Winning online contests and lottery

New Jersey will try to boost state lottery sales to help make up for declining tax revenues and balance next fiscal year’s cash-strapped budget, the state treasurer told senators Tuesday.

A bride and groom celebrate a £1.75m lottery win less than a week after exchanging vows.

PROVIDENCE – GTECH Corp., operator of the Ohio Lottery’s gaming system since 1984, was edged out in bidding for the system’s new contract, the Ohio Lottery Commission announced at its meeting last night.

TRENTON — New Jersey will try to increase state lottery sales to help make up for declining tax revenues and balance next fiscal year’s cash-strapped spending plan, the state treasurer told senators Tuesday.

Lt. Gov. Bill Halter will have enough signatures Tuesday to place his proposed lottery on the November ballot, but will keep circulating petitions to gather more, a spokesman says.

Lt. Governor Bill Halter announced today he has enough signatures to put the issue of a statewide lottery on the ballot for voters in November. As of today Halter’s group has collected 77,468 signatures. The group hopes to have 100,000 by July. Watch KARK 4 News at 5 & 6 for more on this story.

The Ohio Lottery has decided to replace the vendor that has operated the state’s gaming system since 1985, the lottery’s director said Monday.

Oregon Lottery officials say it’s time to double-check your wallet or your purse, or even the sofa, to see if a lottery ticket with the winning numbers was overlooked.

So you’ve won the lottery, told your boss to shove it and jetted off to a tropical paradise to begin a life of leisure.Now what Buying a new house, helping family or donating to charity are among the top 10 things people say they will do next, according to California lottery officials.

The Town of Hamburg saw some of its video lottery income pay off Monday night — at least indirectly.