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12-18-2017 Gift Responsibly this Holiday Season
Lottery tickets may be fun-filled and exciting presents, but they are not suitable gifts for minors. For the past ten years, the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors at McGill University and the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) in Washington, D.C. have come together for the annual Holiday Lottery Campaign, a corporate social responsibility program designed to help lotteries make adults aware of the risks of giving lottery products as holiday gifts to minors. Abundant research… View Article
10-30-2017 Hot Lotto Prize Money Available to Win in New Lotto America Game
10-25-2017 If Hot Lotto Jackpot is not Won it Will Carry Over into the first Lotto America Jackpot
08-31-2017 West Virginia Lottery Signs Seven-Year Contract with IGT
08-22-2017 Powerball Jackpot Increased to $700 Million; Second Largest Ever
08-08-2017 Mega Millions Jackpot Increased to $350 Million; Both Powerball & Mega Millions High
08-02-2017 Nearly 600 Permits Bid in Limited Video Lottery Bid Process
07-26-2017 Governor Justice Makes Appointments to Lottery Commission
07-26-2017 First Jeep Second Chance Winner Gets His Renegade
06-08-2017 Saturdays $435 Million Powerball Jackpot is Eighth Largest in History
06-08-2017 Charleston Resident Claims $2 Million Powerball Prize
06-08-2017 Saturday’s $435 Million Powerball Jackpot is Eighth Largest in History
06-01-2017 Powellton Man Wins Big in First Jeep Second Chance Drawing
05-16-2017 West Virginia Lottery Awarding Jeep® Brand Vehicles in Second-Chance Promotion
05-04-2017 Shinnston Couple Claims $1 Million Powerball Prize
05-01-2017 Powerball Ticket Worth $1 Million Sold in Shinnston
02-02-2017 Official Rules for the WVL Social Media Video Game Contest
01-17-2017 Princeton Couple Claims $2 Million Powerball Prize