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Cash-only for lottery games focuses on chargebacks, not gambling problems

Credit cards can't be used for buying lottery tickets, but only because people took advantage. Sanja Gjenero Related articles Lotteries not in...
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Win more by saving more in the new year

Earlier this year I interviewed Les Bernal, who is promoting bringing the idea of thrift back into the American vocabulary. His group, Stop...
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How many instant games do you buy?

I usually get just two or three games at a time, and none of my cashiers thinks I'm anything special.I'm wondering, though, how many instant games...
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Take the tickets home to help control lottery spending

Sometimes when I'm getting my latest batch of lottery games to review, I see other lottery players in line who are luckier than I am. You know, the...
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Powerball and Mega Millions eyeing national lottery

Powerball and Mega Millions have reached an agreement that would allow the two multi-state lotteries to coexist in interested states, the...
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Is cash the only way to buy lottery tickets?

I remember the first time I was told at my local convenience store clerk that I couldn't pay for a lottery ticket with my debit card. "You...
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Link suggested between instant games and the Great Recession

I review more scratch-off games than any other lottery offerings, because there are lots and lots of them. However, it turns out there's a more...
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Online lottery ideas move forward

Moving forward with plans to investigate the internet sale of tickets, the New York Lottery has made arrangements to enable the sort of encryption...
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Lottery director's idea: increase jackpots to increase school aid

Director Gordon Medenica believes the New York Lottery is poised to help fill the New York budget shortfall if it is allowed to increase jackpots...
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Powerball may be in New York's future

New York State would like to start offering Powerball alongside of Mega Millions, giving lottery players twice as many multi-state jackpot drawings...
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