jackpot recently, when they won over $985000. Illinois Super Jackpot is a $20 progressive Fast Play game that launched in October 2023. The jackpot begins at $50000 and grows with each ticket sold statewide until the jackpot is won. This jackpot amount edges out the…
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Illinois lottery player wins $985,000 online, the largest Illinois Super Jackpot prize
The Chicago Crusader

Illinois lottery player is $700,000 richer after winning Fast Play Twenty 20s jackpot online

An Illinois iLottery player is feeling flush with cash this morning, after winning a $711984 Fast Play Twenty 20s jackpot yesterday. Already this month, over 37000 winning tickets have been sold for the Twenty 20s game, netting Illinois Lottery players more than $2.2 million in prizes. Twenty 20s is an Illinois Lottery progressive jackpot Fast Play…
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Michigan Topples New Jersey as Online Gambling Royalty, Bringing $354M

The digital dice are rolling in the Great Lakes State, as Michigan has been crowned the nation's king of online gambling. According to a recent report by the American Gaming Association (AGA), the state has seen $1.92 billion tossed into online betting pools, making it a joint leader with New Jersey in 2023. However, it's Michigan by a nose-or,…
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Michigan Topples New Jersey as Online Gambling Royalty, Bringing $354M
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Michigan bet big on online gambling. We’re now No. 1

by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Michigan is the No. 1 state for online gambling after an explosive 22% jump last year, according to data compiled by the American Gaming Association and released this week. Bettors wagered a combined $1.92 billion through online gaming in Michigan last year - about $115000 more than in No. 2 New Jersey, the…
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Michigan bet big on online gambling. We’re now No. 1
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'I'm in shock,' says lottery winner who won twice in a week scooping $50,000 then $1million during campfire gamble

A LUCKY lottery player has hit the jackpot twice in one week playing the same game. The woman netted nearly $1 million between her two prizes. Jennifer Minton played the online Safari Quest game through the Virginia Lottery. First, she was excited to win a $50000 prize. But then a week later, Minton again decided to play Safari Quest while sitting…
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'I'm in shock,' says lottery winner who won twice in a week scooping $50,000 then $1million during campfire gamble
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Lottery player reads story of woman winning big in Virginia

When Melissa Hood read about someone else's big win in a Virginia Lottery online game, she thought it would never happen to her. Then she won. The Virginia woman also plays online lottery games, but didn't imagine the same good fortune would come her way when she was reading the news story about another woman's win, the Virginia Lottery shared in a…
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Lottery player reads story of woman winning big in Virginia
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Petersburg hoping to hit the jackpot with casino bid

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) - Just weeks after a casino referendum was rejected by voters in nearby Richmond for the second time in three years, Petersburg officials are hoping to step in and win the jackpot for themselves. Petersburg officials have submitted a request to hold a casino referendum of their own by 2025. Now, the decision to let the city…
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Petersburg hoping to hit the jackpot with casino bid
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VA Woman Wins Lottery Twice Exactly One Week Apart

A Virginia woman was left in "disbelief" after winning the same lottery game twice exactly one week apart. Jennifer Minton first won $50000 on October 10 playing the online game Safari Quest. "She was incredibly excited," a release from the Virginia Lottery said. Exactly one week later - on October 17 - Minton was sitting around a campfire playing…
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VA Woman Wins Lottery Twice Exactly One Week Apart
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A Comprehensive Guide to Gambling Taxes in Michigan

When you ask somebody about hubs of casino gambling in the United States, it's likely that Las Vegas, Nevada or Atlantic City, New Jersey, will be the most common answer. After all, those locations have been staples of American gambling and sports betting In recent years, however, gambling legalization has begun sweeping the nation, with more and…
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A Comprehensive Guide to Gambling Taxes in Michigan
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Virginia woman wins lottery twice within a week: 'I'm in shock!'

One Virginia woman seems to have been born under a lucky star, striking the state's lotto not once but twice in just a week. Jennifer Minton had her first twist of financial fate when she won $50000 playing the Virginia Lottery's Safari Quest online game in mid-October. But as the lottery put it, the Gloucester resident "was just getting warmed…
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Virginia Woman Wins Online Lottery Game Twice In One Week

A Virginia woman seems to have been touched by luck after winning a lottery game twice in one week! Jennifer Minton of Gloucester told lottery officials she was "in shock" following the double win. According to the VA Lottery, Jennifer first won $50000 while playing the online game Safari Quest. She won that prize in mid-October. Minton kept…
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Virginia Woman Wins Online Lottery Game Twice In One Week
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Virginia Woman Wins Lottery Twice in 1 Week: ‘I’m in Disbelief!’

Lady Luck was on one Virginia woman's side - not once, but twice in October. Gloucester resident Jennifer Minton won $50000 playing the Virginia Lottery's Safari Quest online game in mid-October. Little did she know that one week later, she'd be winning again - but this time the nearly $1 million jackpot, lottery officials said. Minton told lottery…
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Virginia Woman Wins Lottery Twice in 1 Week: ‘I’m in Disbelief!’
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Casino Developer PAC Made $85K Donation To Democratic Party Leader

VIRGINIA - State Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon) received an $85000 donation on Oct. 23 from Building a Remarkable Virginia, the political action committee created by the developer who wants to build a casino at or near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station, according to the latest campaign finance filing. "The Comstock Companies are one of the…
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Casino Developer PAC Made $85K Donation To Democratic Party Leader
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Big jackpots provide a winning formula for the Illinois Lottery

With its 50 anniversary next year, the Illinois Lottery appears as strong as ever. The fiscal year that ended this summer resulted in the Lottery's highest net income in its history, according to preliminary numbers. The $882 million was a 5.7% increase over the prior year. Mega Millions and Powerball revenue grew 53% last year, helped by three…
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Big jackpots provide a winning formula for the Illinois Lottery
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One $1M Powerball Winner In VA As CA Player Grabs $1.76B Jackpot

VIRGINIA - One Virginia player failed to capture the $1.76 billion Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night but still scored a major prize, winning $1 million as a ticket in California landed the top purse. The winning numbers in the drawing Oct. 11 were white balls 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and a red Power Ball of 10. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.…
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One $1M Powerball Winner In VA As CA Player Grabs $1.76B Jackpot
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IWG launches eInstant progressive jackpot in Pennsylvania and Virginia

Lottery games provider Instant Win Gaming (IWG) has rolled out its multi-state eInstant progressive jackpot in the United States with the Pennsylvania and Virginia Lotteries. Mega Money Jackpots is powered by IWG's InstantJackpots and sees designated games from each participating lottery contribute a small percentage of their sales to fund the…
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IWG launches eInstant progressive jackpot in Pennsylvania and Virginia
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IWG launches multi-state eInstant progressive jackpot

Gaming News 18 July 2023 (PRESS RELEASE) -- Instant Win Gaming (IWG) launches of the industry's first multi-state eInstant progressive jackpot in Pennsylvania and Virginia.This new multi-state progressive jackpot, branded as Mega Money Jackpots, will deliver multimillion dollar prizes to eInstant players in Pennsylvania and Virginia."Progressive…
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IWG Introduces Its eInstant Progressive Jackpot in Pennsylvania and Virginia

The Mega Money Jackpots has launched in both Pennsylvania and Virginia and the progressive jackpot can be accessed through games offered by the state's lotteries. This is the first time an eInstant progressive jackpot game has been released as well. Players in both states will stand to benefit from multi-million dollar prizes designed to boost…
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IWG Introduces Its eInstant Progressive Jackpot in Pennsylvania and Virginia
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Powerball Jackpot Rises To $613 Million For Tonight's Drawing

CHICAGO, January 30, 2023 - The Powerball jackpot has jumped to $613 million for tonight's drawing. The Powerball jackpot crossed the $600 million mark after no one struck the top prize over the weekend. If someone wins tonight's jackpot, it will rank as the ninth largest in the Powerball game's history. The largest prize ever won in lottery…
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Powerball Jackpot Rises To $613 Million For Tonight's Drawing
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NeoPollard Interactive Congratulates the Virginia Lottery for Its "Lottery Operator of the Year" Award From EGR

NeoPollard Interactive LLC ("NeoPollard Interactive" or "NPi"), jointly owned by Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) and NeoGames S.A. (Nasdaq: NGMS), commends the Virginia Lottery for being selected as "Lottery Operator of the Year" at the eGaming Review (EGR) Operator Awards held on October 27, 2022 at the JW Marriot Grosvenor House in London,…
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Augusta Free Press

How to buy a ticket for Wednesday’s $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot

No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot on Halloween growing the jackpot to an estimated $1.2 billion. The next drawing is Wednesday night at 10:59 p.m. While no one won the jackpot Monday, there were more than 146000 winning tickets in Virginia, including one ticket that one $150000, and two tickets that won $50000 each. The…
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146k-plus Virginia Powerball tickets win prizes as jackpot grows

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ/VA Lottery Release) - More than 146000 Powerball tickets bought in Virginia for the October 31 drawing won prizes, though no one got the $1B jackpot, meaning the grand prize is now $1.2 billion. A ticket winning $150000 in Monday's drawing was bought at a 7-Eleven store at 120 North George Washington Highway in Chesapeake. Two…
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146k-plus Virginia Powerball tickets win prizes as jackpot grows
Augusta Free Press

Powerball jackpot grows to $800M; two Virginians win $100k in Wednesday drawing

There hasn't been a Powerball jackpot winner yet, and excitement is growing, as the Saturday night drawing is estimated at $800 million. While there hasn't been a jackpot winner, Virginia did see two people win $100000 each in the Wednesday, Oct. 26, drawing. The $100k winners matched four for the first five winning numbers plus the Powerball…
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Scientific Games Congratulates Oklahoma Lottery On Topping $1 Billion In Contributions To K-12 Education

Scientific Games Corporation congratulates the Oklahoma Lottery on surpassing the $1 billion in contributions to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund maximizing revenue for public education in the state. The $1 billion milestone coincides with the Oklahoma Lottery's 15 Anniversary, giving the state cause to celebrate. The Oklahoma Lottery is…
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Desert Sun

Casinos in California: Laws, revenue and most popular gambling

In California, you can bet on a horse race, buy a lottery ticket, put money on poker in a card room and play slots at a tribal casino all in the same - potentially expensive - day. Nevada, right next door, is undoubtedly the national capital of all things gambling. But after Nevada, California has the most slot machines of any state - one measure…
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Casinos in California: Laws, revenue and most popular gambling
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Henrico woman wins $158k in Virginia Lottery

Henrico resident Susan Disse often plays Virginia Lottery online games in the demo mode, meaning not for money. But she was having so much luck playing Monopoly Progressive Jackpots in demo mode that she decided to play for real. "I'm going to put some money on this!" she said. That turned out to be a winning strategy when she won a $158570…
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Henrico woman wins $158k in Virginia Lottery
Royal Examiner

Stephens City woman nets Virginia Lottery win of nearly $153,000 with online app

A Stephens City woman recently won nearly $153000 from the Virginia Lottery without leaving home to buy a ticket. Marlen Sandoval said she won the jackpot in the Virginia Lottery's progressive jackpot game Monopoly simply by using her cell phone. "It was just a regular Sunday at home, and I decided to check the app." That decision made the…
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Stephens City woman nets Virginia Lottery win of nearly $153,000 with online app
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Newport News man wins $227,000 in Virginia Lottery

Charles Smith bought a ticket online for the July 17 drawing, which had 4-6-8-12-15 as the winning numbers. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - As a Newport News man's wife was leaving for an out-of-state trip, he jokingly told her he'd call when he won the lottery. Sure enough, that's exactly what happened. Charles Smith won $227000 in the Virginia Lottery's Cash…
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Newport News man wins $227,000 in Virginia Lottery
Augusta Free Press

Jackpot! Virginia Lottery distributes record $779 million to K-12 public schools

The big winner for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2022, was K-12 public education in Virginia. The Virginia Lottery had record-setting profits in 2021-22 which resulted in a distribution of $779.6 million for public schools in the Commonwealth. Every dollar of profit generated by Virginia Lottery sales is constitutionally required to go to K-12…
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Jackpot! Virginia Lottery distributes record $779 million to K-12 public schools
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Jackpot run generates more than $30M for Va education

NEWS RELEASE: Although the jackpot-winning ticket in the July 29 Mega Millions drawing was not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from all the excitement. During the 29 drawings of the jackpot run that began in April and ended with Friday night's drawing, sales of Mega Millions tickets in Virginia generated an estimated $30.2 million…
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Jackpot run generates more than $30M for Va education
Augusta Free Press

Virginia’s first casino opens its doors in Bristol

Virginia's first casino opened its doors on July 8 to the public with a ribbon cutting and a donation to the United Way of Bristol TN/VA. "I won big" images showcasing winners from "Bristol Casino - Future Home of Hard Rock" are prominently displayed on the casino's Facebook page. "We are excited to open the temporary casino in Bristol," said Jon…
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Virginia’s first casino opens its doors in Bristol
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Viva Pot Vegas: Las Vegas May Soon Have Consumption Lounges

The Las Vegas Strip smells like a Grateful Dead concert. That's because while the city has legalized buying marijuana, it has not legalized consuming it outside of private residences. So, tourists can buy their pot, but can't smoke it in their hotel rooms, in casinos, or even in designated outdoor smoking areas. This has created a sort of wink,…
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Viva Pot Vegas: Las Vegas May Soon Have Consumption Lounges
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The Casino Revenue in a Global Scale

While Australia and Macau are at the top of the list when it comes to casino revenue per person, both places have their fair share of gambling losses. Luckily, Australia has much more gambling revenue than any other country, and online casinos are doing much better than in the past despite the COVID-19 pandemic. This article will explain some of…
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The Casino Revenue in a Global Scale
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3 sentenced for ties to Flint Township illegal gambling facility

LANSING, MI - Three people were sentenced earlier this month to jail time served, probation and community service for their roles in an illegal gambling facility shutdown following a state investigation. Anthony Sutton, of Wilmington, North Carolina, Kara Schilling, of Flint, and Marjorie Brown, of Flint, were each sentenced to a day in jail with…
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3 sentenced for ties to Flint Township illegal gambling facility
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Chicago casino revenue doesn’t address 91% of city pension debt

The Chicago City Council approved a $1.7 billion casino in a 41-7 vote May 25. The River West development is being touted as a pension solution, but even the highest projections show only a drop in the bucket. "This one casino project will pay for approximately 9% of our $2.3 billion pension contribution and reduce the likelihood that the city will…
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Chicago casino revenue doesn’t address 91% of city pension debt
Illinois Policy

Chicago’s “pension solution” casino doesn’t address 91% of pension debt

The Chicago City Council approved a $1.7 billion casino in a 41-7 vote May 25. The River West development is being touted as a pension solution, but even the highest projections show only a drop in the bucket. "This one casino project will pay for approximately 9% of our $2.3 billion pension contribution and reduce the likelihood that the city will…
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Chicago’s “pension solution” casino doesn’t address 91% of pension debt
Augusta Free Press

Powerball jackpot run generates more than $10M for K-12 education in Virginia

Although the jackpot-winning ticket in the April 27 Powerball drawing was not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from all the excitement. During the 31 drawings of the jackpot run that began in February and ended with Wednesday night's drawing, sales of Powerball tickets in Virginia generated an estimated $10.6 million in profit. By…
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Powerball jackpot run generates more than $10M for K-12 education in Virginia
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Powerball Jackpot Soars To $400 Million For Saturday Night’s Drawing

CHICAGO - Powerball is capping off its 30th anniversary week with a jackpot worth $400 million. The millionaire-making game held its first drawing back in April 22, 1992, with a jackpot estimated at $6 million. The jackpot for tomorrow night's drawing is a whopping $400 million. The last time Powerball had a jackpot of $400 million was for the…
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Powerball Celebrates Its 30th Birthday As The Jackpot Climbs To $370 Million For Wednesday Night’s Drawing

CHICAGO - If you're feeling lucky, you might want to buy a Powerball ticket for tomorrow night's drawing - that's because the jackpot is climbing, and Powerball is celebrating 30 years of making millionaires! Today is Powerball's 30th birthday! Powerball began selling tickets on April 19, 1992, with a starting jackpot of $2 million. Since then, the…
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Losing Odds At The Tennessee Lottery

First let me say that I am a huge supporter of the lottery. As a famous Atlanta talk show once said, "the lottery is a tax on poor people and they don't pay enough in taxes anyway." Plus all the take after winnings and expenses goes to education. However if the lottery was a private enterprise it would probably be shut down for racketeering. Only…
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NeoPollard Interactive Congratulates the Virginia Lottery on Tremendous iLottery Success and New Daily Draw Games

LANSING, Mich., March 14, 2022 /CNW/ - NeoPollard Interactive LLC ("NeoPollard Interactive" or "NPi"), jointly owned by Pollard Banknote Limited ("Pollard Banknote") (TSX: PBL) and NeoGames S.A. (Nasdaq: NGMS), congratulates the Virginia Lottery ("Lottery") on its tremendous iLottery success and the recent addition of its Daily Draw Games to the…
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NeoPollard Interactive Congratulates the Virginia Lottery on Tremendous iLottery Success and New Daily Draw Games
Augusta Free Press

Five Powerball tickets bought in Virginia win $50,000 each

Although the two jackpot-winning tickets in the Jan. 5 Powerball drawing were not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from all the excitement. During the 40 drawings of the jackpot run that began in October and ended with Wednesday night's drawing, sales of Powerball tickets in Virginia generated more than $18 million in profit. By law,…
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Five Powerball tickets bought in Virginia win $50,000 each
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Teachers’ Union in Las Vegas Lawyers Up over Disputed Casino Tax Ballot Measures

Barbara Cegavske, the Republican secretary of state in Nevada, is being sued by the Clark County Education Association. The CCEA is backing political action committees, and they are demanding to remove two tax measures from the 2022 ballot. The tax hikes seek to increase the amounts casinos pay to the state in a bid to boost Nevada's ailing…
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Teachers’ Union in Las Vegas Lawyers Up over Disputed Casino Tax Ballot Measures
The Chicago Crusader

WINNING $5.6 MILLION LOTTO TICKET SOLD IN BATAVIA

A $5.6 million winning Lotto game ticket has been sold in Batavia. The ticket was sold at KL Liquor & Pantry, 1351 Wind Energy Pass, and matched all six Lotto numbers in Monday evening's drawing: 13-27-30-31-34-38. The Batavia store owners were unaware that one of their customers had just won a life-changing amount of money until they received a…
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WINNING $5.6 MILLION LOTTO TICKET SOLD IN BATAVIA
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Loudoun Woman Wins Nearly $210K Playing VIP Ultra Online Game

ALDIE, VA - An Aldie woman won $209148 playing the Virginia Lottery's VIP Ultra game. Susan Hopson won the big prize by playing the online game on her personal device. VIP Ultra is one of dozens of online games available on the Virginia Lottery's website. It features a progressive jackpot that grows as more people play. The odds of winning any…
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Loudoun Woman Wins Nearly $210K Playing VIP Ultra Online Game
Augusta Free Press

Virginia Lottery online play surpasses $1 billion won by players

It was a little more than a year ago - July 1, 2020 - that the Virginia Lottery first began offering some of its games online. The new way of playing the Lottery in Virginia has become such a hit that it has surpassed the $1 billion mark in prizes won by players. In fewer than 16 months, more than 213000 unique players have had more than 196…
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Virginia Lottery online play surpasses $1 billion won by players
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Players win over $1B in online play from the Virginia Lottery

RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR) - After a little more than a year since the Virginia Lottery launched its online games, players have won more than $1 billion. In fewer than 16 months, more than 213000 unique players have had more than 196 million wins playing at valottery.com. Those figures do not count the traditional retail store locations that offer…
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Players win over $1B in online play from the Virginia Lottery
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Powerball Jackpot Soars To $545,000,000; Illinois Lottery Player Wins $2 Million Online

CHICAGO - The Powerball jackpot has soared to $545000000 - giving Illinois residents plenty of reasons to head to the store or jump online to grab a ticket for tonight's draw. One Illinois Lottery player, who bought a ticket online for the Powerball draw on Saturday night, is now $2000000 richer after matching five numbers with the Powerplay. This…
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Both Mega Millions and Powerball Jackpots Are Now Over $400,000,000

CHICAGO - For the first time in at least six months, both of the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are above $400000000 at the same time. There is a combined prize total of $862000000 on offer over the next two draws, which is the highest combined jackpot total since January 2021. Both jackpots have been on a roll throughout the summer, with the…
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New Monday Night Powerball® Draw Kicks Off With A $293 Million Jackpot

CHICAGO - Powerball players now have another chance to win big prizes every week, with a third weekly draw being added on Monday nights. The first-ever additional draw is making its debut tonight with a $293 million jackpot on offer. All other elements of the Powerball game will remain the same, including the Wednesday and Saturday evening draws,…
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MI casinos bring in $42.7M from online gambling in 10 days

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - State regulators say 11 casinos made some $42.7 million on online gambling in only the first 10 days it was allowed in Michigan. Internet gaming and sports betting opened in Michigan on Jan. 22. Between then and the end of the month, the casinos and their online platform partners made $29.4 million in gaming and $13.3…
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MI casinos bring in $42.7M from online gambling in 10 days
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Two Lottery Jackpots Worth $690 Million Total Up For Grabs This Weekend

CHICAGO - If you're looking to win big - the Illinois Lottery has a couple of life-changing jackpots up for grabs over the next couple of days, with a combined prize total of $690 million. Both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have rolled to over $300 million, which could make it a weekend to remember! The next Mega Millions draw is tonight…
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Hurry! Winning Lotto Ticket Worth $200K is Expiring on Thursday

Hurry, hurry!! If you play the lottery you could be losing out on a ton of money. Michigan Lottery officials are URGING Michiganders to check any lotto tickets they may have forgotten about, specifically Fantasy 5. A winning ticket has yet to be claimed and its worth over $200000. Can you imagine missing out on that much money? I would never ever…
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Hurry! Winning Lotto Ticket Worth $200K is Expiring on Thursday
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NeoPollard Interactive Praises Virginia Lottery’s Fiscal Results

NeoPollard Interactive has recently applauded its long-lasting partners Virginia Lottery on its impressive financial results for the 2021 fiscal year. During the last 12 months, the lottery entity has recorded an impressive US$807 million of iLottery sales, thus breaking the record of highest-grossing first year of digital lotto program in North…
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NeoPollard Interactive Praises Virginia Lottery’s Fiscal Results
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Record Lottery Profits for Pennsylvania and North Carolina

Profits from state lotteries in Pennsylvania and North Carolina for the pandemic-ridden 2020-21 fiscal year have smashed previous records. [Image: Shutterstock.com] You just can't keep a good prospect down. Despite, or because of the pandemic, lottery profits in Pennsylvania and North Carolina for 2020-21 have broken records. Pennsylvania Lottery…
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Record Lottery Profits for Pennsylvania and North Carolina
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Michigan's Gun Lake Casino greenlighted to launch online sports betting with Parx

he Michigan Gaming Control Board has authorized the Gun Lake Casino operated by the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan and its platform provider, Parx Interactive, to launch online sports betting under the Play Gun Lake/Parx brand on Monday. The West Michigan-based tribe previously received approval to launch internet casino gaming on…
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VA Lottery Posts Record Profits With Introduction Of Online Sales

VIRGINIA - With the successful launch of new online games, the Virginia Lottery reported record sales and profits for the state budget year ending on June 30. The Virginia Lottery's annual sales totaled nearly $3.3 billion in fiscal year 2021, a more than 50-percent sales increase over the prior year. Lottery profits, which are constitutionally…
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VA Lottery Posts Record Profits With Introduction Of Online Sales
Gaming Intelligence

FireKeepers Casino goes online in Michigan with Scientific Games

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians' FireKeepers Casino has become the latest operator to go live in Michigan's regulated sports betting and iGaming market. In partnership with platform provider Scientific Games (NYX Digital), FireKeepers' new online offering went live Monday, featuring games such as 88 Fortunes, QuickHits, Monopoly,…
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FireKeepers Casino goes online in Michigan with Scientific Games
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Where Is The Illinois Player Who Won $56 Million?

The Mega Millions draw on Tuesday, June 8 made one Illinoisian $56 million richer after winning the largest lottery game prize in-state since 2017. The winning ticket was purchased at Citgo Gas Station, located at 13830 S. Pulaski Road, in Crestwood, Illinois. The winner has yet to come forward but according to the store employees where the ticket…
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Online Gambling: Friend or Foe to Michiganders?

Due to COVID-19, service industries across the world have experienced a decline in revenue. Whether it be due to restrictions implemented by government officials, or to a fear of contracting the virus and endangering oneself and loved ones, it is undeniable that these businesses are in need of our help. However one industry that is setup best for a…
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Online Gambling: Friend or Foe to Michiganders?
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With $95M In March Revenue, MI Online Gambling Is Hot On PA's Heels

Michigan iGames didn't get going until this January. So Pennsylvania gamblers had a long head start on creating revenue for the commonwealth. Although for the second straight month, Michigan's online gambling revenue ( $95.1 million in March) rivaled Pennsylvania's ( $98 million), even though that state's online casinos launched in July 2019. The…
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With $95M In March Revenue, MI Online Gambling Is Hot On PA's Heels
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Illinois Lottery Jackpot Over Half A Billion Dollars For Tonight’s Drawing

CHICAGO - The jackpots continue to roll, and the next drawing for Mega Millions has prizes valued at nearly a billion dollars, with a $510 million Mega Millions jackpot and a $470 million Powerball? jackpot up for grabs. Combined, the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are $980 million and players across the nation are swooping in to be in with a…
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