Jacob OglesMay 2, 2019
5min619
Labels will remind players gambling can be addictive.
Tag: Florida Lottery
Jacob OglesMay 2, 2019Jacob OglesMay 1, 2019
9min721
Labels would remind players scratch-offs are a form of gambling.
Drew WilsonApril 23, 20194min390
"This bill doesn't help the people who need help."
Drew WilsonMarch 18, 20195min708
That's an eighth of the $1.86 billion the lottery will contribute to education this year.
Jacob OglesFebruary 18, 2019
5min1330
On-site sales ensure the integrity of Lottery games, he says.
Guest AuthorDecember 12, 20184min582
Winning an $8.4 million top prize from the Florida Lottery as a Tallahassee man recently learned after scratching a $10,000 A Week for Life game — or even $1 million — makes for big headlines. Behind the scenes, the Florida Lottery’s impressive returns to education are even bigger news. Since 1988, the Lottery has contributed […]
Staff ReportsNovember 21, 2018
2min291
That’s a lot of turkey. The Florida Lottery this week announced that a Brandon man won the $500,000 top prize in the EXTRA PLAY Scratch-Off game. Lennox Wilson, 51, claimed his prize last Friday at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He bought the winning ticket from a 7-Eleven on Fishhawk Boulevard in Lithia. “The $5 game, […]
Guest AuthorOctober 30, 2018
6min316
The Florida Chamber of Commerce has long advocated for restraint in amending Florida’s Constitution. We believe our constitution should only be amended in rare and extraordinary circumstances. Amendment 3, which would require voter approval of future gambling expansion, meets that threshold. Keep in mind, Florida is creating 1 out of 11 new jobs in America. […]
Staff ReportsOctober 25, 2018
2min438
Billed as the “fourth largest in U.S. lottery history,” the jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing has reached an estimated $750 million, the Florida Lottery announced Thursday. The jackpot “has rolled 21 times since Aug. 15, generating more than $42.1 million in contributions to the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF),” the Lottery said in a […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 27, 2018
3min480
A new contract to provide scratch-off tickets, just announced by the Florida Lottery and possibly worth as much as a quarter-billion dollars, could be decided during the lame-duck period of the Rick Scott administration. The Lottery earlier this week issued an ‘invitation to negotiate’ for a “new scratch-off gaming vendor contract,” spokeswoman Connie Barnes explained in an email. […]