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1 week ago | 
lotterygeeks.com | Chris Altruda |Eric Raskin
News Welcome to our weekly compilation of the lottery industry’s most significant, interesting, or absurd happenings How much is Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot drawing worth? A solid $72 million with a cash option of $34.3 million in the second drawing of the $5 ticket era. Tuesday’s much-anticipated debut of the new price point came and went without a grand prize winner.
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1 week ago | 
casinoreports.com | Eric Raskin |Chris Altruda |Jeff Edelstein |Jill R. Dorson
Industry Plus: A little early WSOP controversy, another smoking loophole, worthless casino chips, and more Welcome to “Spin Cycle,” Casino Reports’ weekly Friday roundup of all things impactful, intriguing, impressive, or idiotic in the gambling industry.
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4 weeks ago | 
lotterygeeks.com | Chris Altruda
News Informational hearing took a turn when Sen. Castro questioned legality of progressive jackpots for online lottery sales A portion of Tuesday’s informational hearing in the Illinois Senate’s Gaming, Wagering, and Racing Committee dedicated to a bill proposing updating outdated language for the state lottery was completely upended when Sen. Cristina Castro questioned Illinois Lottery Director Harold Mays over the legality of online ticket sales for progressive jackpots.
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1 month ago | 
casinoreports.com | Chris Altruda
News First two rounds with few upsets does little to dampen enthusiasm on Robinhood-powered platform Kalshi’s sports betting prediction market has proven to be a huge hit as it is currently reporting $249 million worth of contracts created on the Robinhood-partnered platform following the first two rounds of the NCAA College Basketball Tournament. Its website currently lists Duke as the favorite to win the tournament, offering a buy Yes/No price of 30 cents/72 cents.
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1 month ago | 
casinoreports.com | Eric Raskin |Chris Altruda |Jeff Edelstein |Brett Smiley
Industry Plus: Sportradar gets IMG Arena, ‘Vegas Matt’ gets profiled, BetMGM slots players get rich Welcome to “Spin Cycle,” Casino Reports’ weekly Friday roundup of all things impactful, intriguing, impressive, or idiotic in the gambling industry.
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1 month ago | 
lotterygeeks.com | Chris Altruda |Jeff Edelstein
News Welcome to this week’s Lotto Matrix, a weekly Friday compilation of the lottery industry’s most significant, interesting, or absurd happenings How much is Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot drawing worth? Roughly the amount needed for your favorite sports team to sign a marquee player to a multi-year contract at $324 million, with a cash option of $150.6 million.
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1 month ago | 
casinoreports.com | Chris Altruda
News Sportsbook operators expected to see tax rates increase to 20% for upcoming fiscal year It appears hopes to legalize internet casino gaming this year in Maryland have come to an end after Gov. Wes Moore announced Thursday night there is a framework for the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year that attempts to close a projected $3.3 billion deficit. While Del. Vanessa Atterbeary and Sen.
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1 month ago | 
lotterygeeks.com | Jeff Edelstein |Chris Altruda
News The woman, who bought 20 tickets using the since-banned Jackpocket app, has hired a lawyer while Texas Rangers continue their investigation Everything is bigger in Texas, including, as it turns out, the lengths the Texas Lottery Commission will go to to keep the seemingly-innocent winner of February’s $83.5 million jackpot from her money.
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1 month ago | 
lotterygeeks.com | Chris Altruda
News Welcome to this week’s Lotto Matrix, a weekly Friday compilation of the lottery industry’s most significant, interesting, or absurd happenings How much is Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot drawing worth? More than a few dozens of dollars at an estimated $277 million, with a cash option of $129.5 million. There have been 15 rollovers since a $113 million jackpot was hit in Arizona on Jan. 17.
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1 month ago | 
lotterygeeks.com | Chris Altruda
News It may be a late effort to curry favor with Texas lawmakers, but Jackpocket and others are backing the legislation The Coalition of Texas Lotto Couriers (CTLC) is supporting a bill in the Texas Senate that bans the sale of Texas Lottery tickets to those attempting to purchase all possible winning tickets for a drawing. SB 1346, co-authored by Sens. Bryan Hughes and Paul Bettencourt, is currently pending in the upper chamber’s Committee on State Affairs following Monday’s hearing.
