Texas Lottery On A Winning Streak

Posted on January 26th, 2012

After twenty years the Texas lottery is still going strong. Texas lottery sales hit an all time high of $3.8 billion in 2011 according to figures from the Texas lottery commission. About $1.02 billion went to the Foundation School Fund to aid public education in the state. The remainder was paid out in prizes and [...]

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Prolific Lottery Winners

Posted on October 20th, 2011

Some people seem to have all the luck playing lotteries. Many statisticians say that people have a greater chance of being struck by lightning than they have of winning a lottery. Despite the long odds there have been several people who have won lotteries not once but multiple times. Earlier this year Joan Ginther scored [...]

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Lotteries-The Poor Man’s Dow Jones

Posted on September 11th, 2011

As the economy remains stalled and unemployment lingers a lot of people are cutting back on expenses, buying fewer groceries, cutting luxury items and taking local vacations. There is one area where people are actually spending more money; the purchase of lottery tickets. The Texas lottery commission says that sales for this year are headed [...]

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