STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IN THE FISCAL YEAR that ended June 30, the Massachusetts Lottery brought in more revenue than ever before, paid out more in prizes than any previous […]
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Lottery reports record revenue, prize payouts
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FISCAL YEAR 2022 was another record-setting one for the Massachusetts Lottery with all-time highs for total revenue, prizes paid out, and commissions or bonuses paid to […]
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Lottery executive director leaving after 7 years
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR who has steered the Massachusetts Lottery through its most profitable years and pushed to modernize the agency is departing next month for a […]
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Latest VaxMillions winners named
MASSACHUSETTS HAS another million-dollar winner. Donna McNulty of Billerica, a longtime employee of a small publishing and software company, is the second winner of a $1 million prize from the state’s VaxMillions lottery. According […]
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VaxMillions not driving up shots yet
THE NEW VaxMillions lottery so far isn’t driving up the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations in Massachusetts. In the week before Gov. Charlie Baker announced the lottery on June 15, 175,071 […]
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Lottery finding its footing during COVID
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE MASSACHUSETTS LOTTERY saw greater sales and profit performance during the six months from July through December 2020 than it did during the same six months […]
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Lottery sales show surprising strength
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE DESPITE SEEING SALES plummet in March and April as the pandemic closed many businesses and changed consumer habits, the Massachusetts Lottery had its third-best year in […]
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Mass. should suspend lottery ticket sales
LAST MONTH, Massachusetts Lottery officials announced recent sales figures for lottery tickets. The numbers aren’t pretty. Sales from the week ended April 18 were down 33 percent compared to the […]
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Lottery winners not getting full prize value
THE WINNERS OF two second-chance drawings offered by the Massachusetts Lottery are getting shortchanged, collecting merchandise worth far less than what they were promised. Second-chance games do what the name […]
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Three takes on Lottery move
There are three ways to look at the Massachusetts Lottery’s decision to move its headquarters from Braintree to Dorchester. From an economic perspective, the move is expected to hike costs. […]
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Three takes on Lottery move
There are three ways to look at the Massachusetts Lottery’s decision to move its headquarters from Braintree to Dorchester. From an economic perspective, the move is expected to hike costs. […]