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The Virginia Lottery is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was created in 1987 when Virginians voted in a statewide referendum in favor of a state lottery. The first ticket was sold on September 20, 1988. All profits from Virginia Lottery ticket sales go to K-12 public education, as required by Virginia's constitution.
More than 22 million people apply for the lottery each year, which means that fewer than 1 in 400 applicants receive visas. Applicants enter the lottery by completing a form on the Department of State website, free of charge. Only those selected in the lottery must pay a fee to continue the process.
The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is a state supervised and locally administered social services system in the Commonwealth of Virginia. [1] The department is headed by a Commissioner who is appointed by the Governor of Virginia . [ 2 ]
RICHMOND, Va. (DC News Now) — Between them, three people from Northern Virginia recently racked up more than $3 million in lottery winnings. “I’m so happy! I nearly cried!” Jose Marquina ...
The Virginia Lottery's app features dozens of mobile games, including Minton's favorite: Safari Quest. Per the organization's website, the game takes players on a savannah-themed adventure as they ...
Five winning tickets worth $1 million were selected in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, according to a Jan. 1 Virginia Lottery news release. Seven other tickets had $100,000 prizes ...
Lottery games with "lifetime" prizes, known by names such as Cash4Life, Lucky for Life, and Win for Life, comprise two types of United States lottery games in which the top prize is advertised as a lifetime annuity; unlike annuities with a fixed period (such as 25 years), lifetime annuities often pay (sometimes for decades) until the winner's death.
When Virginia Lottery staffers at the customer service center in Woodbridge saw it, they quickly discovered the ticket was worth a lot more. Virginia man didn’t realize he won $1 million, had to ...