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MD among unluckiest states for Powerball winners
What are the luckiest states to play the Powerball in? Has a jackpot winner ever come from your state? In Maryland, the answer is: yes, but barely.
Md. lottery officials take aim at ‘discounting’ by some winners
State lottery officials are cracking down on schemes involving fraudulently cashing in winning tickets in ways that help some evade paying taxes, child support and even spouses.
State lottery advertising tells players half of the story
State lotteries are spending more than a half-billion dollars a year on pervasive marketing campaigns designed to persuade people to play often, spend more and overlook the long odds of winning.
Lottery partnership will enter vaccinated Marylanders in drawings totaling $2M
Maryland has a new strategy for persuading residents to get their COVID-19 vaccine — and it’s a gamble.
Hard-luck Maryland town gets a $731.1 million Powerball win
The latest jackpot-winning Powerball ticket, worth $731.1 million, was sold in a struggling coal mining town whose biggest previous claim to fame was being the hometown of baseball Hall of Famer Lefty Grove.
Powerball player in Md. wins $1 million
SYKESVILLE — No one won the massive Powerball jackpot on Saturday night, but someone in Maryland got richer anyway. The Maryland Lottery says a $1 million winning ticket was sold […]
Md. flush with gambling revenue even as games undergo changes
State revenue from gaming topped $1 billion last year even as portions of the traditional lottery portfolio shrank under pressure from casinos, demographic shifts, consumer fatigue and a discontinued game. […]
Rocky Gap casino to test poker tables
Rocky Gap Casino Resort got the go-ahead Thursday to test the addition of a poker room with three new tables.
Casinos end lottery’s winning streak
It is no coincidence that the end of the Maryland lottery’s decade-and-a-half string of record sales came in the same year Maryland casinos really cashed in.
Md. casinos continue record-breaking streak
Maryland casinos generated $69.27 million last month, setting a new state record for total revenue from gamblers’ losses at slot machines and table games.
Maryland Lottery says glitch in system fixed
Maryland Lottery officials say a software problem made it impossible for some winners of the Powerball game to claim their prizes for a time over the weekend. WBAL-TV reports the […]
February casino revenue is second-best ever
Maryland’s three casinos combined to generate more than $47.7 million in February, the second-best total in the state gambling industry’s short history.
