Canadians will soon have a chance to win a bigger lottery jackpot — and twice as often.Changing Game, Canada, Canada Lotto Max, Multi-Province Game
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China lottery sales decline sharply following positive January
China’s lottery sales have been on the rise, seeing significant profits throughout 2018 and into January of this year, but February proved to buck the trend. According to the country’s Ministry of Finance, China’s lottery sales fell by as much as 8.8% in February, ending the streak of success that the country had seen over the last 13 months.
The truth is that some decline was not seen as a surprise. The increase in 2018 came as a result of the World Cup, which drove overall lottery sales. It was really the sports lottery that pushed revenue to increase by 8.4% overall, with a 37% increase coming from the World Cup alone.
This was the third year in a row that the lottery sales market had increased its revenue. While sports lottery sales drove the rapid increase, there was still a modest increase in the welfare lottery sales as well, which increased by 3.5% over the numbers from 2017.
January 2018 got off to a fast start, once again driven by the sports lottery. The AFC Asia Cup tournament produced 56% of the overall lottery sales revenue, approximately CNY26.74 billion. However, this was not the only driving force. Welfare lottery sales still increased by 9.7% over the sales in the same month of 2017. Of the 31 cities and provinces in China that are authorized to sell lottery tickets, all but a handful reported an increase.
Washington Lotto ticket generated with two identical quick picks
Mitch Tracy beat the odds with a recent lottery ticket, but it didn’t turn him into a millionaire.Washington, Unusual, Lucky, Quick Pick, Lottery Tickets
Florida Lottery will go offline for systems upgrade on April 15
Florida Lottery officials say they don’t anticipate problems as a multimillion-dollar upgrade of a vending system goes into place this month.Florida, IGT, Vendors, Technology, Announcement, Security
Oklahoma couple surprises clerk with portion of lottery winnings
A couple that recently won a $50,000 Powerball lottery prize surprised the clerk that sold them the ticket with a portion of their winnings.Powerball, Oklahoma, Retailer, Multi-State Game, Money, Video
$768.4 million Powerball lottery jackpot won by single ticket sold in Wisconsin
One Powerball lottery ticket sold in Wisconsin won the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history on Wednesday night.Powerball, Jackpots, Wisconsin, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game
Australian man wins $23 million lotto draw — twice
A Melbourne, Australia, man is $46.6 million richer after winning the lotto not once, but twice.Winner Stories, International, Jackpots, Australia, Won multiple times
California Lottery official dismissed amid investigations
A senior California Lottery executive has been dismissed from his position six months after anonymous state employees sent a letter to the Governor’s Office complaining about rowdy behavior among a group of the lottery’s top brass.California, Administration, Complaints, Investigation, Fired, Government, Ethics
$750 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges to 4th-largest ever
This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $750 million.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
Kansas man claims $50M Mega Millions jackpot on ticket he purchased in Missouri
A Kansas man who stopped to get gas and a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Kansas City, Missouri is now $50 million richer.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Missouri, Multi-State Game
$625 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot soars on rollover
After a 24th-consecutive drawing without a winner, the Powerball multi-state lottery game now features a jackpot that will provide multi-generational wealth to the lucky player who eventually wins it all.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
New Jersey Lottery Million Dollar Replay $50,000 prize to be reselected
The New Jersey Lottery held its Million Dollar Replay Grand Prize Drawing on March 8, 2019 at Asbury Park Convention Hall. A $50,000 prize winner from that drawing has been ruled ineligible and the Lottery will reselect that prize winner on March 20, 2019.New Jersey, Drawing, Second chance drawing
Alabama senator announces lottery plan
Alabama State Sen. Jim McClendon of Springville announced this morning he is introducing legislation to set up an Alabama lottery.Legislation, Starting a Lottery, Alabama, Government
Co-workers sue British Columbia man who won $1 million lottery prize
Four co-workers are suing a Surrey, British Columbia, man for what they claim is their fair share of a $1 million lottery prize.Legal, Winner Stories, British Columbia Lottery, Canada, Pool, Canada Lotto Max, Multi-Province Game, Lawsuit
Arkansas bill to keep lottery winner names secret fails
An effort to keep the identities of some lottery winners secret has failed in the Arkansas House.Legislation, Government, Anonymous
Winner of $1.5B lottery jackpot donates some winnings to Alabama tornado victims
The winner of the largest Mega Millions jackpot in US history — $1.5 billion — is sharing some of her newfound wealth to help others in need.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, Jackpots, South Carolina, Charity, Multi-State Game, Anonymous
$550 MILLION: Red hot Powerball jackpot rolls again
This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a jackpot payout of more than a half-billion dollars.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
$495 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot climbs, awaits its first winner of 2019
Two and a half months into 2019, we still don’t have a Powerball jackpot winner.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
Man buys second winning $1M lottery ticket at same store in less than 2 years
A North Carolina man has won a second $1 million lottery prize at the same store in less than two years, lottery officials said Friday.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, Won multiple times
NJ joins DOJ lawsuit over Wire Act interpretation
New Jersey is joining New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and several lottery companies in a suit seeking to invalidate the U.S. Department of Justice’s legal ruling last year which critics said could hurt the state’s multibillion-dollar online gaming and sports betting industries, Attorney Gurbir Grewal announced Monday.New Jersey, Legal, Online Gambling, Retailer, Technology, Online Ticket Sales, Government, Lawsuit