The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the Lottery Commission’s acting director, John Myers, said Friday revenues are shrinking at a steady rate of about 4 percent. For November, the Lottery had gross revenue of more than $87 million, down approximately $2.7 million from November 2014.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the Lottery Commission’s acting director, John Myers, said Friday revenues are shrinking at a steady rate of about 4 percent. For November, the Lottery had gross revenue of more than $87 million, down approximately $2.7 million from November 2014.

Spaniards are taking advantage of unusually warm weather and a “day of reflection” break in political campaigning … . People line up along a street as they wait to buy lottery tickets in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015.

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People line up along a street as they wait to buy lottery tickets in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. Spaniards are taking advantage of unusually warm weather and a “day of reflection” break in political campaigning ahead of general elections to buy tickets for the world’s richest lottery.

People line up along a street as they wait to buy lottery tickets in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. Spaniards are taking advantage of unusually warm weather and a “day of reflection” break in political campaigning ahead of general elections to buy tickets for the world’s richest lottery.

The winners of the $50 million Canada Lotto Max ticket, sold in Langley, British Columbia, in March, 2014, say they will be continuing with their lives, like normal. Friedrich Mayrhofer, 67, his wife, Annand, and his son, Eric, have been named as the claimants of the prize – only the second $50 million jackpot in B.C. history.

Gov. Mark Dayton accepted Minnesota State Lottery director Edwin Van Petten’s resignation Friday after a news report that the director spent lavishly on travel and received state reimbursement for staying in his own timeshare. “He offered his resignation and it was accepted,” Dayton said.

A purchaser displays Mega Millions and Powerball tickets bought at a Plaid Pantry in Janzten Beach. The two games are among the largest in the nation and available in most states.

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Major Davis of Monroe received an early holiday gift when his $10 Louisiana Lottery Money, Money, Money scratch-off revealed he had won a $200,000 top prize, the last one left in the game. Davis said he plans to buy a new home and vehicle and save the rest of his winnings for his six children.

Major Davis of Monroe received an early holiday gift when his $10 Louisiana Lottery Money, Money, Money scratch-off revealed he had won a $200,000 top prize, the last one left in the game. Davis said he plans to buy a new home and vehicle and save the rest of his winnings for his six children.

He bought a winning Powerball ticket before leaving on vacation, but didn’t realize he won until he got back, according to a press release. The prized ticket was from Saturday’s drawing and purchased at the Kangaroo #3490 gas station at Oleander Drive in Myrtle Beach, and the ticket missed the jackpot by just one number, officials said.

He bought a winning Powerball ticket before leaving on vacation, but didn’t realize he won until he got back, according to a press release. The prized ticket was from Saturday’s drawing and purchased at the Kangaroo #3490 gas station at Oleander Drive in Myrtle Beach, and the ticket missed the jackpot by just one number, officials said.

Investigators have expanded their inquiry into a lottery tampering scheme to determine if a former Iowa national lottery official may have rigged jackpots in more games than presently known. Eddie Tipton, former security director of the Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association, was convicted in July of fraud after buying a winning lottery ticket in Des Moines in 2010.

Investigators have expanded their inquiry into a lottery tampering scheme to determine if a former Iowa national lottery official may have rigged jackpots in more games than presently known. Eddie Tipton, former security director of the Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association, was convicted in July of fraud after buying a winning lottery ticket in Des Moines in 2010.

The allegations read like a movie plot: a lottery industry insider installs an undetectable software program in the computers that pick winning numbers so he can know them in advance. He enlists accomplices to play those numbers and collect the jackpots.

The allegations read like a movie plot: a lottery industry insider installs an undetectable software program in the computers that pick winning numbers so he can know them in advance. He enlists accomplices to play those numbers and collect the jackpots.

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