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The Rotary Club of Barrie and Barrie Legion are doing their part to give back to the community with the Catch the Ace progressive jackpot, which is reaching a milestone of $100000 for this week's draw. Thanks to proceeds from the Catch the Ace lottery, the organizations have donated over $500000 to local charities, including the food bank, hospice,…

Winnings ・ 16 March 2024

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Lithuanian gambling revenue up 13.5% year-on-year

Gambling revenue was €222.2m in 2023. Lithuania.- The Lithuanian Gambling Supervisory Authority has reported that gambling revenue in the country reached €222.2m in 2023. That's a rise of 13.5 per cent year-on-year from €195.8m in 2022. The growth was driven by online gambling, while land-based gambling revenue fell slightly. Online gambling…

Finance ・ 08 February 2024

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Online gambling, casino profits brighten Atlantic Lottery's financial picture

The latest annual report from the Atlantic Lottery Corporation shows legal gambling to be like many other businesses in two key ways: Profits are up coming out of the pandemic, and more customers are preferring to do things online. The latest annual report from the Atlantic Lottery Corporation shows legal gambling to be like many other businesses…

Lottery ・ 12 October 2023

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These are the winning Powerball numbers for the record-breaking $2 billion lottery jackpot

The ever-increasing jackpot surpassed the previous 2016 record-holder last week after a Saturday drawing once again failed to produce any champion. The jackpot hasn't been claimed since August 3, when a Pennsylvanian won a $206.9 million pot. Lottery officials drew six new numbers and announced them Tuesday. The hours-long delay was because one of…

Winnings ・ 23 November 2022

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$700 million Powerball® jackpot set for tonight’s drawing

WILKES-BARRE - Tonight's Powerball® jackpot is now offering an estimated annuity value of $700 million, or $335.7 million cash. This jackpot ranks as the 5th largest in Powerball's 30-year history and 8th largest in U.S. lottery history. "If you're planning to play, remember that Powerball® ticket sales in Pennsylvania end at 9:59 p.m. on drawing…

Winnings ・ 26 October 2022

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Atlantic Lottery Returns Record Profit To Region

Atlantic Lottery Corporation posted a record profit of $438.1 million in the last fiscal year (2021-22) which has been returned to the four Atlantic Provinces. "This past year was a real success story thanks to our dedicated employees and the support of our players, retailers and shareholders," said President and CEO Patrick Daigle. "Atlantic…

Lottery ・ 04 October 2022

Otago Daily Times

How Kiwis bought into the Lotto dream

For years, Lotto pitched certain stores as "lucky". They weren't. In fact, the chances of becoming a problem gambler far outweigh the chances of winning a big Powerball prize. Guyon Espiner investigates. Lotto's corporate communications team was on a roll. Year after year, as the Powerball jackpot ballooned out to more than $20 million, the press…

Lottery ・ 15 September 2022

Otago Daily Times

How we bought into the Lotto dream

For years, Lotto pitched certain stores as "lucky". They weren't. In fact, the chances of becoming a problem gambler far outweigh the chances of winning a big Powerball prize. Guyon Espiner investigates. Lotto's corporate communications team was on a roll. Year after year, as the Powerball jackpot ballooned out to more than $20 million, the press…

Lottery ・ 14 September 2022

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'Gamblers' fallacy': How we were sold the fiction of 'lucky' Lotto stores

Lotto's corporate communications team was on a roll. Year after year, as the Powerball jackpot ballooned out to more than $20 million, the press releases would go out and the story of the lucky Lotto stores would be picked up by media across the country. "NZ's luckiest stores revealed ahead of $28 million Powerball draw," Lotto headlined its…

Lottery ・ 14 September 2022

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…

Winnings ・ 16 August 2022

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Powerball winning numbers drawing for Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022

One ticket in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing that was sold in Pennsylvania matched all six numbers to win the $206.9 million jackpot, according to the Powerball website. The lucky winner can also select the cash option which was $122361080.04. The winning ticket was sold at the Sheetz convenience store on North Center Avenue in New Stanton,…

Lottery ・ 30 October 2022

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One ticket in Illinois won the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot of nearly $1.34 billion

The chase for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot has ended -- with a single ticket sold in the Chicago area for the whole $1.337 billion. One ticket bought in Des Plaines hit the top prize in Friday night's drawing, according to the Illinois Lottery, securing the third-largest jackpot of any US lottery game and ending a buildup that began…

Winnings ・ 18 August 2022

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Viva Bristol: Virginia Lottery still a gambling alternative

BRISTOL - Although the Hard Rock Casino opened on Friday, people have been playing the odds for 35 years with another form of legalized gambling: the Virginia Lottery. The Virginia Lottery has been a regular feature in the region's stores since 1987, with racks of scratch tickets, Powerball and Mega Millions play slips and ticket vending machines.…

Lottery ・ 10 July 2022

Toronto News

Lotto Max June 7: 'Huge' jackpot up for grabs

A life-changing $116 million could be won in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw. The OLG said "the huge jackpot" of $70-million is up for grabs, along with more than 40 available $1 million Maxmillions prizes. "When it's not won, those Maxmillions keep rolling and keep growing as well too. So, tonight's draw we're estimated at 46 Maxmillions in addition to…

Winnings ・ 08 June 2022

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Lotto Max draw tonight

A life-changing $116 million could be won in tonight's Lotto Max draw. The massive $70-million Lotto Max jackpot is still up for grabs, along with 40-plus $1 million Maxmillions prizes. "When it's not won, those Maxmillions keep rolling and keep growing as well too. So, tonight's draw we're estimated at 46 Maxmillions in addition to that…

Lottery ・ 07 June 2022

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$116 million up for grabs in 'huge' Lotto Max jackpot

A life-changing $116 million could be won in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw. The OLG said "the huge jackpot" of $70-million is up for grabs, along with more than 40 available $1 million Maxmillions prizes. "When it's not won, those Maxmillions keep rolling and keep growing as well too. So, tonight's draw we're estimated at 46 Maxmillions in addition to…

Winnings ・ 07 June 2022

Boston News

Mass. Lottery marks 50 years of winners, losers and local aid

There were 4783000 tickets sold for the first drawing of The Game, but only seven had the winning numbers - 302424. And among those seven winners, only one could say they were the very first Massachusetts Lottery winner in history. Fifty years ago Wednesday, on the morning of Thursday, April 6, 1972, the Massachusetts Lottery held its first-ever…

Lottery ・ 06 April 2022

The Irish Times

National Lottery jackpot ‘not designed to go on this long’

The Lotto jackpot going unclaimed for almost six months is "such an unusual event" with the game "not designed to go on this long", the has said. However, the organisation added that 180 winners nationwide have shared €13.5 million in "boosted prize funds" due to the jackpot prize rolldown. The jackpot has not been won since June 9th, resulting in…

Winnings ・ 24 November 2021

The Southern Star

The full story of the Irish Lotto record jackpot

People all over the world enjoy lotteries, but in Ireland, this type of game of chance is particularly well-loved. Since its introduction, the Irish Lotto has been a massive success and recently it reached a new record jackpot amount. This lottery was first drawn in 1988, and it proved extremely popular from the very start. Millions of people now…

Winnings ・ 02 November 2021

Gambling News

The Pennsylvania Lottery Reports $5 Billion in Game Sales

The Pennsylvania Lottery just recorded its tenth consecutive year in which the profits are running high. On Monday, the PA Lottery announced that the profits for the last fiscal year were north of $1.3 billion. Additionally, more than $5 billion was made by traditional game sales like multi-state draws and scratch-offs. Speaking on the revenue that…

Lottery ・ 03 August 2021

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Pa. Lottery hits the jackpot with record profits of $1.3 billion

Plenty of people have been scratching off on Pennsylvania Lottery tickets over the past year. The lottery reported a record-breaking year with profits that topped $1.3 billion in the 2020-21 year to benefit programs that help senior citizens. Pennsylvania Lottery officials on Monday released its financial report for the last fiscal year, which…

Winnings ・ 02 August 2021

The Irish Times

Lotto a winner as operating profit jumps by 64% to €14.6m

sales rose just shy of 4 per cent to €918.9 million last year, despite the pandemic, with a record €529 million in prizes distributed over the 12-month period. Operating profit for the company came in at €14.6 million during the year, up almost two-thirds on the €8.9 million recorded in 2019. In total, the value of prizes rose 6 per cent rise…

Lottery ・ 29 July 2021

Belfast Telegraph

Lottery made over £1bn from ‘addictive’ online games during lockdown

The National Lottery made more than £1 billion from selling "addictive" online games during lockdown, The Telegraph can reveal, amid calls for the products to be ditched. Camelot, which runs the Government-franchised lottery, sold £1.17 billion of interactive Instant Win games, which can be played online and on mobile phones, in 2020/21. This…

Covid ・ 18 July 2021

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Powerball numbers are drawn for April 3, 2024. Check tonight's tickets

Update, 11:01 p.m.: Winning numbers in the Wednesday, April 3 drawing were 11, 38, 41, 62 and 65. The red Powerball was 15 and the Powerplay was 3X. The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.13 billion before Wednesday's drawing. The Powerball jackpot has risen to a whopping $1.09 billion after there was no jackpot winner in Monday's drawing.…

Lottery ・ 04 April 2024