Winning online contests and lottery

ATLANTA — A new mother from Valdosta is singing lullabies to the tune of $100,000. Pamela Hill, who celebrated her 42nd birthday April 20, won a $100,000 top prize playing the Georgia Lottery instant game Mighty Mega Bucks.

RALEIGH - Charter school supporters are hoping to be able to use some lottery proceeds to help pay for school construction. However, action this year doesn’t seem likely.

Posted: Saturday, May 03, 2008 at 4:27 p.m. DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) — Starting Monday, gamers who buy lottery or scratch tickets in Iowa can receive a receipt.

Camptown Greyhound Park owner Phil Ruffin has ended negotiations with the Kansas Lottery that would reopen the race track with slot machines, the Lottery Commission says. Lottery Commission spokeswoman Sally Lunsford said Ruffin left the bargaining table on Friday. “They don’t feel it’s a good investment,” Lunsford said. No one with […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Starting Monday, gamers who buy lottery or scratch tickets in Iowa can receive a receipt. The new system is the second phase of the Iowa Lottery’s enhanced player security program, which began in March.

Associated Press - May 3, 2008 2:04 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Starting Monday, gamers who buy lottery or scratch tickets in Iowa can receive a receipt.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Starting Monday, gamers who buy lottery or scratch tickets in Iowa can receive a receipt. The new system is the second phase of the Iowa Lottery’s enhanced player security program, which began in March.

Lottery ticket sales were sluggish when they first went on sale in North Carolina about two years ago. That changed last year after Gov. Mike Easley and lawmakers agreed to let the lottery boost prize money. Ticket sales ebb and flow with jackpot totals, the time of year and the economy. Lottery director Tom Shaheen […]

EL CAJON – Ten families will get a shot at buying one of seven affordably priced homes this month when the El Cajon City Council holds a lottery for the Wisconsin Cottages project.