Visual Capitalist (blog) |
Why the Lottery is a Regressive Tax on the Nation’s Poorest
Visual Capitalist (blog) Every year, Americans spend a mind-blowing $70.1 billion on the lottery. That works out to an average of $630 per household, representing more money spent on gambling than on books, sports tickets, recorded music sales, video games, and the movie box … |
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Lakers GM on draft lottery: ‘I don’t want to be here next year’
ESPN NEW YORK — John Black paused along the buffet line, spooning sliced cucumbers and dressing onto a lonely plate. The Los Angeles Lakers’ vice president of public relations then spotted a friend of three-plus decades, Pat Williams, an executive with the … |
Telegraph.co.uk |
Wednesday’s jackpot stood at £6.1million, and one winner took the top prize Credit: PA
Telegraph.co.uk The jackpot on Wednesday 18 May was £6.1million, which had built up in a rollover as nobody won in Saturday’s draw – and one lucky winner scooped the lot. Another two winners had five numbers plus the bonus ball, giving them prizes of £26,132 each. LOTTO RESULTS: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday May 18 2016Hull Daily Mail And the winning lottery numbers are …Great Falls Tribune |
Comcast SportsNet PhiladelphiaWatch: Sixers Fans at Xfinity Live! go bonkers celebrating lottery victoryComcast SportsNet PhiladelphiaOn a night that was something of a Viking funeral for departed GM Sam Hinkie, his disciples gathered at Xfinity Live! …
Lottery results: Mega Millions, Lucky Lines winning numbers drawnOregonLive.comA 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 s…
CBS Local |
Seen At 11: Multiple-Time Lottery Winners Reveal Secrets To Beating The Odds
CBS Local Magistro had a one in 2 billion chance of winning yet another scratch-off jackpot, but last week he beat the odds. “It’s a coincidence,” Magistro said. Coincidence, karma, a fluke, or do repeat winners actually know how to beat the scratch-offs at … |
FiveThirtyEight |
The 76ers Can Tank All They Want, But They Still Need Lottery Luck
FiveThirtyEight Tuesday night marks the NBA’s draft lottery, the annual spectacle in which 14 franchises hitch their futures to a sack of pingpong balls. (And not the kind Michael Jordan plays with these days.) Although the process is weighted toward giving better … Now’s the right time to change the NBA Draft lotterySB Nation Los Angeles Lakers Bet Big On Lottery And Hit The JackpotThe Big Lead Sixers win lottery, get No. 1 pick in 2016 NBA DraftNBA.com (blog) Philly.com -ESPN -USA TODAY all 1,414 news articles » |
Boston Herald |
Man wins $10M on lottery ticket bought in Quincy
Boston Herald Robert Hendrickson of Hollis, NH is the second $10 million grand prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$10,000,000 Big Money” instant game. (MA State Lottery photo). 0 comments 1 share … Hollis man wins $10 million in Massachusetts lotteryWMUR Manchester $10 million lottery ticket sold in QuincyWCVB Boston |
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Winning lottery numbers for Thursday, May 12
Kansas City Star Thursday’s winning numbers: ▫ Missouri Pick 3. Midday: 4-9-2. Evening: 6-7-1. ▫ Missouri Pick 4. Midday: 4-6-5-6. Evening: 2-6-6-8. ▫ Missouri Show Me Cash: 23-24-27-28-32. Next jackpot: $174,000. ▫ Lucky for Life: 1-6-25-29-44, lucky ball 8. ▫ Kansas … |
CBS News |
New York man wins $1M lottery twice at same gas station
CBS News WEST BABYLON, N.Y. — A construction worker who won $1 million in a lottery scratch-off game four years ago has defied enormous odds by hitting a $1 million jackpot again. Bruce Magistro told New York’s 1010 WINS that he spent $20 on 10 scratch-off … ‘This Is Impossible:’ New York Man Wins His 2nd $1M LotteryABC News New York man beats the odds to win $1 million lottery a second timeTelegraph.co.uk Long Island dad wins $1 million in lottery for the second timeNew York Daily News Newsday -Gothamist -Daily Mail all 107 news articles » |
UtahJazz.com |
Jazz to Participate in 2016 NBA Draft Lottery
UtahJazz.com SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz will participate in the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday, May 17, to determine the positioning of the team’s top selection in the 2016 NBA Draft. The Draft Lottery will be televised at 5:45 p.m. MT on ESPN from New York … Lakers’ Odds at the 2016 LotteryLakers.com Steve Davis: Should The NFL Have A Draft Lottery?CBS Local 5 reasons Knicks deserve to win 2016 NBA Draft LotteryFanSided |
Friend of Man in Lottery Scandal Says She Cashed $15K TicketABC NewsA friend of the former security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association who is implicated in a jackpot-fixing scandal was given a winning Kansas Lottery ticket worth $15,000 in…
Bristol Post |
LOTTO RESULTS: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Bristol Post Even if no-one scoops the main prize, there will still be one guaranteed millionaire in the Millionaire Raffle. For every Lotto ticket sold, a hefty slice of the money received goes to a huge variety of projects, both big and small. Less than 1 per … €8.2m lottery ticket under investigationBreakingNews.ie LOTTO RESULTS: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday, May 11 – £6.1m rollover jackpotStaff Newsletter NATIONAL LOTTERY RESULTS: Winning numbers for tonight, Wednesday, May 11Scunthorpe Telegraph |
Mason City Globe Gazette |
Iowa Lottery to end scratch games
Mason City Globe Gazette The Iowa Lottery is ending sales in 20 instant-scratch games and established the deadline by which players must claim prizes for those games. The following games will end: Mike’s Picks, Betty Boop Limited, Big Money Multiplier, Bags of Money, Win It … |
AOL News |
18-year-old buys first lottery ticket, proceeds to win $200k
AOL News VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WTKR) -– An 18-year-old girl had some serious beginner’s luck when purchasing her first lottery ticket. Samantha Strano, a high school senior from North Carolina, bought a $200,000 winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 841 South … Teenager wins lottery two weeks after 18th birthdayABC10.com |
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