Sunday, December 9, 2012
This week, some state House Democrats voiced their opposition to Gov. Corbett's plan to award a contract to privatize the lottery to Camelot Group—with no other bidders in the running.
The Pennsylvania Lottery is one of the most successful and well-managed state lotteries in the nation. Last year, the PA Lottery had annual sales in excess of $3.2 billion and, according to House Democrats, has held administrative costs to record lows of just over 2 percent. According to DailyFinance.com, Pennsylvania State Lottery has steered $20.6 billion to a variety of causes since it began, but its profits have primarily been funneled into an elderly benefits fund. This fund includes subsidies for transportation, tax rebates and Medicare. As of last year, about 61 percent of the annual ticket sales go to prizes, 30 percent goes to the state and the rest is for expenses. That's a higher percentage of prize return than most other states…
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The winner has not yet claimed the ticket.
Recently, there was a winner in Wexford. Now, there could be a new millionaire living in the Cranberry area. The Pennsylvania lottery confirmed one Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold at the Cranberry Shop ‘n Save on Freedom Road Friday. As of Tuesday morning, store manager John Barley said no one has stepped forward yet to claim the winning ticket. “We’re all anxious to see who it is,” said Barley, who added he hopes it is one of the grocer’s regular customers. The numbers on the ticket, 05-06-13-36-50, correctly matched all five white balls, but not the red Powerball 13, for a $1 million second-tier prize. The store, which is owned by the Sorbara family, also will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Lottery …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Retailers in Fayette, Luzerne and Wayne counties also sold $1 million top-prize winning tickets.
Are you holding a winning ticket? The Market District in Pine Township sold one of four $1 million top-prize winning tickets from Saturday's Millionaire Raffle drawing, according to Pennsylvania Lottery news release. Pennsylvania Lottery retailers in Fayette, Luzerne and Wayne counties also sold $1 million top-prize winning tickets. The tickets were sold at the following locations: Each store will receive a $5,000 selling bonus from the Pennsylvania Lottery. "Lottery officials cannot confirm the identities of the winners until the prizes are claimed and the tickets are validated," the news release said. "Millionaire Raffle winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes." The four $1 million top-prize raffle ticket numbers …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
What would you do if you won all that cash? Tell us in the comments.
If she hit the lottery, Jenine Persuit said she would pay off her bills and look out for her family. "I'd take everybody on a cruise," said Persuit of Ambridge. "With that much money, it'd be endless." Persuit was one of several customers who have flooded the Lucky Ticket lottery store in Leetsdale in recent days looking to cash in on the record-setting Mega Millions jackpot. In case you haven’t heard, the Mega Millions jackpot is up to $500 million. That’s half a billion dollars or—as we like to call it—set for life dollars. Owner Nick Sabol opened in late February, but said this week has been the busiest for the small lotto store. He said co-workers are pooling sums of money together and buying $20-$90 in tickets. "This is the best …
sieben13
7:18 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
If we didn't have President Obama , I know where your sorry ass would be .Poor repuglcans amaze me ,you can't do anything for your party except vote. You have no serious money more ›