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The Virginia Lottery is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was created in 1987 when Virginians voted in a statewide referendum in favor of a state lottery. The first ticket was sold on September 20, 1988. All profits from Virginia Lottery ticket sales go to K-12 public education, as required by Virginia's constitution.
Five winning tickets worth $1 million were selected in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, according to a Jan. 1 Virginia Lottery news release. Seven other tickets had $100,000 prizes ...
RICHMOND, Va. (DC News Now) — Between them, three people from Northern Virginia recently racked up more than $3 million in lottery winnings. “I’m so happy! I nearly cried!” Jose Marquina ...
Carolyn Keffer dreamed that fours would appear in an upcoming Virginia Lottery drawing, so she bought 25 tickets with the same numbers. She won 25 top prizes, the Virginia Lottery announced April 2.
Aaron told Virginia Lottery officials as he redeemed the ticket. Lump sum vs. weekly annuity payments. After speaking with a financial adviser, Aaron and Kiana decided to accept the $1 million ...
Kelly T. Gee is an American public official serving as secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia since 2023. She was the executive director of the Virginia Lottery from 2022 to 2023. Gee served as the deputy chief of staff to Kirk Cox while he was speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
The Big Game was created and designed by Michigan Lottery Commissioner Bill Martin and Illinois Lottery Director Desiree Rogers after having discussions regarding a multistate game with lottery directors Rebecca Paul of the Georgia Lottery and Penelope W. Kyle of the Virginia Lottery. The Big Game initially was drawn weekly, on Friday.
The lottery department’s approval came nine days after Petersburg officially became Virginia’s fifth casino-host city. It joins a list that includes Bristol, Danville, Norfolk and Portsmouth.