Winning online contests and lottery

National Sport Lottery Plc has announced its plans to utilise a substantial amount of the proceeds from its forthcoming Initial Public Offer (IPO) to finance the acquisition of additional 30,000 units of the Ingenico i8550 terminal valued at N11 billion (50 million Pounds).

HAVERHILL — You might say Jeff Linehan has a poker face. He seldom talks about his company’s contract with the state to print betting slips each year for eight state lottery games, including Megabucks and Keno.

THE New Hampshire Lottery Commission wants you to lose more money. A lot more. Citing falling lottery revenue, commission members on Monday pressed for new games of chance that would, by their very novelty, lure more Granite Staters to lose more money to the state.

Four years ago today, North Dakota launched it’s own lottery. At that time only Powerball was available. Since then, three new games have been added. It’s estimated by June thirteenth of this year, the lottery will net a profit of twenty-ei

DULUTH, Ga. — So many girls have applied to be part of the state’s first all girls charter school, officials will have to hold a lottery. Ivy Prep Academy will open in the fall in Gwinnett County with its first class of sixth graders.

A Norwich woman will receive $1,000 a week for the rest of her life after winning a New York Lottery instant game.

Sheriff Dennis Hillstead urges citizens in St. Croix County to be aware of a scam involving bogus lottery winnings.

1. 3/25/2008 11:59:51 AM, Jack Skinner, Tulsa The next drawing is actually on Wednesday. 2. 3/25/2008 12:26:17 PM, wmcol, Tulsa Hurry, hurry, hurry, your chances of winning the lottery jackpot are only slightly better than your chances of being able to walk on water with your bare feet.

A lucky Maryland Lottery player is holding an $850,000 top-tier winning ticket from Saturday night’s Multi-Match drawing.

CONCORD — The state lottery’s chief executives called on the Legislature and Gov. John Lynch on Monday to seriously consider expanded gambling or face a future of declining revenues.