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The Vermont Lottery is planning to spend $150,000 on a study aimed at determining what it can do to make more money for the state.

Last year, Texas Gov. Rick Perry proposed selling the Texas Lottery to a private company. Perry believes, with good reason, that privatization of the Texas Lottery, which brings in about $1 billion a year, would make the operation more efficient.

SOUTH BEND — The letter appears innocent enough, telling you that you have won a large sum of money in a sweepstakes lottery and that you have yet to receive your funds.

Associated Press - March 27, 2008 6:55 AM ET MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Lottery is planning to spend $150,000 on a study aimed at determining what it can do to make more money for the…

SACRAMENTO — Controller John Chiang on Wednesday ordered the lottery to reimburse the public $46,336, saying his agency’s audit found that the state-run gambling operation improperly staged more of a fancy party than a typical worker recognition and training event.

NASHVILLE — Members of the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday discussed compromise legislation that would phase in a plan to lower the cumulative grade point average needed to maintain a lottery scholarship.

Students hoping for easier standards to keep the lottery scholarship might have more time to reach the current grade-point average requirement.

Students hoping for easier standards to keep the lottery scholarship might only have more time to reach the current grade-point average requirement.

MONTPELIER — Gov. James Douglas’ proposal to lease the Vermont Lottery never got much traction in Montpelier. But lawmakers are exploring whether the state can capitalize on the same profit potential that prompted Wall Street investment firms to offer the lottery buy-out. … - By PETER HIRSCHFELD Vermont Press Bureau

Florida Mega Money: No tickets matched all four numbers and the MegaBall in Tuesday’s Mega Money drawing of the Florida Lottery. The numbers drawn were 14-19-22-36; the MegaBall was 2. The estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing is $2 million.