Maryland held its first of 40 consecutive $40,000 lottery drawings on Tuesday for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Read More »May 25, 2021 Comments Off on Maryland holds 1st lottery drawing in vaccine promotion
Maryland held its first of 40 consecutive $40,000 lottery drawings on Tuesday for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Read More »July 28, 2020 Comments Off on Md. casino revenue tanks — as will money for state — official says
The head of the state’s lottery and gaming agency warned lawmakers Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic is cutting casino revenues by hundreds of millions of dollars. Maryland contributes about $500 million annually to the state’s Education Trust Fund as part ...
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Read More »September 19, 2019 Comments Off on Watch: GKV, REJ make Maryland Lottery ad for Ravens scratch-off
A man sitting on a park bench at Federal Hill scratches a lottery ticket. Birds flock from over his shoulder and his ticket begins to glow with energy as as the flying creatures spiral toward him, as purple lightning bolts electrify the ...
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Read More »April 12, 2017 Comments Off on Lottery wins: Same Md. game, same Md. store, same Md. player
SILVER SPRING — A Silver Spring man won a state lottery game twice at the same convenience store. Maryland lottery officials said in a statement 39-year-old Jorge Matamoros, who works in construction, won $5,000 March on a scratch-off game called ...
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Read More »September 27, 2016 Comments Off on Md. legislative panel considers review of lottery contract
A dispute over a new lucrative contract for lottery services in Maryland could land in front of a legislative committee even as the losing bidders have filed formal appeals with a state administrative board. Sen. Nancy King, D-Montgomery and co-chair ...
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Read More »September 20, 2016 Comments Off on Losing bidder: Md. lottery inflated $262M contract
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lottery officials inflated a $262 million, eight-year information technology contract for monitoring wagers to include kinds of internet gambling that aren’t allowed under state law, according to one of the losing bidders. As a result, the lottery ...
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Read More »June 18, 2015 Comments Off on Lottery: Tickets stolen during riots may have been cashed
State lottery officials said Thursday that they are not able to quantify the number of instant lottery tickets that were stolen during the April rioting in Baltimore that may have been subsequently cashed. Gina Smith, assistant director and chief financial ...
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Read More »May 9, 2014 Comments Off on Maryland task force eyes eLottery games
A nascent attempt by the Maryland Lottery to move into the world of digital lottery services will be delayed while a newly formed commission studies the proposal.
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Read More »December 18, 2013 Comments Off on $1M Mega Millions ticket sold in Annapolis
The big Mega Millions jackpot-winning tickets may have been sold in Georgia and California, but Maryland Lottery officials say a ticket worth $1 million was sold in Anne Arundel County. Lottery officials announced Wednesday morning that a second-tier winning ticket ...
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Read More »August 9, 2013 Comments Off on Eye Opener: Lollar launching bid for governor
A few government and politics headlines for Friday.
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