Kentucky is the original home of the Kentucky Wildcats, homemade moonshine, and since 1992 the KY Powerball. While most opponents of a lottery point to a lottery's corruptive nature or moral Christian beliefs as their, this article will choose to use an approach based more on economic principles. Considering the transfer power that a lottery has on wealth, should the Commonwealth of Kentucky continue to maintain lottery games like the KY Powerball and Mega Millions? Before that question can be answered though, a serious look at the good that the lottery has done for the Commonwealth is appropriate.
Since Kentucky enacted a lottery in 1989, lottery games like the KY Powerball have contributed a staggering $3.5 billion to the Commonwealth's treasury. More specifically, early in the 90s, the Kentucky lotteries were legislatively mandated to set aside.
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Idaho Powerball
Time is ticking. $1 million of unclaimed lottery winnings. The Idaho Powerball winner has 2 days remaining to claim!
Can you imagine, finding a lottery ticket after the expiry date' Even worse, can you imagine knowing you played the exact, same numbers that won but couldn't find your ticket? Well somebody out there is running out of time to claim $1 million. I myself nearly won the lottery once and received a modest amount of winnings at $4000. I was distraught! Just one more number and I would have won over $1 million! For a good eight weeks, I could not stop thinking to myself how different my life would have been had I just got one more number. Eight weeks of misery. I went through everything I would have bought, businesses I would have launched.
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Guide To Playing The NJ Mega Millions
Every location's lottery games are just as important as the next but the NJ mega millions are pretty popular right now. Many residents are putting in their bid hoping to be millionaires really soon! Of course it would be a great idea to play,
considering the outcome if you do happen to win. Just a few simple steps and you could become one of the wealthiest people in your town, city or state in an
instant. There are really no other legal ways available to make this same
progress so quickly.
Since this is one, everyone should definitely take advantage. It is not every day you will be granted the opportunity to become a millionaires - that is unless you participate in the lotto daily. In each state, the rules may differ slightly. It may be dependent upon taxation.
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Does Cartersville Know a Secret About Georgia Lottery Winning Numbers?
In a small town of just over 23 square miles you would not expect to find the secret to Georgia winning lottery numbers, but something seems to be going on there. Is it the people? Is it the location? Or is it just blind luck? We don't really have the answer, but looking at the facts makes you wonder.
Cartersville is a small town outside of Atlanta with a population of just under 20,000. Not exactly a hub of activity in the state, however it is becoming a popular place to visit. Some will visit for the history while others may want to visit the museums or hike the nature trail, but a very popular destination is actually a Citgo station with a sign that reads 'Lucky Marathon'.
That sign is the reason so many come visit..
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The Connecticut lottery contributes millions of dollars to the state. Have you played today?
For former State Representative John Miscikoski, seeing the Connecticut lottery become a reality was everything. Many lotteries throughout the country are started with the hope that the revenue generated from the sale of tickets could greatly benefit the states. With contributions to the Connecticut State's General Fund exceeding $7.2 billion, John Miscikoski's belief came to fruition. During the 2011 fiscal year, the state received contributions in excess of $289.3 million from the Connecticut lottery. These funds were used to support valuable programs throughout the state. Some of the programs that received a portion of the 2011 funds included Medicaid, the Connecticut Department of Education, Connecticut's Department of Human Services as well as a handful of other important public departments.
There are eight different lottery games that Connecticut residents can participate in. Along with the multi-state mega.
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