Tuesday, April 9, 2013
What's up with the Hess gas station on Route 309 in Orefield? It's sold three winning lottery tickets with large jackpots, in February, March and April.
What are the chances Wednesday's winning $60 million Powerball ticket will be sold at the Hess station on Route 309 in Orefield? About the same infinitesimal odds the same Hess gas station had in selling three winning lottery tickets with huge jackpots in the last three months. The long odds not only didn't deter customers from buying lottery tickets Monday, the rash of oddball wins actually attracted customers, such as Dawayne Brown, 23, of Orefield. "This is the first time I've bought a Powerball ticket," said Brown, who rushed out to buy a ticket after a co-worker at KidsPeace told him someone bought a lottery ticket worth $2 million at the lucky Hess station. The Hess station at 3640 Route 309 sold a winning Powerball ticket worth $2 …
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Pa. lottery officials are waiting for the owner of a Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $225,000 to claim his/her prize.
The owner of a Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 from the Feb. 24 drawing sold at Hess, 4002 Chestnut St., Emmaus hasn't claimed his/her prize yet, lottery officials told Patch on Thursday. It sometimes takes a few weeks for the winner to come forward, they said. The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 06-12-14-15-26, to win a jackpot of $225,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. The Hess store will get $500. Cash 5 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. There's also another Cash 5 winner somewhere in our area. A ticket worth more than $371,000 from the Feb. 22 drawing was sold at Hess, 3640 Route 309, Orefield. That ticket correctly matched all five balls, 02-17-23-24-36, to win a jackpot of $371,418.50, less 25 …
Monday, February 25, 2013
A Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $225,000 was sold at Hess in Emmaus
Three jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 tickets worth a combined total of nearly $1 million were recently sold in Lehigh and York counties. A Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 from the Feb. 24 drawing was sold at Hess, 4002 Chestnut St., Emmaus, Lehigh County. It correctly matched all five balls, 06-12-14-15-26, to win a jackpot of $225,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. Hess will receive a $500 selling bonus. Two Cash 5 tickets each worth more than $371,000 from the Feb. 22 drawing were sold at Hess, 3640 Route 309, Orefield, Lehigh County, and Smoker’s Express, 110 Old York Road, New Cumberland, York County. The tickets correctly matched all five balls, 02-17-23-24-36, to win a jackpot of $371,418.50, less 25 percent federal …
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Could privatizing the lottery mean fewer people will play?
Pennsylvanians do not want their lottery to be privatized, as Gov. Tom Corbett is proposing, according to a new Franklin & Marshall College Poll. The poll found that 47 percent of those polled strongly opposed the privatization with 17 somewhat opposing it. Only 7 percent were strongly in favor with 11 percent being somewhat in favor of the move. Most people polled, 75 percent, said they would play the lottery about the same amount as they do now if it were privatized, but a not insignificant number of people, 19 said they would play less frequently. The Franklin & Marshall College Poll interviewed 622 Pennsylvania voters between January 29 and February 3. The margin of error is reported as plus or minus 3.9 percentage points. A recent …
Friday, January 25, 2013
Government and government-created entities like the Pa. Lottery must become entrepreneurs, according to political expert G. Terry Madonna
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Friday, January 25
By G. Terry Madonna & Michael L.Young “A roll of the dice” one would-be wit called it. Others have described it in considerably less family friendly terms. But, however, described, it’s described a lot. Indeed, it’s been widely reported nationally as well as across Pennsylvania. The Corbett administration intends to turn management of the Pennsylvania lottery over to the British firm, Camelot Global Services. “Privatization” of the operation of the state lottery is about to become a fact, subject to legal reviews by the attorney general, the state treasurer and a court challenge by AFSCME, the union representing lottery employees. Read more: Ban Pa. Lottery Company from Political Donations, Lawmaker Says Not surprisingly, turning the …
Government and government-created entities like the Pa. Lottery must become entrepreneurs, according to political expert G. Terry Madonna
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Friday, January 25
By G. Terry Madonna & Michael L.Young “A roll of the dice” one would-be wit called it. Others have described it in considerably less family friendly terms. But, however, described, it’s described a lot. Indeed, it’s been widely reported nationally as well as across Pennsylvania. The Corbett administration intends to turn management of the Pennsylvania lottery over to the British firm, Camelot Global Services. “Privatization” of the operation of the state lottery is about to become a fact, subject to legal reviews by the attorney general, the state treasurer and a court challenge by AFSCME, the union representing lottery employees. Read more: Ban Pa. Lottery Company from Political Donations, Lawmaker Says Not surprisingly, turning the …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Camelot Global Services is poised to take over management of the Pennsylvania Lottery, following a procurement process that started in the spring of 2012 and saw two other bidders drop out.
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Wednesday, January 23
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is poised to land a new Pennsylvania Lottery partner in Camelot Global Services, and one state lawmaker wants to make sure that the state’s gambling concession isn’t sullied by the stink of money. State Rep. Brandon Neuman, D-Washington, announced he’ll introduce legislation to ban any company running the Pennsylvania Lottery from making campaign contributions to elected officials and political candidates. The lottery funds state services for senior citizens. Read More:British Company Set to Run Pa. Lottery “This is one thing, I believe, that will help protect the integrity of the legislature,” he said. “If we are going to make decisions on or about the lottery, they are going …
Camelot Global Services is poised to take over management of the Pennsylvania Lottery, following a procurement process that started in the spring of 2012 and saw two other bidders drop out.
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Wednesday, January 23
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is poised to land a new Pennsylvania Lottery partner in Camelot Global Services, and one state lawmaker wants to make sure that the state’s gambling concession isn’t sullied by the stink of money. State Rep. Brandon Neuman, D-Washington, announced he’ll introduce legislation to ban any company running the Pennsylvania Lottery from making campaign contributions to elected officials and political candidates. The lottery funds state services for senior citizens. Read More:British Company Set to Run Pa. Lottery “This is one thing, I believe, that will help protect the integrity of the legislature,” he said. “If we are going to make decisions on or about the lottery, they are going …
Saturday, January 19, 2013
A British company poised to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery plans to boost the bottom line by getting more people to play lottery games.
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Saturday, January 19
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — A British company poised to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery plans to boost the bottom line by getting more people to play lottery games. But some lawmakers are skeptical. Senate Finance Committee Minority Chairman Sen. John Blake, D-Lackawanna, said he still has reservations about the Corbett administration’s pursuit of a private management agreement with Camelot Global Services, even after a four-hour hearing Monday. The process was done without legislative oversight, and that worries Blake. “This is a scale of a decision that probably should’ve been, I would’ve preferred and I think the leadership in my caucus and many members in my caucus would’ve preferred, was something that was put to …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The drawing is at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. Several Emmaus Patch businesses sell Powerball tickets.
The jackpot for Wednesday's Powerball lottery drawing has grown to $500 million, reportedly the largest in Powerball history. No one has won since Oct. 3. If you want to break that streak, here are some Emmaus Patch retailers that sell Pennsylvania Lottery products, including the $2 tickets for Powerball: To find other Powerball vendors in the Lehigh Valley, plug an address or ZIP code into the Pennsylvania Lottery website's retailer-locator application. The drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. Ticket sales for that drawing end no later than 10 p.m.; check with your local retailer to find out its cutoff policy.
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