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The allocation of lottery profits is determined by Oregon voters, who approve the broad categories that may receive Oregon Lottery funds. [5] Constitutional amendments have allowed using lottery funds for economic development (Oregon Ballot Measure 4 in 1984), public education (Oregon Ballot Measure 21 in May 1995) and natural resource programs (Oregon Ballot Measure 66 in 1998). [5]
State lotteries have become a significant source of revenue for states, raising $17.6 billion in profits for state budgets in the 2009 fiscal year (FY) with 11 states collecting more revenue from their state lottery than from their state corporate income tax during FY2009. [10] Lottery policies within states can have conflicting goals. [11]
The Powerball jackpot has reached $1 billion, which is the third-largest prize in its history, the New York Daily News reported. Winning that kind of money can certainly be life-changing, but ...
Between Oregon's lottery and charitable and social gaming laws, this meant that the state's nine federally recognized tribes could potentially run almost any kind of game. [33] The tribes were reluctant, though, citing fears of battles with state officials, cultural opposition to gambling, and for some tribes, remoteness from population centers ...
A person with a ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in Saturday’s $1.3 billion jackpot came forward Monday to claim the prize, Oregon officials said. The lottery ticket was purchased at a ...
Oregon State Police detectives with the lottery security section turned in the winning ticket and others to an employee at the Short Stop in La Grande on Sept. 19, Oregon Lottery officials said in ...
Most U.S. pick-5 games now have a progressive jackpot, even in games that are drawn daily; in unusual cases, a single ticket has won a cash prize in excess of $1 million cash. A common top prize in non-jackpot pick-5 games is $100,000(In the lists below, games with a jackpot do not have a minimum jackpot listed.).
A lucky ticket-buyer in Oregon has won a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot, which was the eighth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. Federal and state taxes would cut into the haul significantly ...