New York Lottery

Mega Millions Jackpot: From Per Se Dinners To Mayorships, What Could New York Buy?

The Huffington Post | Inae Oh | Posted 03.30.2012

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As the Mega Millions jackpot rose from $500 million to an unbelievable $640 million Friday, we pondered over what New Yorkers would do if they scored ...

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What Would You Do If You Won The Mega Millions Jackpot?

Posted 03.29.2012

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As the Mega Millions jackpot climbed to a record $500 million on Wednesday, New Yorkers are hitting up newsstands, eager to get their hands on the win...

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Little Bit Of Luck: 2-Year-Old Picks $1 Million Lottery Ticket

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.15.2012

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A New York City toddler with the right touch has made her family $1 million richer. Afsheen Ahsan, of Queens, credits her 2-year-old daughter, Anay...

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Seven State Workers Win $319M Jackpot

AP | By MARY ESCH | Posted 05.28.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Within a state workforce already threatened with layoffs, a small group of workers has apparently found the sudden luxury of walking a...

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"Sweet Million" Lottery Game Has Sweetest Commercial (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Lottery has introduced their new "Sweet Million" jackpot-type game with perhaps the cutest lottery commercial of all time. The commercia...

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NY Lotto Game Revamped For Players To Love

New York Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY -- It's makeover or bust for New York's classic Lotto game. The state Lottery Division has laid the groundwork for a new version of its flagsh...

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Brooklyn Teenager Wins $1M On New York Millionaire Scratch-Off Ticket

New York Daily News | Edgar Sandoval | Posted 05.25.2011

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Waquas Mazhar, 19, won the New York Millionaire scratch-off game but will keep bunking with his siblings at his parents' Midwood, Brooklyn, house. "I...

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States Selling Addiction: "Why Not? We Need the Money!"

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our financial and emotional needs now dictate that state governments sedate their citizens, while picking their pockets, from California to Kansas to the Mid-Atlantic.

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NY Lottery Considers $37 Million Gamble: May Dump Treasuries For Riskier Assets

Bloomberg | Michael Quint | Posted 05.25.2011

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Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Lottery is proposing a gamble where the odds aren't always in its favor -- moving its $1.3 billion prize fund into...

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