State lottery officials are cracking down on schemes involving fraudulently cashing in winning tickets in ways that help some evade paying taxes, child support and even spouses.
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Read More »November 23, 2022 Comments Off on Md. lottery officials take aim at ‘discounting’ by some winners
State lottery officials are cracking down on schemes involving fraudulently cashing in winning tickets in ways that help some evade paying taxes, child support and even spouses.
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Read More »July 12, 2022 Comments Off on State lottery advertising tells players half of the story
State lotteries are spending more than a half-billion dollars a year on pervasive marketing campaigns designed to persuade people to play often, spend more and overlook the long odds of winning.
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Read More »May 20, 2021 Comments Off on Lottery partnership will enter vaccinated Marylanders in drawings totaling $2M
Maryland has a new strategy for persuading residents to get their COVID-19 vaccine — and it’s a gamble.
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Read More »January 21, 2021 Comments Off on Hard-luck Maryland town gets a $731.1 million Powerball win
The latest jackpot-winning Powerball ticket, worth $731.1 million, was sold in a struggling coal mining town whose biggest previous claim to fame was being the hometown of baseball Hall of Famer Lefty Grove.
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Read More »February 20, 2017 Comments Off on Powerball player in Md. wins $1 million
SYKESVILLE — No one won the massive Powerball jackpot on Saturday night, but someone in Maryland got richer anyway. The Maryland Lottery says a $1 million winning ticket was sold at a convenience store in Sykesville. The ticket matched all ...
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Read More »August 10, 2015 Comments Off on Md. flush with gambling revenue even as games undergo changes
State revenue from gaming topped $1 billion last year even as portions of the traditional lottery portfolio shrank under pressure from casinos, demographic shifts, consumer fatigue and a discontinued game. Much of the 19 percent growth over last year resulted ...
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Read More »September 19, 2013 Comments Off on Rocky Gap casino to test poker tables
Rocky Gap Casino Resort got the go-ahead Thursday to test the addition of a poker room with three new tables.
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Read More »August 8, 2013 Comments Off on Casinos end lottery’s winning streak
It is no coincidence that the end of the Maryland lottery’s decade-and-a-half string of record sales came in the same year Maryland casinos really cashed in.
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Read More »August 5, 2013 Comments Off on Md. casinos continue record-breaking streak
Maryland casinos generated $69.27 million last month, setting a new state record for total revenue from gamblers’ losses at slot machines and table games.
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Read More »May 20, 2013 Comments Off on Maryland Lottery says glitch in system fixed
Maryland Lottery officials say a software problem made it impossible for some winners of the Powerball game to claim their prizes for a time over the weekend. WBAL-TV reports the glitch is fixed and winners may now go to retailers ...
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